COMAIR crash at LEX
Aug 27, 2006, 5:57 am
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COMAIR crash at LEX
47 reported onboard. First word is that they crashed into the wooded area near the training center on the west side of the property.
Versailles Road (US 60) is closed and the media is not allowed onsite.
Nothing more to report at this time.
Versailles Road (US 60) is closed and the media is not allowed onsite.
Nothing more to report at this time.
Aug 27, 2006, 6:08 am
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OMG, do you know the flight number? I hope those onboard make it out!
Aug 27, 2006, 6:08 am
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oh my!!!
Aug 27, 2006, 6:11 am
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just breaking on CNN - Comair 5191 (though CNN said 191) LEX-ATL - and apparently there are fatalities 
Aug 27, 2006, 6:11 am
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CNN just said 51 aboard, multiple fatalities, not sure if any survivors.
Aug 27, 2006, 6:16 am
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The Today Show is reporting at least 50 have perished. No reports on whether anyone survived. Very sad.
Aug 27, 2006, 6:16 am
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Originally Posted by MsEverywhere
CNN just said 51 aboard, multiple fatalities, not sure if any survivors.
Aug 27, 2006, 6:18 am
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Delta.com doesn't show any deltails for flight 191 or 5191.
Last edited by Traveller; Aug 27, 2006 at 6:25 am
Aug 27, 2006, 6:22 am
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Prayers and thoughts are with those who didn't make it.
191 is not a good flight number for the DL family...wasn't it also the DL 191 (L10) that went down in DFW quite a few years back?
191 is not a good flight number for the DL family...wasn't it also the DL 191 (L10) that went down in DFW quite a few years back?
Aug 27, 2006, 6:24 am
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Apparently there was a fire on board. It was a CRJ-600. It was DL flight 5191. Crashed at 6:06AM EST. Very much a tragedy. A very sad day. I hope no one from our board was on this flight.
Aug 27, 2006, 6:27 am
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"9News sources also tell us there is only 1 survivor."
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/...ane_crash.html
http://www.wcpo.com/news/2006/local/...ane_crash.html
Aug 27, 2006, 6:30 am
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FNC is reporting no survivors
Aug 27, 2006, 6:40 am
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Originally Posted by Traveller
Delta.com doesn't show any deltails for flight 191 or 5191.
Originally Posted by ClipperDelta
191 is not a good flight number for the DL family...wasn't it also the DL 191 (L10) that went down in DFW quite a few years back?
Last edited by Canarsie; Aug 27, 2006 at 9:15 pm Reason: Consolidation of content from multiple mileposts.
Aug 27, 2006, 6:52 am
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Originally Posted by GoCanes
I hope no one from our board was on this flight.
Aug 27, 2006, 7:08 am
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I grew up flying DL as a child (my mother retired after 35+ yearsat DL) and hope that they reports of multiple fatalities are wrong. As annonymous as this community might be at times, we are all connected. This is a horrible accident and we can only hope that those that died went quickly.