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http://www.ohio.com/news/local/chao...adliest-plane-crash-in-akron-history-1.679728
Chaos in the cockpit: A new view of the deadliest plane crash in Akron history
The November skies over Dayton were gloomy as Captain Oscar Chavez and Flight Officer Renato Marchese readied their Hawker for one final business stop in Akron.
For the past two days, the chartered crew had been shuttling a group of Florida real estate developers on a four-state tour of the Midwest, looking for potential investments. The jam-packed itinerary called for a three-hour afternoon visit in Akron before returning to the corporate jet’s home base in Fort Lauderdale.
Marchese handed his company credit card over to pay for the 410 gallons of fuel that filled both wing tanks to capacity.
Chavez filed a 34-minute flight plan for Zipline Flight 1526. Zipline was the call sign for his employer, ExecuFlight.
As seven passengers buckled in for the short ride, Chavez settled into the left seat of the cockpit. Marchese took his position on the right.
Then Chavez reached for his cellphone and sent a brief group text.
“DC@KMGY” let half a dozen supervisors back home know that the plane’s doors had closed at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport. The shorthand is how the company tracks the progress of its fleet.
Chavez knew that the next time he pulled out his cellphone, it would be to type “DO@KAKR,” announcing that the doors had opened and the nine souls aboard had safely landed at Akron Fulton International Airport.
It’s a text he would never send.
Read the rest of the story here:
http://www.ohio.com/news/local/chao...adliest-plane-crash-in-akron-history-1.679728
Chaos in the cockpit: A new view of the deadliest plane crash in Akron history
The November skies over Dayton were gloomy as Captain Oscar Chavez and Flight Officer Renato Marchese readied their Hawker for one final business stop in Akron.
For the past two days, the chartered crew had been shuttling a group of Florida real estate developers on a four-state tour of the Midwest, looking for potential investments. The jam-packed itinerary called for a three-hour afternoon visit in Akron before returning to the corporate jet’s home base in Fort Lauderdale.
Marchese handed his company credit card over to pay for the 410 gallons of fuel that filled both wing tanks to capacity.
Chavez filed a 34-minute flight plan for Zipline Flight 1526. Zipline was the call sign for his employer, ExecuFlight.
As seven passengers buckled in for the short ride, Chavez settled into the left seat of the cockpit. Marchese took his position on the right.
Then Chavez reached for his cellphone and sent a brief group text.
“DC@KMGY” let half a dozen supervisors back home know that the plane’s doors had closed at Dayton-Wright Brothers Airport. The shorthand is how the company tracks the progress of its fleet.
Chavez knew that the next time he pulled out his cellphone, it would be to type “DO@KAKR,” announcing that the doors had opened and the nine souls aboard had safely landed at Akron Fulton International Airport.
It’s a text he would never send.
Read the rest of the story here:
http://www.ohio.com/news/local/chao...adliest-plane-crash-in-akron-history-1.679728
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