kco@allegra.UUCP (Kurt Olsen) (08/06/85)
On the news this morning (8/6) it was reported that the Delta L-1011 that crashed at Dallas was seen breaking up BEFORE it hit the ground. The report said the crash was caused by "windshear". Some windshear!
kerry@ctvax (08/08/85)
Actually, the aircraft began to break up after the left main landing gear and undercarriage struck two cars travelling on a highway north of the airport. The L-1011 then went into a left bank and collided with a low-profile water storage tank and burst into flames. The aircraft's engines were at full throttle when the plane struck the tank. NTSB investigators said that 8 minutes after the airplane crashed (6:08 CDT), the sensors at the north end of 17L detected a wind shear....
john@gcc-bill.ARPA (John Allred) (08/22/85)
And Newsweek reported a 125 kt, 180 degree wind shift 30 minutes after the crash.