Ford Trimotor crashed?

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Posted: 9/26/2004 3:28:26 PM EDT

Just saw a Ford Trimotor crash at an airshow. It just missed the terminal and several fuel trucks.
FNC said it was a 1986 Bushmaster.

The Ford/Bushmaster Tri-Motor, N750RW, was designed by Bill Stout after the Ford 5-AT (s/n 112) and was to have the Ford model number 15-AT-D. Due to "Ford Tri-Motor" licensing problems, the Ford 15-AT was renamed the Bushmaster 2000. On January 15,1955, Stout and Robert Hayden announced they were planning to build 1000 new Bushmasters. However, with financial, management and marketing problems, only 2 were built with a 3rd fuselage still to be completed. N750RW (serial number 2), was completed January 18,1985 by Ralph Williams, the President of Hydro-Forming in Long Beach, CA.

Posted: 9/26/2004 3:29:51 PM EDT

[#1]

My dad's going to hate this, he worked on Trimotors when he worked for Harrah's.

Posted: 9/26/2004 3:33:09 PM EDT

[#2]

The Ford Tri-Motor is pretty much where all the airliners got thier start.Sad News!

Posted: 9/26/2004 3:33:21 PM EDT

[#3]

i saw only part of the clip and thought it was a tri motor..
thats just sad.

few few of them left...im going to go look at the blue trimotor in AOPA magazine and cry.

did the pilots make it?

Posted: 9/26/2004 3:34:51 PM EDT

[#4]

That's a shame.

Posted: 9/26/2004 3:36:58 PM EDT

[#5]

Is that the one that crashed at Fullerton Airport(30 miles southeast of Los Angeles)?
If so, the pilots were extremely lucky, they walked away pretty much unhurt, and 2 woman on the ground in an automobile were hurt, but not seriously. The plane looked like a total loss, this happened on Fri the 24th.

Posted: 9/26/2004 3:37:09 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
i saw only part of the clip and thought it was a tri motor..
thats just sad.

few few of them left...im going to go look at the blue trimotor in AOPA magazine and cry.

did the pilots make it?

Don't know, but it was really slow and left wing low when it hit the ground. I would say that they did, in my unprofessional opinion.

Posted: 9/26/2004 5:33:52 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Is that the one that crashed at Fullerton Airport(30 miles southeast of Los Angeles)?
If so, the pilots were extremely lucky, they walked away pretty much unhurt, and 2 woman on the ground in an automobile were hurt, but not seriously. The plane looked like a total loss, this happened on Fri the 24th.

Sorry, error, the pilots are in extremely critical condition.

Posted: 9/26/2004 5:35:07 PM EDT

[#8]

What a shame. I bet those pilots are all fucked up from the yoke.

Posted: 9/26/2004 5:35:59 PM EDT

[#9]

... Saw footage of the crash taking place on the news tonight

Posted: 9/26/2004 6:21:54 PM EDT

[#10]

I was able to step into one at a fly-in many years ago, but never rode in one. The sheet metal looked so thin that it could be dented if I pressed on it hard enough. I know, a sign of the times, but it's still amazing the engineering that went into making a light but sturdy passenger plane.

Posted: 9/26/2004 6:34:34 PM EDT

[#11]

Damn It always hurts to see a piece of history get destroyed like that even if it is just a replica.

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