Airplane that crashed in Lake Ontario yet to be raised

[James Robinson]

Toronto police and the aircraft's US insurance company are squabbling
over who should be responsible for raising a twin Beech that crashed
into the lake on the 7th of July. It was on a flight from Chicago to
Toronto Island airport, when it disappeared in heavy fog just short of
the airport. The pilot's body has not been recovered:

http://www.canada.com/news/story.asp?id=5C82938A-64DD-4CB1-A9F9-6044B635F2DB

The aircraft is in water too deep for traditional scuba divers, so a
salvage company has to be hired. The insurance company that covered the
aircraft (AIG) today said that they aren't interested in recovering
either the aircraft or the pilot.

[Paul Tomblin]

In a previous article, James Robinson > said:
>The aircraft is in water too deep for traditional scuba divers, so a
>salvage company has to be hired. The insurance company that covered the
>aircraft (AIG) today said that they aren't interested in recovering
>either the aircraft or the pilot.

Too bad he's not a Kennedy, otherwise the taxpayers might pay for it.

--
Paul Tomblin >, not speaking for anybody
Renting airplanes is like renting sex: It's difficult to arrange on short
notice on Saturday, the fun things always cost more, and someone's always
looking at their watch.

[Tom S.]

"Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
...
> In a previous article, James Robinson > said:
> >The aircraft is in water too deep for traditional scuba divers, so a
> >salvage company has to be hired. The insurance company that covered the
> >aircraft (AIG) today said that they aren't interested in recovering
> >either the aircraft or the pilot.
>
> Too bad he's not a Kennedy, otherwise the taxpayers might pay for it.
>

If it were Ted Kennedy, I'd pay it myself.

[Jim Herring]

"Tom S." wrote:

> "Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
> > Too bad he's not a Kennedy, otherwise the taxpayers might pay for it.
> >
>
> If it were Ted Kennedy, I'd pay it myself.

If it was Ted Kennedy, I'd pay to make sure it couldn't be recovered. Let the
fish have him.

--

Jim

carry on




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[Jim Vadek]

"Jim Herring" > wrote in message
...
> "Tom S." wrote:
>
> > "Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
> > > Too bad he's not a Kennedy, otherwise the taxpayers might pay for it.
> > >
> >
> > If it were Ted Kennedy, I'd pay it myself.
>
> If it was Ted Kennedy, I'd pay to make sure it couldn't be recovered. Let
the
> fish have him.

So you are a "compassionate conservative"?

[Jeff Franks]

If it were Ted Kennedy, I'll bet the NTSB would rule that it was brake
failure......


"Jim Herring" > wrote in message
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> "Tom S." wrote:
>
> > "Paul Tomblin" > wrote in message
> > > Too bad he's not a Kennedy, otherwise the taxpayers might pay for it.
> > >
> >
> > If it were Ted Kennedy, I'd pay it myself.
>
> If it was Ted Kennedy, I'd pay to make sure it couldn't be recovered. Let
the
> fish have him.
>
> --
>
> Jim
>
> carry on
>
>
>
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[Tom Huxton]

"Jeff Franks" > wrote in message ...
> If it were Ted Kennedy, I'll bet the NTSB would rule that it was brake
> failure......
>
>

Ha, weight and balance. Uncontrollable left turn.

[john smith]

Tom Huxton wrote:
>
> "Jeff Franks" > wrote in message ...
> > If it were Ted Kennedy, I'll bet the NTSB would rule that it was brake
> > failure......
> >
> >
>
> Ha, weight and balance. Uncontrollable left turn.

No, that would imply "pilot error".

[Dave Stadt]

"Jeff Franks" > wrote in message
...
> If it were Ted Kennedy, I'll bet the NTSB would rule that it was brake
> failure......

And alcohol had nothing to do with it.

[Ron Natalie]

"Dave Stadt" > wrote in message .com...
>
> "Jeff Franks" > wrote in message
> ...
> > If it were Ted Kennedy, I'll bet the NTSB would rule that it was brake
> > failure......
>
> And alcohol had nothing to do with it.
>
Anybody going to midnight mass?

[G.R. Patterson III]

Montblack wrote:
>
> The old saying...
>
> If Ted Kennedy were driving a Volkswagen that night, he would have been
> elected President.

Comes from the National Lampoon. They ran a full page fake ad that showed
a beetle floating in teh Chappaquiddick water with the caption "If Mary Jo
Kopechne had owned a Volkswagen, Ted Kennedy woul never have gotten into
hot water." Volkswagen sued and won. The ad was great! Wish I had a copy.

George Patterson
The optimist feels that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist is afraid that he's correct.
James Branch Cavel

[Jeff Franks]

AH HA! You guys have to spoon feed us kids (born >1970). I had forgotten
that the VW "will definitely float, but won't float indefinitely".

Now the "old saying" makes sense :)



"John Galban" > wrote in message
om...
> "G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message
>...
> > Montblack wrote:
> > >
> > > The old saying...
> > >
> > > If Ted Kennedy were driving a Volkswagen that night, he would have
been
> > > elected President.
> >
> > Comes from the National Lampoon. They ran a full page fake ad that
showed
> > a beetle floating in teh Chappaquiddick water with the caption "If Mary
Jo
> > Kopechne had owned a Volkswagen, Ted Kennedy woul never have gotten into
> > hot water." Volkswagen sued and won. The ad was great! Wish I had a
copy.
> >
>
> It caused quite a stir back in 1973. VW filed suit ( reportedly $33
> million) but quickly withdrew. They wouldn't have stood a chance in
> court as the Lampoon ad was a parody of their own "It Floats" ad
> campaign. Parody is fair game in the U.S.
>
> John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

[Ron Natalie]

"G.R. Patterson III" > wrote in message ...

>
> Comes from the National Lampoon. They ran a full page fake ad that showed
> a beetle floating in teh Chappaquiddick water with the caption "If Mary Jo
> Kopechne had owned a Volkswagen, Ted Kennedy woul never have gotten into
> hot water." Volkswagen sued and won. The ad was great! Wish I had a copy.

My favorite was the spoof where John Cameron Swayze was strapping the Timex
watch to the bumper of Ted Kennedy's car.