Chicago helicopter crash

[john smith]

N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL

This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?

[Emily[_1_]]

john smith wrote:
> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>
> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?

CGX wasn't really on LSD.

[Peter R.]

john smith > wrote:

> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>
> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?

UNKNOWN.

--
Peter

[Stephen Sentoff]

Peter R. wrote:
> john smith > wrote:
>
>> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
>> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
>> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>>
>> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?
>
> UNKNOWN.
>
If this is the Fire Department helicopter that went down about a week
ago, then the site was a few miles south of the old Meigs field.

[john smith]

In article >,
Stephen Sentoff > wrote:

> Peter R. wrote:
> > john smith > wrote:
> >
> >> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
> >> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
> >> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
> >>
> >> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?
> >
> > UNKNOWN.
> >
> If this is the Fire Department helicopter that went down about a week
> ago, then the site was a few miles south of the old Meigs field.

Thanks.

[Nathan Young]

On Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:26:54 GMT, john smith > wrote:

> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>
>This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?

Nope, about 20 blocks South of Meigs/Northerly Island.

[Peter R.]

Stephen Sentoff > wrote:

> Peter R. wrote:
>> john smith > wrote:
>>
>>> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
>>> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
>>> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>>>
>>> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?
>>
>> UNKNOWN.
>>
> If this is the Fire Department helicopter that went down about a week
> ago, then the site was a few miles south of the old Meigs field.

Sorry, I was making a rather weak attempt at a joke. With all the
"UNKNOWNS" in the report... well, you get the idea.


--
Peter

[Dave Stadt]

"Peter R." > wrote in message
...
> Stephen Sentoff > wrote:
>
>> Peter R. wrote:
>>> john smith > wrote:
>>>
>>>> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
>>>> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
>>>> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>>>>
>>>> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?
>>>
>>> UNKNOWN.
>>>
>> If this is the Fire Department helicopter that went down about a week
>> ago, then the site was a few miles south of the old Meigs field.
>
> Sorry, I was making a rather weak attempt at a joke. With all the
> "UNKNOWNS" in the report... well, you get the idea.
>
>
> --
> Peter

An unknown A&P left a pin out of the tailrotor which failed after a short
unknown amount of time.

[Emily[_1_]]

Dave Stadt wrote:
> "Peter R." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Stephen Sentoff > wrote:
>>
>>> Peter R. wrote:
>>>> john smith > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
>>>>> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD SUSTAINED
>>>>> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>>>>>
>>>>> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?
>>>> UNKNOWN.
>>>>
>>> If this is the Fire Department helicopter that went down about a week
>>> ago, then the site was a few miles south of the old Meigs field.
>> Sorry, I was making a rather weak attempt at a joke. With all the
>> "UNKNOWNS" in the report... well, you get the idea.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Peter
>
> An unknown A&P left a pin out of the tailrotor which failed after a short
> unknown amount of time.

Ew.

But how is it unknown? I've worked for operators, and NOTHING gets done
without a writeup.

[Dave Stadt]

"Emily" > wrote in message
. ..
> Dave Stadt wrote:
>> "Peter R." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Stephen Sentoff > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Peter R. wrote:
>>>>> john smith > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> N681FD, A BELL UH-1H PUBLIC USE ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
>>>>>> CIRCUMSTANCES IN A GRASSY AREA, THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD
>>>>>> SUSTAINED
>>>>>> UNKNOWN INJURIES, SOUTH LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This wasn't by any chance the former Meigs site, was it?
>>>>> UNKNOWN.
>>>>>
>>>> If this is the Fire Department helicopter that went down about a week
>>>> ago, then the site was a few miles south of the old Meigs field.
>>> Sorry, I was making a rather weak attempt at a joke. With all the
>>> "UNKNOWNS" in the report... well, you get the idea.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter
>>
>> An unknown A&P left a pin out of the tailrotor which failed after a short
>> unknown amount of time.
>
> Ew.
>
> But how is it unknown? I've worked for operators, and NOTHING gets done
> without a writeup.

I guess that zoomed over your head. OBTW if you think everything gets
written up you have one more guess to correct that misconception.