On Sun, 13 Nov 2005 at 19:43:04 in message
, Dan Luke
wrote:
"Another woman said it appeared that the pilot was trying to maneuver
the plane to miss hitting homes."

Does AOPA hand this out in scripts for eyewitnesses to read to the
press?

I remember my father telling me (and this before WW2 or soon after it
started) that nearly all the newspaper reports of aircraft crashes that
he recalled had three components.

1. "The Engine was making a Funny Noise."
2. "The Pilot was struggling with the controls."
3. "The Pilot fought to avoid the 'School', 'Hospital' 'Old
People's Home etc.

My father added, 'Who wants to crash into a large building anyway?' but
that is rather cynical.
--
David CL Francis