I'm wondering if fitting turbine engines on the old airframes
didn't pull something loose in the wing/mount.

This thing's just a heart breaker. I see them flying all the
time when I'm in Miami. They've been flying off Watson Island
forever. I've always thought it would be fun to fly with them
over to the Bahamas.


Jim Macklin wrote:
My guess is that they had a loose or broken fuel line,
caught fire and the fuel vapor exploded and the fire melted
the spar enough for it to fail.. The airplane seems to have
been very sturdy, since the fuselage is intact after the
impact.

Thanks.