"Miloch" wrote in message ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing...tratofreighter
Here's the one I'll always remember:
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=19870730-0
Here was this "apron queen" that had been sitting on the tarmac, exposed to
the elements for twenty years until someone got the bright idea to get it
into their air and make a quick buck by flying a load of race horses to
Florida. Taking off overloaded and in the thin air of Mexico City, the crew
discovered they couldn't fly over the mountains. Once they saw there was no
hope of making it back to the airport, they aimed for the Mexico City-Toluca
highway, fled the cockpit and raced back to the tail section, awaiting the
impact, which killed one crewman, four passengers, and 44 on the ground. One
of the survivors was the man in charge of caring for the horses, two of
which actually survived. I won't soon forget the news footage of this
forlorn-looking horse just standing there amid the wreckage...
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1...-plane-crashed
http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/31/wo...xico-city.html