An
F/A-18D Hornet fighter jet owned by the U.S. Navy, which took a full fuel and a
full arsenal, hitting Mayfair Mews apartment complex in dense neighborhoods in
the city of Virginia Beach, USA, Friday (06/04/2012).
The accident caused a giant fireball, which is then burned at least 40 apartment units in five separate buildings. All the suspect dead and wounded would be very much.
However, until Saturday morning local time, firefighters could not find any casualties. Head of Virginia Beach Fire Department said Tim Riley, all residents of the apartment that was destroyed was found in good condition.
There are only seven minor injuries, which consisted of two pilots, which could enable the chair-thrower before the fall and five people on the ground. They were all discharged from hospital on Saturday morning.
According to Riley, officials are still combing the crash site to look for possible casualties are not expected, for example, guests who are staying or passing pedestrians.
As of Sunday morning, they did not find any of the victims and no missing person reports related to the incident.
Inevitably, some people consider this a miracle. Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms said nihilnya casualties in this accident is the "Good Friday Miracle", which came just two days before Easter.
Adm. John Harvey, the U.S. Navy Fleet Commander, thanked the police and firefighters on the alertness of those who bring "amazing miracle".
Aviation experts and witnesses are still hard to believe the incident was not caused many casualties. "A lot of things that happen by chance. This is a very rare event and we're still scratching your head do not believe it, "said Daniel O Rose, a former U.S. Navy pilot.
The experts argue, there are at least three things that make a "miracle" occurred. First, the plane allegedly lost a lot of fuel before the fall so as to prevent an explosion and fire that much greater.
Witnesses saw the fuel out of the wings of the plane before it crashed. Not known for sure if it was intentional by the pilot or part of a technical malfunction that triggered the crash.
The second factor, the plane crashed while most of the residents of the apartment complex would not be at home. The incident occurred at midday local time.
In addition, the rapid reaction of residents and emergency services in Virginia Beach to help the victims is also very important in avoiding casualties. Two residents of Mayfair Mews complex, Colby Smith and Patrick Kavanaugh, reacted quickly to save a pilot who was lying on the ground, still attached to his parachute, with his face covered in blood.
According to Kavanaugh, the young pilot looked confused and very sorry. The first thing he said to his salvation is, "I'm sorry I caused your home is damaged".
The accident caused a giant fireball, which is then burned at least 40 apartment units in five separate buildings. All the suspect dead and wounded would be very much.
However, until Saturday morning local time, firefighters could not find any casualties. Head of Virginia Beach Fire Department said Tim Riley, all residents of the apartment that was destroyed was found in good condition.
There are only seven minor injuries, which consisted of two pilots, which could enable the chair-thrower before the fall and five people on the ground. They were all discharged from hospital on Saturday morning.
According to Riley, officials are still combing the crash site to look for possible casualties are not expected, for example, guests who are staying or passing pedestrians.
As of Sunday morning, they did not find any of the victims and no missing person reports related to the incident.
Inevitably, some people consider this a miracle. Virginia Beach Mayor Will Sessoms said nihilnya casualties in this accident is the "Good Friday Miracle", which came just two days before Easter.
Adm. John Harvey, the U.S. Navy Fleet Commander, thanked the police and firefighters on the alertness of those who bring "amazing miracle".
Aviation experts and witnesses are still hard to believe the incident was not caused many casualties. "A lot of things that happen by chance. This is a very rare event and we're still scratching your head do not believe it, "said Daniel O Rose, a former U.S. Navy pilot.
The experts argue, there are at least three things that make a "miracle" occurred. First, the plane allegedly lost a lot of fuel before the fall so as to prevent an explosion and fire that much greater.
Witnesses saw the fuel out of the wings of the plane before it crashed. Not known for sure if it was intentional by the pilot or part of a technical malfunction that triggered the crash.
The second factor, the plane crashed while most of the residents of the apartment complex would not be at home. The incident occurred at midday local time.
In addition, the rapid reaction of residents and emergency services in Virginia Beach to help the victims is also very important in avoiding casualties. Two residents of Mayfair Mews complex, Colby Smith and Patrick Kavanaugh, reacted quickly to save a pilot who was lying on the ground, still attached to his parachute, with his face covered in blood.
According to Kavanaugh, the young pilot looked confused and very sorry. The first thing he said to his salvation is, "I'm sorry I caused your home is damaged".
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