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Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 was an aircraft crash that occurred off Miami Beach, Florida, in the United States on December 19, 2005. All 20 passengers and crew on board the 1947 Grumman G-73T Turbine Mallard died in the crash, which was attributed to metal fatigue on the starboard wing resulting in separation of the wing from the fuselage.〔http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR0704.pdf〕 It was the first fatal passenger incident for Chalk's Ocean Airways and was a similar accident to China Airlines Flight 611 which also crashed due to metal fatigue 3 years earlier.〔(Associated Press article on the accident )〕 == Accident details == On December 19, 2005, Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States to Bimini, Bahamas, with an unscheduled stop at Watson Island, Miami, Florida, crashed off Miami Beach, Florida.〔Lush, Tamara. "Crash of an Icon". ''Miami New Times''. March 22, 2007. (2 ). Retrieved July 4, 2007.〕 Witnesses saw white smoke billowing from the aircraft before the right wing ripped off and the aircraft plunged into the ocean. The aircraft crashed and sank in Government Cut channel, a waterway which connects the Port of Miami with the Atlantic Ocean. Government Cut was closed to shipping until 6:30 p.m. on December 20, stranding at least three cruise ships.〔Ovalle, David, Ashley Fantz, and Matthew I. Pinzur. "(Port to reopen as investigation begins into Chalk's plane crash )." ''Miami Herald''. Tuesday December 20, 2005. Retrieved on January 27, 2009.〕 The aircraft was a Grumman G-73T Turbine Mallard manufactured in 1947. The pilot and copilot were, respectively, Michele Marks, 37, of Boynton Beach, Florida promoted to captain a year prior to the accident, and Paul DeSanctis, 34, of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, who joined the airline 8 months before. Marks had 2,820 flight hours under her belt and DeSanctis had accumulated 1,420 flight hours. Both pilots died in the crash.〔Lush, Tamara. "Crash of an Icon." ''Miami New Times''. March 21, 2007. (3 ). Retrieved on December 10, 2007.〕 On December 22, 2005 the NTSB issued a press release which included pictures showing metal fatigue on the wing that broke off.〔(NTSB Press Release of 22 December 2005 )〕 On May 30, 2007, Reuters reported that "The National Transportation Safety Board asserted Chalk Ocean Airways failed to identify and properly repair fatigue cracks on the 1947 Grumman Turbo Mallard. The plane lost its right wing a few minutes after take-off for the Bahamas at and plunged into the shipping channel adjacent to the Port of Miami on December 19, 2005." The safety board, in its final report on the probable cause of the crash, noted numerous maintenance-related problems on the aircraft and another owned by the company, raising questions about Chalk Ocean's aircraft maintenance practices. "The signs of structural problems were there but not addressed," safety board chairman Mark Rosenker said. The safety board also said the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) failed to detect and correct the airline's maintenance shortfalls. Regulations exempt older seaplanes from rigorous structural oversight. Chalk Ocean had no comment on the safety board's findings. The FAA said it had no indication Chalk Ocean's maintenance program was in question. "The regulations are crystal clear that the carrier has primary responsibility for the airworthiness of (its) fleet and that includes making appropriate structural repairs," the agency said in a statement.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=U.S. blames airline, FAA for deadly Florida crash )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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