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that picture shows the 80's/90's version of dutch. looks a little different now wouldn't you say? i remember that night being unseasonably warm. the dept i was with at that time responded and we were given the tail of the plane to search. weird feeling climbing in the rear hatch and seeing everything upside down and destroyed. we found only bodies ,no survivors
Yeah his front lawn became Triage. The nearest Hospital was in Hunington. Members of the EMS crews had to pay for the gas for the trips back and forth.
Wow Step!! You sound like you were there!! I don't remember seeing you. What rig did you come in on?
If I remember correctly it was also raining to make conditions even more difficult
you are correct it was raining. the path the plane cut thru the trees before it crashed into the hillside which was john mcenroes back yard i believe, was still visible last time i was up there
Eighteen years ago today at about 7:35 PM, Avianca Flight 052 crashed in Cove Neck killing 73 of the 158 poor souls on board. The other 85 people survived thanks to the successful intervention of Nassau County’s first responders. Our fire fighters, police officers and EMS responders were directly responsible for the saving of those 85 lives. Many people I know were involved in the effort. Some are now retired, others have died, but everyone who worked on that muddy hillside those eighteen years ago still carries the vivid memories of injury and death, the sounds of crying children and dying children whose young lives were snuffed out because an airline crew did not properly manage their fuel. The scene was surrealistic and not one to be forgotten. Please join me today in saying a prayer. Pray not only for those whose lives were lost, but for the survivors and for everyone whose life was touched forever by the events of January 25, 1990. Thank you and God Bless You! Peter
p.s. Thanks Ray! I still have the log book. I will make an entry in it today.
Chief Peter W. Meade
Assistant Fire Marshal for Fire & Rescue Services
140 15th Street
Mineola, NY 11501
i was working for nyc*ems at the time. I was on my home from court in brooklyn that night. We were in court to testify then went out to dinner. While traveling on the Northern state, approaching 106/107 exist I heard the tones going off on my scanner for a plane down. i got off at that exist and shot right up there. i'll never forget walking down that small road and seeing that tail through that fog.
you were right it was very unseasonably warm night.
and remember the dustoffs on mcenore"s lawn, the birds coming down on one skid, because of the slope. we were loading the pt's hot into the choppers. i worked in nyc w/ a guy from i think jericho, named doug sugarmen. we were in court that day together then met up at the crash.
Just saw special on this crash last night on the national geographic channel. Was a good show, had alot of footage from the rescue featuring many NCPD and NCFD personell. Maybe even a quick shot of a Tellm.. not really sure dont know the guy. But nonetheless an intersting show. not sure when they will re-air it.
Air Emergency - Deadly Delay
Avianca Flight 052 circles over New York City for 77 minutes before running out of gas and crashing into a Long Island hillside.
Avianca Airliner Crash
