04.10.2011, 18:55
Zitat:Original von Sawyer
04. Oktober 1975 - Heute vor 36 Jahren
Ein Flugzeug, in welchem sich Ric Flair, David Crockett, Bob Bruggers, Tim Woods sowie Johnny Valentine befanden, stürzte in Wilmington, North Carolina ab. Es kam dabei aber glücklicherweise nur eine Person ums Leben - der Pilot. Die anderen Superstars erlitten jedoch schwere Verletzungen. Flair und Valentine erlitten Brüche im Rückenbereich, was Valentine's Karriere beendete. Flair erholte sich jedoch wieder von den Verletzungen und steht auch heute noch im Ring.
Dazu noch mal die Zitate aus der Ric Flair Autobiografie (gepostet in diesem Thread am 04.10.2010):
Flair:
"We had just crossed the Cape Fear River when the right engine dies. I was thinking, God, when are we going to activate the reserve tanks? Then I heard a boom, and it scared the shit out of me."
Crockett:
"When I got to the tarmac, I saw the pilot outside the plane, checking the fuel. I said: Make sure we have enough fuel in there. I was just joking. I'd never flown with him before......We were making our approach to New Hanover Airport, but the plane was too low; we almost hit a water tower. The pilot tried to pull up, but the engine stalled. There wasn't enough power. Had we been flying higher, we would have made it to the clear area of the runway. That's how close we were."
Flair:
".....The plane cut across several treetops, and a wing collapsed against a utility pole before we nose-dived, crashing into a railroad embankment. If we had gotten past the trees, we would have ended up on the runway."