# Plane crash at Kansas City Airshow **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 23, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-at-kansas-city-airshow/593735 "2011-08-23T02:13:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-at-kansas-city-airshow/593735/5 "2011-08-23T13:12:57Z")
Reposting from the GQ thread: > [@Emergency response at air shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-response-at-air-shows/593648/14): > > When it was mentioned in the MPSIMS thread, I said I noticed a delay. What I didn’t say was that I noticed the delay while watching a video on a couch, knowing that there was going to be a crash. From that perspective, it did seem to take a bit of time to get to the crash site. But I’ve been present for two airshow crashes. I was too far away to see the response for the F-86, but I was up front for the F/A-18. The response was immediate, but it still took time to reach the aircraft. When you’re there, the rescue teams are moving as fast as they can. Reclining on a couch watching a limited field a view and not hearing much besides the announcer urging calm, the perception is that it took the crews a long-ish time to get there. > > > [@Emergency response at air shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-response-at-air-shows/593648/14): > > > > That pilot also hit the ground at terminal velocity and into a fireball. Nobody survives that so rushing things wouldn’t be prudent since doing so could add to the injury list. And I’m an optimist. > > Even in an obviously fatal crash, I’m sure that the rescue crews are going in with the hope that maybe, just maybe, they could save a life. Beyond that, it’s important to put out the fire as quickly as possible to preserve any evidence of what may have caused the crash. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-at-kansas-city-airshow/593735)._