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To: NOW who wrote (103735)	6/24/2009 2:20:30 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) of 110194

I flew a Contintental DC 9 from El Paso to Houston in 1969 when I was 17 years old. Shortly after takeoff, one of the engines started to make a loud godawful popping noise. I assumed the engine was falling apart. It either failed completely or the pilot shut it down for the noise ceased not too long after it started. I speculate that we had gone up 5-10,000 ft. when this happened. The pilot landed the plane right away. Although the pilot obviously was in control, the descent was brisk. I have never experienced such a rapid descent since. It seemed like we were going straight down. The pilot was obviously not concerned about passenger comfort. I don't remember any announcements being made. I was scared out of my wits. The guy sitting next to me must have been a pilot for he was as cool as a cucumber. He obviously knew that the plane could easily fly on one engine. I didn't, not then. The single scariest experience of my life. I can understand the terror that passengers on a doomed aircraft must feel. I thought it was curtains for me.

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