Title :
Lake Mead B-29 accident investigation
Abstract :
A B-29 experienced controlled flight into the waters of Lake Mead while in flight in July, 1948. VideoRay LLC was called into this project by the US National Park Service to do an initial wreck site assessment with our Remotely Operated Vehicle system. The purpose of this report is to outline the ROV operator´s (Bob Christ) as well as the B-29 consultant´s (C.J. Christ) estimate of the site as well as possible theories as to the cause and results of the accident based upon the evidence observed.
Keywords :
air accidents; marine accidents; oceanographic techniques; remotely operated vehicles; AD 1948 07; Lake Mead B-29 accident investigation; ROV; Remotely Operated Vehicle system; US National Park Service; Accidents; Lakes; Remotely operated vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS 2003. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-933957-30-0
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.2003.178584