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Re:Midair Collision over Denver by miked85 on Thursday May 13, 2021 @05:47AM (#27140342)
> Cirrus originally thought that the airframe would be damaged beyond repair on ground-impact, but the first aircraft to deploy (N1223S) landed in mesquite and was not badly damaged. [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrus_Airframe_Parachute_Syst...

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Re:Midair Collision over Denver by stevehawk on Thursday May 13, 2021 @11:23AM (#27143146)
they're almost always totaled by the insurance company. Easier than risking that they missed a hairline fracture somewhere and have the plane go down again.
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