June 23, 2007
Flight 29 Down
Look what I found, sitting out at the marina right here on my coast.
If you don’t watch kid programs on TV you won’t know why I recognized this wreck of a plane from across an acre of parking. Sure enough, when I got closer, my suspicions were verified.
If there’s any doubt in your mind, do a comparison with this photo from Discovery Kids. The windows and paint job are identical. You can even see a ladder-like configuration of rivets just to the right of the rear window in both pictures.
There’s a pirated video on YouTube that shows the plane, sans wings, in one shot. That shot also confirms that this is the same plane.
The inside of the plane has beeen gutted and the fuselage is ripped open in two areas. The larger opening is covered over with cardboard, and some electronics are exposed in two panels nearby. I was surprised to see a circuit board still intact and surprisingly clean. It almost looks like you could plug some network cables into the side of the plane and download its flight data.
By the way, if you haven’t discovered it yet, Flight 29 Down is a great kids show on Discovery. I first watched it because I enjoy seeing shows that are filmed locally. It’s a hoot to see scenery and recognize it as something familiar. I found the story interesting and kept watching. Kind of like Lost with a planeful of kids instead of adults, and with teen angst providing the drama in the place of diabolical corporate conspiracy. Quality programing you might enjoy, too. That’s skeet’s tip of the day. 
[tags]airplane, flight 29 Down, photos, wrecked plane[/tags]
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June 23rd, 2007 at 10:04 pm, ruth Says:
How interesting..fancy it being left to go to ruin. I’ve never seen the programme myself as I don’t have cable or sky but I’m sure I’ve heard the grandchildren mention it.
BTW I’ve an award for you on my Million Stories blog.
June 24th, 2007 at 8:28 am, skeet Says:
Ruth, the building that you get a hint of in the background is the little dive shop where I was certified for scuba. I’m wondering if they plan to sink the plane as an artificial fish aggregator. The fishing and diving community do that from time to time, under direction of various government and environmental watchdog groups. I wanted to ask when I was there to take the pictures, but there were a lot of cars in the parking area, indicating that they were in the middle of a class. I’ll ask next time I go there.
June 26th, 2007 at 1:02 am, Sista Minuten Resor Says:
Where is the plane located?
I haven’t seen the show myself, but I’m interested in knowing the location of the plane.
June 26th, 2007 at 8:30 am, skeet Says:
Sista, the plane is in the parking lot of the Waianae Boat Harbor, on the Leeward Coast of Oahu, Hawaii.
June 27th, 2007 at 1:08 am, skeet’s stuff » Updates Says:
[…] shop at Waianae Harbor today. I needed to satisfy my curiosity as to why the wrecked plane from Flight 29 Down now resides in their parking lot. I can now confirm that the plane is to be sunk as an artificial […]
July 4th, 2007 at 2:43 am, Brianna Says:
Wow, you’re lucky! I’d love to see that in real life, I’m a huge fan of the show, and that would be my dream, apart from meeting the actual cast…
July 6th, 2007 at 9:13 am, skeet Says:
Brianna, if you’re going to visit the plane from Flight 29 Down you’ll have to hurry. It will be under the sea soon and you’ll need scuba gear to see it after that!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:11 am, kayla marie Says:
this show is so cool! i really like it. it is really an interesting show. those who don’t watch it need to.