What happened to Richard Ashby?

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C., Mar. 4 – A military jury acquitted Capt. Richard J. Ashby today of all charges brought against him for piloting his Marine jet through cables holding a ski gondola last year in an accident that sent 20 people plunging to their deaths in the Italian Alps.

Why did cable car in Italy fall?

STRESA, Italy — The crash of a cable car near picturesque Lake Maggiore in northern Italy, killing 14 people, occurred after a cable snapped and an emergency brake failed, investigators said Monday.

What Caused Cable Car Crash?

On 23 May 2021, an aerial tram on the Stresa–Alpino–Mottarone Cable Car crashed to the ground after a traction or haulage cable snapped about five metres (16 ft) from the summit of Mottarone, a mountain near Lake Maggiore in northern Italy.

When a low flying US military jet cut through the cable of a ski lift in Cavalese in the Dolomites?

On February 3, 1998, a U.S. Marine jet flying low over the town of Cavalese in the Italian Alps severs a ski-lift cable, sending a tram crashing to the ground and killing 20 people. Cavalese is located in the Dolomite Mountains, about 20 miles northeast of Trento, Italy.

Has anyone ever died on a cable car?

The collision leaves people trapped and dangling 1,300ft above the ground – some for two days – while a man and woman are killed during efforts to save them. Three people have died after a cable car accident in India, with two people killed after falling from a helicopter during a perilous rescue attempt.

Where did the cable car crash today?

The cable car was traveling at a height of nearly 40 feet from the Lake Maggiore area to Mottarone Mountain, a nearly 5,000-foot peak, when it suddenly fell near a forest around 1 p.m. The cause of the accident was not immediately clear, a spokesman for the military police said.

How far did the cable car in Italy fall?

40 feet
The cable car was traveling at a height of nearly 40 feet from the Lake Maggiore area to Mottarone Mountain, a nearly 5,000-foot peak, when it suddenly fell near a forest around 1 p.m.

What happens if a cable car wire snaps?

So what happens then? Steel cables are bolted to the car loop over a sheave. Almost all pulley elevators have multiple cables — between four and eight total. Even if one cable snapped, the remaining cables would hold the elevator car up.

How far did the Italian cable car fall?

The cable car was traveling at a height of nearly 40 feet from the Lake Maggiore area to Mottarone Mountain, a nearly 5,000-foot peak, when it suddenly fell near a forest around 1 p.m.

Has anyone survived cable accident?

A judge in Israel has ruled that a six-year-old boy who was the sole survivor of a cable car crash and has become embroiled in a bitter custody battle must be returned to Italy.

Has there ever been a gondola accident?

The Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy cable car crash occurred on 1 July 1999 in Saint-Étienne-en-Dévoluy, France, when a gondola which was being operated on a privately owned aerial tramway detached from the cable it was traveling on, and fell into the valley below. The accident killed all twenty people on board.

Do cable cars ever fall?