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09-13-2012, 09:01 PM
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Rivet Master 
1967 24' Tradewind
Greenville
, South Carolina
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Ouch!
Hate to see that! Son in law knows i love Airstreams. He 's a truck driver and this was on I-5 in California. Big Bummer.
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09-13-2012, 09:25 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
Currently Looking...
Sunset Beach
, California
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 146
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It breaks my heart to see that. Does anyone have an idea of what happened?
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AIR# 58703
TAC CA-24
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09-13-2012, 11:16 PM
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Rivet Master
1963 16' Bambi
1962 22' Safari
Yreka
, California
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,937
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That is terrible!
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09-14-2012, 02:29 AM
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Rivet Master
2005 19' Safari
GLENDALE
, AZ
Join Date: Aug 2004
Posts: 2,453
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Oh, that makes me sick... Hope no one was hurt. If it was an Airforums member, hope they post what happened.
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09-14-2012, 05:04 AM
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Retired.
Currently Looking...
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, At Large
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 21,276
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In about 6 months we'll probably see that trailer on Ebay :
"for sale, great shape, salvage title, only needs a couple of body panels to be camping ready" .
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09-14-2012, 08:36 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
2013 27' FB Classic
Clermont
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2007
Posts: 431
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Looks like a straight piece of road, and he did a 180 and ended up in the wrong direction. Unless he crossed the center divider.
My guess is excessive speed or emergency braking.
It looks like nobody was hurt -- thank God for that.
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2013 27 FB Classic Limited
2019 Ford F250 King Ranch 6.7L Diesel
WBCCI 03288 TAC PA-17
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09-14-2012, 09:24 AM
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Rivet Master
2012 28' International
Currently Looking...
New Orleans
, Louisiana
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,077
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Blow out? ST tire?
Has a solar panel.
Want to know the details, hitch, tires, brake controller, all the information.
Jim
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2012 International Serenity 28
2005 Safari 25 SS Traded
1968 Globetrotter Sold
2011 F150 Ecoboost
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09-14-2012, 12:40 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
2007 23' International CCD
Rocky Mount
, Virginia
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 46
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I wonder if they were traveling with a full black tank. 
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09-14-2012, 12:46 PM
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Rivet Master
1977 23' Safari
Niagara on the Lake
, Ontario
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 984
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That's a sad thing to see, hope everyone's ok.
Looks like the rear tire on the truck is flat, that could be a cause or a result.
That doesn't look like a really big trailer for that truck, even a small trailer can spin a 1/2 ton.
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1977 Safari Land Yacht
2005 Toyota Tundra SR5
2022 Toyota 4Runner SR5
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09-14-2012, 12:52 PM
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Moderator
2017 26' Flying Cloud
Alamo Heights
, Texas
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 8,534
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It looks like the truck remained upright... no visible signs that the truck rolled, but clearly the Airstream did at least 90+ degrees.
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Zero Gravitas — 2017 Flying Cloud 26U | WBCCI# 15566
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09-14-2012, 01:27 PM
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Rivet Master
1973 27' Overlander
Currently Looking...
Jupiter
, Florida
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 2,062
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Ouch³.
Letsee... Left lane and had to avoid a merge intrusion into their lane and ran out of narrow paved shoulder to meet the steep highway fill prism slope complete with eroded spots with extra loose ballast gravel* at high speed...
Some over-compensation steering and trailer skated well past the edge of the pavement, hit gravel, locked go frictionless, went all the way to jackknife as truck kept braking with two wheels back on pavement, popped the coupler and the chains let the trailer roll & dig in that swung everything around as it passed the tow vehicle...
No fun. I bet probably the hardest part of driving is knowing when NOT to stay on the pavement and just let the speed bleed off in the median, barring signs, culverts, bridges and the like...
*See the nice bright 'disturbed' gravel along the shoulder going back to edge of picture?? Its a shame the State can't be ticketed for contributing to a vehicular accident through non-repair of lanes & waysides...
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The days are short and the night is long and the stars go tumbling by.. . ~Airstream~
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09-14-2012, 01:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 32' Excella
Currently Looking...
Canton
, Georgia
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,342
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Scary!
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09-14-2012, 02:00 PM
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4 Rivet Member
2006 19' Safari SE
Hayes
, Virginia
Join Date: Dec 2011
Posts: 345
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Ouch
I hate to see any one having this problem, especially when I have one the same size. God be with'em
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