they eventually started taking them out and then they were able to get them out and take them to the local hospitals here. unfortunately kyle and amanda both sustained burns as a result of that. kyle sustained burns on his arms and as of today, here s still undergoing physical therapy. but amanda s injuries are far more severe. one week after the crash, an emotional kyle franklin describes the extent of his wife s injuries. she s got burns over 70% of her body. she s got inhalation injury. she s got a broken neck. a broken back. her face is smashed. she s got multiple fractures all down her face. she s got very little skin left for them to do very much grafting. due to the severity of her burns, she suffers from numerous
infections and her kidneys, all but shut down. 11 weeks after the crash, kyle is forced to make a difficult decision. he takes his wife amanda off life support. she passes away two months after her 25th birthday. in its final report, the ntsb finds the probable cause of the accident to be loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. once the plane is in trouble, he and amanda had precious little time to react. from the time that the engine developed a problem from the time that they were on the ground was a matter of five or six seconds. she was standing on the top wing when they crashed into the brush she was inside the front cockpit. they leveled out so that amanda could get back inside the cockpit. he had to get amanda back in the airplane before he actually
talking and there s just all sorts of sound and activity going on. the day s featured attraction is the pirated skies act performed by the husband and wife team of kyle and amanda franklin. they re two of the finest air show performers in the country. as the franklins begin their routine, crowds are amazed by kyle s skillful piloting and amanda s daring wing walking. there aren t that many wing walkers at the air show. it s a really thrilling thing to see. the routine is going exactly as they rehearse it. amanda s jaw-dropping stunts and kyle s aerial acrobatics wow the crowd. kyle franklin is one of the finest performers i ve ever seen. his airplane is unique biplane. it s big, it s loud. he makes it do things that airplanes shouldn t be able to do. he has a pretty sophisticated smoke system that pumps out smoke as he s doing, you know, all of his arrow batik maneuvers and it s quite entertaining. and amanda, basically, crawls all over the airplane while kyle
he s going to crash. on march 12th, 2011, crowds gather at brownsville south padre airport for the high-flying event. it s a fair-type atmosphere. there s music and there s people talking and there s just all sorts of sound and activity going on. the day s featured attraction is the pirated skies act performed by the husband and wife team of kyle and amanda franklin. they re two of the finest air show performers in the country. as the franklins begin their routine, crowds are amazed by kyle s skillful piloting and amanda s daring wing walking. there aren t that many wing walkers at the air show.
she s got multiple fractures all down her face. she s got very little skin left for them to do very much grafting. due to the severity of her burns, she suffers from numerous infections and her kidneys, all but shut down. 11 weeks after the crash, kyle is forced to make a difficult decision. he takes his wife amanda off life support. she passes away two months after her 25th birthday. the ntsb hasn t released its final report on the cause of the crash, but kyle franklin says he believes something caused the engine to flood. once the plane is in trouble, he and amanda had precious little time to react. from the time that the engine developed a problem from the time that they were on the ground was a matter of five or six seconds.