Geez, another private jet crash, five dead.

[Conrad]

Astra Jet down in Virginia.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/10/us/hot-springs-virginia-plane-crash/index.html

 

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[killbilly]

Different article mentioned that they weren't filed there and likely trying to make an emergency landing. That field is a tough place to do so.

 

[greg1016]

Different article mentioned that they weren't filed there and likely trying to make an emergency landing. That field is a tough place to do so.

Yeah but still probably the best option in that vicinity

 

[killbilly]

Yeah but still probably the best option in that vicinity

Oh yeah...absolutely - it's the ONLY option in that vicinity depending on how much altitude you have to clear the ridges.

 

[melax]

Looks like the pilot/owner was the CEO of Atlantis Aviation in Florida.

Global Atlantis

www.globalatlantis.com

CEO of private jet company killed in Virginia highway crash

Alfredo Diez, founder and CEO of Atlantis Aviation, and his wife and son have been identified as three of the five victims by Spanish newspaper El Español .

www.dailymail.co.uk

A hiker was nearby and shot this video. The weather was crappy (pretty windy), I personally wouldn't be outdoors in the wilderness in such conditions but ....

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjPspLa_ojM

 

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