NTSB, relative confirms 4 family members dead.

I'm at about 20 that have been destroyed. lol All the planes I flew at Riddle during training were destroyed during the Christmas Tornado.
 
Murdoughnut said:
What's even weirder is when you get to see the post accident photos of the aircraft. Including the cockpit.
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I got the chance to go through the plane I took my private checkride in, after the NTSB got done with it's investigation. Nobody (the sole occupant) was hurt in the deal, but it ended up destroying the DA-20. Quite sobering, thinking that it could have been you, especially looking through the wrecked mess.
 
KSCessnaDriver said:
I got the chance to go through the plane I took my private checkride in, after the NTSB got done with it's investigation. Nobody (the sole occupant) was hurt in the deal, but it ended up destroying the DA-20. Quite sobering, thinking that it could have been you, especially looking through the wrecked mess.
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do you think the same thing every time you see a crashed car?
 
BCTAv8r said:
No. It was actually the first S model I had flown. Really nice airplane.

I just meant that it was just a matter of time before something I've flown, crashed (based on seeing other people's experiences here).
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I'd like to think the majority of planes don't end up smoking holes in the ground but rather end up being scrapped.
 
Its been a long time since Ive flown in Florida but something I remember quite clearly was how quickly local visual conditions could deteriorate, more so than just about anywhere else Ive ever flown.
 
vikingair said:
Its been a long time since Ive flown in Florida but something I remember quite clearly was how quickly local visual conditions could deteriorate, more so than just about anywhere else Ive ever flown.
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True dat. I flew my wife from St. Pete to FXE a year or so ago. I was wanting to leave in time to get there before sunset, but you know how women are. I ended up over the pitch black 'glades on a moonless night. Fortunately I was well into my IR training by then, but if I hadn't, it would have presented quite the problem.
 
texas_pilot said:
It sounds like the flight, next to a 12,000 acre game preserve, above a lake- at night got the youngster's SA out of kilter and he couldn't maintain straight and level without visual reference. It's very tragic.
RIP
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We should probably wait for the NTSB findings. Maybe the FAA will leak them out soon.
 
Here is the weather when they took off:

METAR KISM 080250Z 06008KT 10SM BKN008 OVC027 21/19 A3013 RMK LAST

I'm law enforcement in the area and was at the scene. Definately a high speed impact. It gets REAL dark in that area, real easy to lose the horizon at night.
 
rp127 said:
Here is the weather when they took off:

METAR KISM 080250Z 06008KT 10SM BKN008 OVC027 21/19 A3013 RMK LAST

I'm law enforcement in the area and was at the scene. Definately a high speed impact. It gets REAL dark in that area, real easy to lose the horizon at night.
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IF that is truly the weather when he took off, he had no business going. New private pilot, IFR conditions, night? YGTBSM.

Like I said, if that truly was the weather.
 
The weather this last week has been pretty bad. Low overcast and low visibility have been dominating the forecasts across the state.

Sad to hear.
 
I wasn't saying fuel starvation... just as a weight concern...

Anyway, I learned today that one of my friends had flown this same plane not too long ago and snapped a pic while flying...

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Nigel Croker said:
I really hate to speculate, but I smell a repeat of the JFK Jr. accident coming on....sigh
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This sounds harsh, but the some of the resemblances might be:
A combination of having no horizon, flying at night, being a very new-low-time pilot, having a couple family members onboard and possible unfamiliarity with an autopilot that would have gotten him out of trouble til he got his SA back?
Again, quite sadly-RIP
 
texas_pilot said:
This sounds harsh, but the some of the resemblances might be:
A combination of having no horizon, flying at night, being a very new-low-time pilot, having a couple family members onboard and possible unfamiliarity with an autopilot that would have gotten him out of trouble til he got his SA back?
Again, quite sadly-RIP
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Kinda what I was thinking when I posted that, the high impact forces possibly indicate a graveyard spiral...RIP
 
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