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Another Sad Day for GA
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Here is another news source. So sad to read
http://www.azfamily.com/story/357702...bend-mountains It is really bad when a news organization shows a picture of the wrong airplane sitting on a ramp with a readable N# (not the # that had crashed). Some have already drawn the wrong conclusion as to what plane it was. So very very sad |
Sad day, indeed!
The accident even made the front of Foxnews.com. I can't say I have ever seen a small accident on there. Here is the article, such as it is. My best to the families! |
N731RV was the first RV I've flown in , I put up my skyhawk for sale the next day and I went to buy a RV7 4 days after.
The owner was the nicest person I've met in my life. He was more prepared than any pilot I've known, and the tips he shared got my out of many bad situations, let alone prevented more than a dozen of them. Retired fighter pilot and retired airline captain, one of the the best pilots I've ever flown with. Great loss for GA and RV community. He was family for most of us. Our prayers and thoughts are with his entire family. |
Factual is out: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/Re...Final&IType=FA
Defining event is listed as birdstrike, in this case pigeon(s). |
are they saying pigeons brought the plane down?
The plexiglass canopy, vertical stabilizer, and rudder were located during the examination of the accident site on that day; they were located several days later about 1 mile northwest of the main wreckage. edit: could a bird unlock the canopy? condolences to the family. |
Strange (actually, not that inconsistent with other NTSB reports I've read) that no mention was made about whether there was bird impact damage to the canopy itself. Canopies tend to not sustain extensive damage if they have separated from the a/c and fall to earth on their own, so you'd think they would have been able to detect bird strike damage there.
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Someone needs to report back to the investigator. The report says the aircraft is a RV-4 and RV7 and a 200hp O-320 A1A. I sent a note to an investigator last year and he corrected the report.
Belated condolences to the families of the two pilots. A sobering result considering the number of birdstrike near misses reported on VAF this last year. |
Expanded level of detail exists in the documents available on the NTSB Docket management system.
https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms/search/h...AE7876D929ACE7 |
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