I am beginning to sound like a broken record!
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 1:42 pm
Well, it happened again, another accident at my home airport. This one was a double fatality with the son of one of the occupants surviving with serious injuries, link to the report is below for those who are interested. In this case I worked with one victim (Blake Cooper) for multiple years before he went to the Port Authority and was an acquaintance of his twin brother Ben from fly-ins and usual airport hangar flying sessions, he had just passed his instrument check ride. This was pretty tragic and close to home, only time will tell what exactly occurred, there is video from the airport security cameras and one flight instructor and student saw the whole thing. They were also first on the scene. So, in roughly four years of flying I have witnessed one fatal accident, the plane I regularly flew was totaled in an accident, and now lost a friend and an acquaintance/fellow pilot in the same crash. Is this excessive or par for the course in general aviation? I mean I know it is risky, but holy cow this seems way outside of the normal accident rate.
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/236605
https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/ ... 303945002/
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/236605
https://www.thetowntalk.com/story/news/ ... 303945002/