Fatal T-6 Plane Crash in Santa Rosa, Florida - 3/6/2010

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On March 6, 2010, at 1236 central standard time, a North American SNJ-6, N47LF, was destroyed when it impacted the Gulf of Mexico about 1 mile south of Topsail Hill Reserve State Park, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. The certificated commercial pilot and the passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The airplane, part of a five-airplane formation, was not operating on a flight plan. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.

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[mnpd007]

I don't pilot and never felt the urge, but have flown RC gas and electric models for decades. I've stalled wings and found the hard way not to pull back on the stick since it just tightens the spiral and the speed. I learned to cut the throttle and level the wings before throttling up again. Always wondered if real plane recovery is simliar. Very sorry for the loss of good friends.

[MikeRomeoVictor]

@mnpd007 I have read that no properly trimmed airplane can ever stall itself.  Improper inputs from the pilot are always required to enter and maintain a stalled condition. I believe your RC recovery technique is the same for full-scale planes as well.

[lowflybye]

If you choose to comment on this video, please remember that two lives were lost in this accident. The pilot and passanger were good friends to many of us. Dr. Zeiger was an excellent pilot, but accidents can happen to even the best of us.

[MikeRomeoVictor]

@lowflybye

My sincerest condolences to you and all of Dr. Zeiger's loved ones.  I hope this video can help others avoid this kind of tragic accident.

[Scienceoverreligion]

the dumb bitch acts like its no big deal and fucking zooms in on the other plane

[TheDTC7]

Whoever says this is fake and the girl who was shooting it has a stupid or slow reaction. I'm her fucking brother and she was only thirteen when this happened and had obviously never seen a plane crash or someone die right in front of her. She was in to much shock to even understand what happened. This video is 100% real to the assholes who think its fake.

[cencoastdave1]

I'm not disputing whether or not this crash actually happened but I have a problem the video/audio. The aircraft went down at least a mile away from the camera yet the crash was heard at the exact moment of impact. Wouldn't the sound have been delayed several seconds? Just an observation.

[Lear23Driver]

@mnpd007 - As lives were lost I will keep it simple. Your ideas are correct, however timing and distance in real flight are spatially dissimilar in a big way, therefore control inputs are way different. Of course I am sure you suspected that.

[baldo2104]

The difference that you may not realize is the power to weight ratio. I fly RC's and am also a pilot. RC's can recover so quickly due to the extreme power to weight ratio that full size aircraft dont have the luxury of having.

[baldo2104]

Why do people feel compelled to do aerobatics in not very agile aircraft so low????

[pulsejet1]

@MikeRomeoVictor You're right in that airplanes do not stall themselves. But a stall in and of itself is not an aweful thing. Accidents in which the stall is pointed out as the problem usually have a number of factors that lead up to the stall. Such as this video. Looks like he was low and just get too much AoA on it working to pull out. Seen it time and time again with all sorts of flying machines.

[radreader01]

Emotionless moron. She seemed to have little comprehention of the loss of lives.

[stagedivers24]

kind of sad I flew with this guy for years and he was my moms boss

[cmbwingman]

@sbd45acp Following on what JustinAndersen said above, the stall was caused by loss of airspeed. The pilot most likely tried to correct it causing the wing to dip and stall as stated above. If you try pulling back on the stick in this sort of situation and just happen to slightly dip a wing, the aircraft will go into that type of spin and repeat over and over until the correct amount of air needed to maintain lift is reached. There was simpily no time to react to the situation.

[JustinAndersen]

@mnpd007 The entry to the spin is caused by one wing stalling, either because the rudder input at the stall was asymmetric or the pilot attempted to bank. Often the first instinct of a pilot when his wing suddenly drops is to attempt to counter it with aileron input. This put the stalled wing further into a stall and increases the spin. Standard spin recovery procedure is to cut throttle, stick forward, ailerons neutral and apply opposite rudder. Speed builds and you pull out of the dive.