221 Pilatus PC-12 Crashes in Ocean by North Carolina Killing 8 People + GA News
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🗓️ 23 February 2022
⏱️ 70 minutes
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221 Max talks with Rob Mark about the crash of a Pilatus, three miles off the coast of North Carolina, that killed 8 people including 4 teens a little over a week ago. There are a couple of unusual things about the flight which may have contributed to the accident. It was a short flight, just 61 miles, to bring a group back a duck hunting trip. There was weather in the area, but the aircraft was VFR.
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| 0:00.0 | And then it went back down to 2,100 feet. |
| 0:04.6 | And that was kind of the last data point somewhere in that 2,500 foot altitude. |
| 0:10.6 | But then it came down at a rate of 7,000 feet a minute, which means it was absolutely out of control at that point. |
| 0:18.5 | That's aviation writer Rob Mark talking about the tragic crash of a Pilates three miles |
| 0:23.6 | off the coast of North Carolina. |
| 0:25.6 | They killed eight people, including four teens a little over a week ago. |
| 0:29.8 | Hello again and welcome to aviation news talk where we talk general aviation with relevant |
| 0:34.0 | news and flying tips for pilots and student pilots to help keep you safe. |
| 0:37.9 | I'm Max Truscott. |
| 0:39.2 | After the news, we'll talk with Rob about the Pilates Crash and some of the unusual things about that flight |
| 0:44.2 | and what we feel may have contributed to that accident. |
| 0:47.5 | Later, we'll also have some of your emails and comments. |
| 0:50.0 | Thanks so much for sending those. |
| 0:51.2 | I love hearing from you and sharing them on the show. |
| 0:53.7 | Last week in episode 220, we talked about why smart pilots crash and about a fatal icing |
| 0:59.4 | accident. So if you didn't hear that episode, you may want to check it out at aviation |
| 1:03.2 | news talk.com slash 220. And in the United States, it was just President's Day, and I'd like |
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| 1:25.7 | This week in the news, United orders a lot of general aviation aircraft. |
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