Fatal Plane crash! Cessna 150 stalls and hits the ground! Mayday Talk Episode 11
Cessna 150 Crash
Mayday Talk Episode 11
Full crash video: http://tinyurl.com/mmf2fbt
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TRANSCRIPT
Hey guys, I'm Tarik Merryface here and welcome to Mayday Talk.
The video you just watched is a very tragic and unfortunate accident and is a perfect example of Darwinism in action.
This incident occurred back in 1994 and the pilot was a commercial pilot with an estimated 250hours of flight experience. He rented the Cessna 150 and took his friend for a ride. The pair boarded the aircraft and took off and initially flew at cruise altitude.
Later in the video however there's footage showing them flying at really low altitude, between 150-300ft above ground level. The pilot then applied a steep nose up attitude to avoid a set of power lines. The aircraft stalled and made contact with the ground in a nose down attitude. Both occupants of the Cessna 150 were killed in the crash.
I don't even need to explain to you guys why this was such a stupid accident to happen. It was a complete waste of life in my opinion. If an aircraft sharply changes its angle of attack, or for those of you who don't know, it's pitch; the attitude it's flying; air won't be able to flow over the wing, making the creation of lift, what keeps the plane in the air, impossible. The only possibility then is a stall.
The next thing you don't ever want to do is stall when you're so close to the ground. Remember that on average, a GA aircraft needs about 200-700ft of altitude loss to be able to recuperate from a stall. And that is assuming the aircraft is not fully loaded, that full power is available and also that the aircraft does not enter into an inadvertent spin.
My main issues with this pilot though is not simply his lack of responsibility and professionalism, but it's also his lack of integrity and respect towards his friend. It's one thing to do stupid things in the plane when you're by yourself. Bring someone out there with you and you've become an inconsiderate git. Remember that a good pilot is one that brings back passengers to the ground safely, not one that can pull off difficult aerobatics.
Well that's it for me today. A short video for a short-sighted pilot. It was a terrible mistake and I hope that we all learn from this experience. If I've made any mistakes, please feel free to tell me. Information wise or in terms of, you know, opinion, if you disagree with me. Feel free to tell me in the comments section, or uploading a video and, I dunno, sending me the link in the comment's section. Thank you Youtube, for getting rid of video response.
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