[BenLurkin]

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[vette6387]

Critical engine out situation most likely. Until your airspeed in a twin is above the “blue line” the plane is uncontrollable with a critical engine out failure. You do not have enough rudder to keep it flying straight and it wants to roll over on it’s back! You only have a split second to identify the engine that’s quit and throttle the other one back below the blue line. Asymmetric thrust is a bitch!

[napscoordinator]

Not a great time at all for the airline industry. They better wake up quick.

[be-baw]

Am I the only one wondering what state Fullerton is in?

[Delta 21]

Duke's are cool looking planes. Beechcraft's hot rod sporter brother to the Baron.

[Steve Van Doorn]

Pilot mid 60 flying 15 feet over the ground at 80 mph suddenly made a hard left.
Video after the crash:
https://twitter.com/mattcyborgelt/status/1119074344557146117?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1119074344557146117&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fktla.com%2F2019%2F04%2F18%2Fairplane-crash-reported-at-fullerton-airport%2F

[TalBlack]

The other day a guy from my old neighborhood and another pilot died in a so far unexplained accident during landing at Sundance airport. I think his plane wound up upside-down. Flying is routine and safe...until it isnt...

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[Joe Boucher]

Forgot to turn petcock on.
Once fuel bowels and lines empty it comes down.

[ccmay]

I’d take a single engine turboprop over all but the largest and most powerful twins any day. You have twice as many chances to ruin your day, and all the extra engine does for you is to let you crash a little closer to the airport.

[Seaplaner]

Sad news, sorry for the pilot's fam.

I have personally flown into Fullerton several times, usually on IFR approaches.

When flying family to Disneyland on private aircraft, Fullerton is generally the best choice, btw.

Not important in this case, but there is (was?) a high radio tower always in contention on takeoff to the north from this airport.

Hopefully the NTSB can identify the cause, and make the info available to the general aviation community asap.

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