9 dead in plane crash in South Dakota

abc ^ | 11/30/2019 | Justin Doom

[mewzilla]

Update. Two of the passengers were kids.

Nine dead in Brule County plane crash, two men identified by family friends

[ConservaTeen]

Prayers to their families! Rest in peace...

[nuke_road_warrior]

Actually they were from Idaho. Yes I suspect gethomeitis.

[hoosierham]

Then maybe commercial pilots should refuse to fly more often.

Just as more drivers should slow down on the roads in bad weather
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[Colt1851Navy]

Several young people were involved, very sad, many prayers needed.

[IFly4Him]

I have about 4K hrs in the PC-12. Many of the facts aren’t known yet but generally the type of airplane is irrelevant in these cases. Professionally we are paid to fly safely between point A and point B but we’re also paid to say NO when it’s warranted. Given the plane was overloaded with 12 people and likely contaminated on takeoff I think this will end up on pilot judgment.

[offduty]

Highly unlikely the pilot wasn’t instrument qualified. That aircraft is a very complex aircraft with a gas turbine engine, retractable gear, and I believe, a constant speed prop.

I would also bet it had a full glass panel with autopilot. In all likelihood, he was near gross and encountered icing conditions right after take off. If the airport he left was a small uncontrolled strip without de-ice capability, he was in trouble as soon as he walked out to the aircraft.

Beautiful bird, tragic loss.

[SkyDancer]

A lot of it has to do with “Get there-itis”

[super7man]

I think it’s called “Get-there-itis”.

[dljordan]

“five prop aircraft.”

Five bladed prop.

[chaosagent]

FWIW, in the two photos, it looks like a 4 bladed prop.

[Lando Lincoln]

I read elsewhere that all the passengers were Idaho residents.

[dljordan]

“FWIW, in the two photos, it looks like a 4 bladed prop.”

Four bladed prop then. Hartzell make a five blade for the PC-12.

[SIDENET]

Perhaps it is what the late Ray Briem called “getthereitis”

We used to use both that as well as "gethomeitis" in the Air Force.

[KC Burke]

Used that’s about 3.5 million worth of lost common sense.

[bgill]

McCaskill (along with Hellary and obamy) is the one who kept pushing to get the NBC requirement crossed off the POTUS requirements.

[deport]

newer version

[Mr. Lucky]

Thank you.

[NonValueAdded]

My first thought too

[EVO X]

Hunting trip = If it fits, it flys..