Posted on 02/16/2025 3:02:32 PM PST by george76
On Saturday, two people were killed after a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from a Georgia airport.
Authorities responded to the Covington Municipal Airport at around 11:21 p.m. after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contacted them stating they lost contact with the aircraft.
“Officers responded to the Covington Municipal Airport at approximately 11:21 p.m. after receiving a call from the FAA in reference to a single engine aircraft that had taken off at approximately 11:00 p.m.,” the Covington Police Department said.
“There was no further communication from the aircraft after takeoff. Officers located the aircraft in the woods just north of the runway,” they continued. “Two individuals were located with the aircraft and were pronounced dead at the scene.”
The FAA, working with the National Transportation Safety Board, is investigating the crash and has confirmed that the aircraft was a Rockwell Commander.
This one may not be DEI, but it will take a lot of investigation to rule it out.
It doesn’t state what aircraft was involved. What is your source for the type of aircraft that was involved?
Disregard. I found the info on another story about the crash.
Very last line in the article above
“The FAA, working with the National Transportation Safety Board, is investigating the crash and has confirmed that the aircraft was a Rockwell Commander.”
I didn’t know if it was a 112, 114, or another model.
Lots of movies and TV shows are filmed in Covington, Ga.
They had a Cessna 340 twin engine crash killing two in May 2022 at the same airport.
I’m sitting in Atlanta this weekend on a layover in a corporate aircraft. The weather yesterday and all last night was very heavy fog. Taking off at night in near zero visibility in a single engine small prop plane is a terrible idea. I can’t imagine the risk reward decision this pilot made to go?
Not every crash is due to DEI. Get over it. The last one I was in involved the plane clipping a large animal crossing the airstrip on Isla Sorna (site B). It could not have been been avoided.
I wonder if it was cold enough to have Structural icing?
“cold enough”.. no icing down low last night.
Way too many nimrod amateur pilots flying planes that are far too hot for them to handle.
Yes, I lost a friend and his family that way. He was a skilled pilot and got in a plane that was new to him without getting adequate training to the new plane. The stall speed was much higher and he dropped.
Somatogravic illusions can cause problems even for experienced pilots.
Last year a client and friend of mine hit an eagle with his right wing at over 2,000 ft. He managed to land, but it destroyed the wing causing over $200K damage. The eagle was ripped to pieces and still hanging in the dented wing when he landed.
I was flying in corporate planes quite a bit back in the late 1970’s. Many of the pilots were in the Vietnam War and flew in almost any weather conditions. They were crazy, but thankfully good pilots.
We often used small airports where you had to buzz the runway to chase the deer away prior to landing. Other times the ice on the runway was so slippery I couldn’t stand after exiting the plane.
I’m not a pilot, but I absolutely love to fly. For years I had a client who owned a corporate charter service and I frequently tagged along in the co-pilot’s seat for the enjoyment.
Flying makes the earth seem so small. I’ll never forget the first time flying high altitude at night on the East Coast and seeing the lights of several large cities at the same time. It really changes a person’s perspective.
AP reports it was a Rockwell Commander but no model type in the report.
Thank you, I was curious because icing could have been a factor of that crash.
“Flying makes the earth seem so small.”
First time I flew was when I was 12 years old. I noticed that too, and ROUND. From 30,000 feet it is definitely round. All I could do was chuckle when they came up with the flat earth theory. They obviously had never been at 30k feet.
What amazed me was I knew how fast we were flying but it felt extremely slow because of the visual perspective.
Sorry to hear. Far too many general aviation tragedies. Follow Scott Perdue and Dan Gryder youtube crash analyses to get the idea. Flying is not to be dabbled in. You are either all in or forget about it...if you value yours and the lives of others. Get a different hobby. It’s amazing how many crashes are weather related and/or plain old “pilot error”.
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