Pilot reported partial power loss and was in contact with ATC. ADS-B data indicate that the aircraft departed from Capital Region International Airport (LAN/KLAN), Lansing, Michigan, at 09:53 LT. The aircraft then climbed to an altitude of about 12500 feet and proceeded towards the destination Westchester County Airport (HPN/KHPN), White Plains, New York. At 11:11 LT, the aircraft turned north and began to descend near East Aurora, New York, after trying to divert to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF), New York. Pilot reported he could not make Buffalo International and was attempting to make a small 2600ft runway that was a few miles closer. As he descended, he reported he could not make that field either and was given vectors for a roadway. Shortly after radar contact was reported lost by the approach controller. This was an A36TC (Turbo) Beechcraft Bonanza. RIP
You have to segregate what "this" is. There have been several plane crashes in the last few weeks, but they have nothing in common. Anything from fuel exhaustion to control system failures to other problems, and the planes have ranged from jets to twin engine to single engine aircraft...
@@SquawkCode That wasn't really my point, nor am I questioning if that is accurate, but lets look at that claim first. From 2012 to 2021, the NTSB shows the fatality rate per 100,000 hours to be around 0.9 to 1.1. It was 1.1 in 2015, 1.0 in 2016, 0.9 in 2017, 1.0 in 2018, 1.1 in 2019, 1.1 in 2020 and 1.0 in 2021. So... I don't see the downward trend you mention, it appears to be pretty steady between around 0.9 to 1.1. Also, I am not claiming because there has been a spate of accidents in the last few weeks they are shifting the average up or down, just that there have been many high profile accidents recently. If you eliminate Carb Ice which can be up to 30%, fuel exhaustion or problems which are as high as 25%, VFR flight into IMC and controlled flight into terrain, you eliminate around 75% if accidents upfront. The rest are loss of control accidents, many in flight training where stalls or VMC training went wrong. The remainder is largely engine failures, or other factors. One could infer from that data that if you use Carb Heat in the right conditions, don't run out of fuel, respect the weather and are not doing flight training, you should be pretty safe.
Pilot reported partial power loss and was in contact with ATC. ADS-B data indicate that the aircraft departed from Capital Region International Airport (LAN/KLAN), Lansing, Michigan, at 09:53 LT. The aircraft then climbed to an altitude of about 12500 feet and proceeded towards the destination Westchester County Airport (HPN/KHPN), White Plains, New York. At 11:11 LT, the aircraft turned north and began to descend near East Aurora, New York, after trying to divert to Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF/KBUF), New York. Pilot reported he could not make Buffalo International and was attempting to make a small 2600ft runway that was a few miles closer. As he descended, he reported he could not make that field either and was given vectors for a roadway. Shortly after radar contact was reported lost by the approach controller. This was an A36TC (Turbo) Beechcraft Bonanza. RIP
Likely icing, fuel problem or a similar issue...
This is very tragic. I'm sure the pilot thought it would never happen to him.
🙏🙏🙏🥵🫡🙏🙏🙏
This is becoming a daily occurrence. Tragic.
Not true.
You have to segregate what "this" is. There have been several plane crashes in the last few weeks, but they have nothing in common. Anything from fuel exhaustion to control system failures to other problems, and the planes have ranged from jets to twin engine to single engine aircraft...
@@redbaron6805General Aviation accidents and specifically fatal accidents are trending downward.
@@SquawkCode That wasn't really my point, nor am I questioning if that is accurate, but lets look at that claim first.
From 2012 to 2021, the NTSB shows the fatality rate per 100,000 hours to be around 0.9 to 1.1. It was 1.1 in 2015, 1.0 in 2016, 0.9 in 2017, 1.0 in 2018, 1.1 in 2019, 1.1 in 2020 and 1.0 in 2021.
So... I don't see the downward trend you mention, it appears to be pretty steady between around 0.9 to 1.1.
Also, I am not claiming because there has been a spate of accidents in the last few weeks they are shifting the average up or down, just that there have been many high profile accidents recently.
If you eliminate Carb Ice which can be up to 30%, fuel exhaustion or problems which are as high as 25%, VFR flight into IMC and controlled flight into terrain, you eliminate around 75% if accidents upfront.
The rest are loss of control accidents, many in flight training where stalls or VMC training went wrong.
The remainder is largely engine failures, or other factors.
One could infer from that data that if you use Carb Heat in the right conditions, don't run out of fuel, respect the weather and are not doing flight training, you should be pretty safe.
Where the hell is Aurora are we talking about Colorado or Chicago? Come on people?
ngl i feel bad but its also kinda weird
What's weird?
Nothing weird, likely carb ice or engine or fuel issues...