youngbl...@gmail.com
2023-11-02 22:05:05 UTC
More facts are coming out in reference to the ASH26 motorglider crash that killed Dave Kinsell this past August. Looks like the guy spun in from about 260 feet and hit the terrain at a near 80 degree angle, the engine was extended and the last speed was near or less than 50 knots at the turn to final attempt. The final resting place of impact was nearly 90 degrees from the base to final turn, and the oxygen bottle was found 300 feet from impact. Why weren't his shoulder straps buckled, you certainly don't prepare to jump from 260 feet. The glider never reached an altitude higher than his initial climb, although his flight trace showed him trying to thermal on three or four occasions from initial climb to the final impact
on one previous flight dated 10-22-22 near the same location he decided not to start his engine until he was 263m AGL or 862 feet AGL. Looks like this was a classic stall spin, very unfortunate. OBTP
on one previous flight dated 10-22-22 near the same location he decided not to start his engine until he was 263m AGL or 862 feet AGL. Looks like this was a classic stall spin, very unfortunate. OBTP