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Old 25th Sep 2015, 00:26
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The flight was apparently initiated at around 3:00AM. The aircraft travelled approximately 6 miles from takeoff, before contact was made with treetops, resulting in the aircraft contacting the ground and being destroyed.
A witness stated she heard the aircraft and saw its lights, "going up and down, like the shape of an M".
Phugoid oscillations (porpoising) as a result of overload and a C of G well to the rear of the manufacturers specifications, anyone? ....
I think we have a outstanding, unbeatable winner, in the Darwin Awards for 2015 ....
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