Intentional plane crash?

[TWT]

The door propped open could be for the ash scattering

He never had any intention of scattering the ashes from the aircraft that he bailed out of.

As he states, he was flying to Mammoth Lakes where he would go snowboarding and paragliding and scatter the ashes while he was there.

[chimbu warrior]

The door propped open could be for the ash scattering.

Can't be certain, but I think the Taylorcraft (cousin of the Auster) has sliding windows, so would wonder why the door needed to be propped open.

[ChrisJ800]

Looks like he picked a perfect skydiving day with low wind and lack of clouds. He could have done a 180 after the engine stopped and got away from the bad terrain area. Amazing all the gopros on the plane survived the crash or was the crash staged as seemed like an RC plane crash into bushes.

[Sue Vêtements]

Off topic a little, because I don't want to watch the video and bump up the count, but I saw a beautifully restored Taylorcraft for sale in Texas a few years ago on craigslist and there were several photographs, including one of the data plate. When I looked closely at it I realised it was manufactured on the day Nazi Germany invaded Denmark

I'm not sure what was stranger: that you could buy and fly this piece of 'history', or that they were still making private aircraft in the US at that time


9th of April 1940 if you're interested, so well before Pearl Harbor

[rb14]

Originally Posted by Andy_G

Hmm, Sending a youtube clip viral can payoff bigtime in this day an age, so Im skeptical. With enough expreince in both GA and skydiving and knowing some stuff they/we get up to, my radar has registered the possible stunt this youtuber has pulled.
Although it may be all completly absolutely true, in parts, or just worth the risks.
I crashed my plane
Im not so sure, so maybe your thoughts PPruners?

The things people do for "fame". My thoughts are with the plane. Complete twit. Or something.

[finestkind]

Originally Posted by Peter Fanelli

There's a tail number on believe it or not, the tail.

NC2.... something.

Sorry not sighted. At what time does this show in the clip?

[finestkind]

Originally Posted by TWT

He never had any intention of scattering the ashes from the aircraft that he bailed out of.

As he states, he was flying to Mammoth Lakes where he would go snowboarding and paragliding and scatter the ashes while he was there.

Yep. No audio when i first watched

[megan]

He's (Terevor Jacob) a snowboarder who competed in the 2014 Olympics, has had a few too many concussions I think.

https://traumaticbraininjury.net/201...5-concussions/

Taylorcraft BL-65 aircraft reg N29508 registered to Laura L Smith

[TWT]

I had a colleague once who told me that he had had a few head knocks in car accidents in places where hospital visits were risky.

He didn't get checked out for any of them and his behaviour was extremely erratic years down the track.

[Wizofoz]

Originally Posted by TWT

He never had any intention of scattering the ashes from the aircraft that he bailed out of.

As he states, he was flying to Mammoth Lakes where he would go snowboarding and paragliding and scatter the ashes while he was there.

Did you noticw the absense of a snowboard and paraglider from the aircraft?

[TWT]

None of us know what what he did or did not have in the back of the aircraft

[Soab]

I hope the FAA nail him to the wall for this, and any money he makes from youtube will not cover his fines and legal fees.

Waste of a nice aircraft.

He's just pure trash.

[Squawk7700]

What do y’all think the penalty for this would be in Australia?

Lets assume it was over private property and if it was found to be deliberate.

[megan]

Dropping things from an aircraft?

[Squawk7700]

Originally Posted by megan

Dropping things from an aircraft?

Dropping himself from an aircraft?

If you could prove it was safely done, they might be hard pressed to do too much about it. Proving it was deliberate would prove difficult without an admission, especially if it wasn’t recorded.

[megan]

The aircraft was in production during WWII as the L-2 Grasshopper, used as a spotter.

FAA now have him in their sights.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/...ber+27%2C+2021

[biscuit74]

That's a disgraceful waste of a fine little aircraft, of considerable vintage - older than the idiot 'flying' it. Shame on him - I hope the authorities throw the book at him, fine him heavily and remove his licence.

Total nonsense suggesting there is nowhere to land - several good roads visible as well as small sections of open ground on which an aircraft of that type could easily be landed with minimal damage or personal risk. Clearly a planned bail out - no-one routinely flies wearing all that rig, with the door pre-opened. No attempt at all to look around for a suitable landing spot, straight into preparation for exit and yakking on a ruddy phone !

Plus, the risks associated with just abandoning your aircraft to crash anywhere, while small, are not inconsiderable - as pilot and owner you have a responsibility to others.
This is so much the bad side of the American throw way society, that someone can think it acceptable to simply throw way a fine vintage aircraft.

[JetHutek]

Notice no post crash fire. Did he realize he was running out of fuel, and pop the door preparing to bail? I also noticed he didn't attempt to adjust mixture or restart the engine in any way...which any pilot would do. But if you know the fuel is spent, no need to restart, as it won't run....

Pretty simple work for an NTSB investigator to track the last fuel receipt vs. any flights logged to check if there was much fuel on the plane.

[nojwod]

What a disgraceful, staged, fake, unforgiveable waste of a perfectly good plane for what? Self promotion? Reputation? Kudos from brain dead mates?

I hope the book gets thrown at him, I really really do.

[Locked door]

Most grasshoppers don’t have a mixture control (dependent on carb fit) and starting is via hand swinging the prop unless you can dive fast enough to spin it up.