twistedfocus1647545489 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 (edited) http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2010/jul/28/14/osp-small-aircraft-crashes-near-delaware-airport-ar-168670/ Edit: The pilot of a small airplane has been killed in a crash near Rt. 42 and London Road in Delaware. The crash was reported at 1:40 p.m., according to the Delaware post of the State Highway Patrol. Delaware police say the pilot was flying alone. They did not identify the man. The crash scene is in a soybean field near the JEGS warehouse and less than a mile from the western end of the runway at Delaware Municipal Airport. Scott Woodruff, director of media and motorsports at JEGS, said he noticed what he thought were "white bags" on fire in the soybean field and ran toward what turned out to be the burning plane. "The pilot was in there and he obviously was not going to get out on his own," Woodruff said. He said he ran back to JEGS and called coworkers to bring fire extinguishers to the crash site. In all about 15 JEGS employees and passersby tried to help, but the fire was so burning so hot they could not get within 100 feet and were not able to use the extinguishers. "It was too late," Woodruff said The Delaware County coroner was called to the scene. Edited July 28, 2010 by twistedfocus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Wow. RIP to the pilot from someone hoping to get their license one day. LSA (Light Sport Aircraft) have had a really good safety reputation for the last couple of years, too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted July 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 Yeah, it was pretty F'd up to watch it burn and not be able to do anything for him. I was out to lunch paying my speeding ticket from Monday night when it hit and happened to roll back in right as the firefighters showed up. Even more scary is that if he veered just a bit the other way that plane could have landed right in the office. Getting hit by a plane would seriously make for a shitty day at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fattyona12 Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 must of been a loose can of starting fluid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro1647545510 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 RIP. Horrible way to die. That has to weigh heavy on the people that couldn't do anything to help him because of the heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 That is why I have not piloted an aircraft in 7 years. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted July 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 must of been a loose can of starting fluid Very possible. Initially I thought he had just taken off from the airstrip across the street, but now they're saying he was inbound. Apparently he was banking to come around and land and just stalled. I looked at the pics the news showed of that model of plane and I'm not sure I would have known how to open the damn thing in a hurry. It looks like the bubble on top pops up so I'd assume the latch is near the back but I'd have no idea without looking around for an obvious latch or a label saying "the latch is right here asshole". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gergwheel1647545492 Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 http://www.delgazette.com/local.asp?ID=2111&Story=1 Holy shit he was a council member for the City of Delaware. WOW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 This happened right near my house. I had just left my house and was heading near that direction when I saw and heard the lights. Waited for them to go by and turned behind them only to see the plane, etc. a few moments later. Jumped out but nothing I could do and just stayed out of the way. Weird, the day before, Candis and I were out back when a plane swung over really low and looked like it was coming right at us as I joked about it crashing into us. And I had just been in that field with a neighbor looking for a dog the day before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyM3rC Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 Wow, major bummer. We had a plane crash not too long ago by Marysville airport too. It looked like it was pretty far for the Jegs people to make it out, but thumbs up for the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhatch Posted July 29, 2010 Report Share Posted July 29, 2010 My husband saw the plane go down too but couldn't stop since he was in his semi (against motorcarrier regulations since he drives a hazmat tanker). He said he felt awful cause he couldn't stop and saw it go down and burn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Very possible. Initially I thought he had just taken off from the airstrip across the street, but now they're saying he was inbound. Apparently he was banking to come around and land and just stalled. That is not hard to do. I am not sure about the specs of that plane but the approach speed in a Cessna 172 IIRC is 60-70 knots. If he was turning final and let his air speed drop too much he could have easily stalled. Stalling at 1200 ft generally equals death. Another possibility is he used too much rudder with a low air speed ( a slip) then you stall and spin. That will not be recoverable at that altitude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverEvo8owner Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 I heard that it was a stall that went into a spin... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 couldnt get within 100 ft? thats an insane amount of heat. i can't imagine what that felt like as an onlooker, not being able to even get within spitting distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybye Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 Wow....that is very tragic. The loss of his son was already very hard for many people here. My prayers go out to his family and friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted July 30, 2010 Report Share Posted July 30, 2010 RIP small plane operator! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GilbWs6 Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 Jack Roush? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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