tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post3070716366662942260..comments2024-03-28T21:15:11.065-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Beech B36TC Bonanza, N75RM: Fatal accident occurred October 27, 2021 in Lena, Oconto County, WisconsinUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-79105562368736762182022-02-21T02:22:27.571-05:002022-02-21T02:22:27.571-05:00Jake, I'm so sorry for your loss. I live near ...Jake, I'm so sorry for your loss. I live near where the jets were scrambled from so when the accident happened, I was trying to piece together the events and downloaded a few files from LiveATC. I happened to be looking at this report and found your comment and turns out I still have the KFTW tower audio instructing your dad to contact Alliance tower. It's a short clip but I uploaded it Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07468408108162644876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-30924508670554368742022-01-13T20:12:46.796-05:002022-01-13T20:12:46.796-05:00Did he pass away from lack of oxygen or from injur...Did he pass away from lack of oxygen or from injuries sustained when the plane came down in the field?Raffleshttp://www.iflyerz.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-59637722929099454712022-01-13T15:11:47.792-05:002022-01-13T15:11:47.792-05:00NTSB reports preliminary information on the aircra...NTSB reports preliminary information on the aircraft's performance, yet reveals little on the pilot operator, specifically autopsy results!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-53820312767834775872022-01-07T14:27:33.491-05:002022-01-07T14:27:33.491-05:00B36TC is a factory turbocharged 36B36TC is a factory turbocharged 36Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-55654623727572309862022-01-07T10:32:51.252-05:002022-01-07T10:32:51.252-05:00Nothing odd.... maybe an airplane took off from KO...Nothing odd.... maybe an airplane took off from KOCQ heading West, the cloud ceilings came down, pilot didn't want to chance it, turned back to KOCQ or even headed across the bay back to KSUE?<br /><br />With ADBS, although not foolproof, it would have definitely shown what you witnessed IF it was the same airplane.<br /><br />Just remember, there are more airplanes and airports (some privateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-1007894210607588532022-01-07T09:10:59.583-05:002022-01-07T09:10:59.583-05:00Jake, the LiveAtc recording is only made publicly ...Jake, the LiveAtc recording is only made publicly available for 30 days on the original archive link. As a family member, you should be able to ask for the FAA's tower recording copy from FAA or the NTSB. Alternately, you could ask someone who saved a copy on their hard drive to dropbox a copy of the LiveAtc recording to you.<br /><br />You can probably get LiveAtc to email you the mp3 file Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-12006824219641839832022-01-07T08:43:48.473-05:002022-01-07T08:43:48.473-05:00@JMai- WX is weather. The comment is saying that t...@JMai- WX is weather. The comment is saying that the pilot had rainclouds between where he was and where he was going. That comment was made while it was presumed that he might have ascended to get over that weather, as opposed to flying through it at a lower altitude.<br /><br />The link is the radar picture from that time period.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-9641677625358449922022-01-07T08:42:03.409-05:002022-01-07T08:42:03.409-05:00Hi Jake, WX means "weather." I'm so...Hi Jake, WX means "weather." I'm so sorry for your loss.Perseidgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04156259390666569979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-9426325276571808892022-01-07T04:40:48.605-05:002022-01-07T04:40:48.605-05:00Thank you, whoever you are. I am his only son. H...Thank you, whoever you are. I am his only son. He was a great pilot. I hope god glided him into that field, with no other loss of life or property, and that he didn't feel a thing. Thank you for your condolences. -Jake Mai.JMaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044007228386650222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-15706781192347497272022-01-07T04:34:49.543-05:002022-01-07T04:34:49.543-05:00I'm his son, this gives me peace. I hope he d...I'm his son, this gives me peace. I hope he departed with that warm fuzzy feeling, and grateful that nobody else was hurt..JMaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044007228386650222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-59425812250518400502022-01-07T04:32:12.164-05:002022-01-07T04:32:12.164-05:00Hi, What is WX? I'm his son. Trying to get a...Hi, What is WX? I'm his son. Trying to get a grasp here. Thanks. JMaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044007228386650222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-38538587152356866942022-01-07T04:30:47.819-05:002022-01-07T04:30:47.819-05:00My name is Jake. I'm his only son, and I took...My name is Jake. I'm his only son, and I took the picture. I've flown with him many times. I can't access this mp3. Could you help me out? The link appears to be broken. I don't know all the facts yet, but I have my assumptions. I agree... I assume that he maneuvered above/around that storm... he always checked his oxygen before takeoff. Luck wasn't on his side I JMaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044007228386650222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-10986693969016571012021-12-01T22:57:49.134-05:002021-12-01T22:57:49.134-05:00With the crash site being miles SW of your locatio...With the crash site being miles SW of your location, it is a sure thing that you didn't see this aircraft. Look again at the ADS-B data's glide slope intercepting the ground, just 540 ft northeast of the final data point and aligned with the flight path.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-46663702321384062802021-12-01T07:06:42.402-05:002021-12-01T07:06:42.402-05:00I personally witnessed this plane fly by me 3 time...I personally witnessed this plane fly by me 3 times:1-6 minutes apart, an hour and a half before the crash. He flew by heading west,circled out of my view then 1 minute later flew by again heading west, circled again near overhead the continued west then 6 minutes later returned from West, flew past heading east never saw again. Approximately an hour later, heard fighter jets overhead. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-18740959949509350632021-11-19T11:42:16.432-05:002021-11-19T11:42:16.432-05:00This pilot reported medical issues before climbing...This pilot reported medical issues before climbing to 24,000 feet. He was headed to my airport in Missouri, which was NOT Lee C Fine but a different nearby airport, for an annual inspection which I was to conduct. The airplane corrected it’s direction in the descent because the autopilot was engaged. My hypothesis is that his medical issue, which he reported, was actually hypoxia and that he Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-17180538945376885072021-11-19T11:36:51.612-05:002021-11-19T11:36:51.612-05:00This pilot reported medical issues before climbing...This pilot reported medical issues before climbing to 24,000 feet. He was headed to my airport in Missouri for an annual inspection which I was to conduct. The airplane corrected it’s direction in the descent because the autopilot was engaged. My hypothesis is that his medical issue, which he reported, was actually hypoxia and that he mistakenly dialed in 24,000 feet when he meant 4,000 feet Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-50902234095684743332021-11-11T05:55:50.705-05:002021-11-11T05:55:50.705-05:00Presumably the preliminary report's statement ...Presumably the preliminary report's statement <i>"Attempts by air traffic control to contact the pilot after the airplane climbed through 18,000 ft were not successful"</i> indicates no conversation with controllers before initiating that climb from 15K.<br /><br />Much mystery remains...<br /><br />https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-13318885747268976262021-10-31T22:17:59.586-04:002021-10-31T22:17:59.586-04:00This was a stock engine B36TC. We know the pilot...This was a stock engine B36TC. We know the pilot and he departed the airport where we are based. We are also puzzled about the rest of the details. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-53108811309441985022021-10-30T19:19:26.893-04:002021-10-30T19:19:26.893-04:00We need to see a closeup of the cowling. Articles ...We need to see a closeup of the cowling. Articles below about the TurbineAir conversion don't show tip tanks, describes some added capacity done with extra bladders and footwell header tank.<br /><br />http://blog.covingtonaircraft.com/2020/08/28/turbineair-bonanza/<br /><br />https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2015/january/pilot/t_ql<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-15951468282261197862021-10-30T19:03:56.799-04:002021-10-30T19:03:56.799-04:00Many years ago at the airport I worked at, a guy s...Many years ago at the airport I worked at, a guy self prop started his J-3 Cub. It got away from him, took off and flew away with no one on board. They were all panicking, afraid of where it would end up. They eventually found it undamaged in a pasture, where they fueled it, and flew it back to the airport. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-10341681032836645662021-10-30T15:29:48.702-04:002021-10-30T15:29:48.702-04:00Doesn't look like a turbine coversion. They t...Doesn't look like a turbine coversion. They typically have tip tanks to feed the more thirsty turbine engine. Also the nose is a lot longer. My have just been a turbocharged piston.Mn pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328127811975080753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-68232627467895324132021-10-30T12:51:07.141-04:002021-10-30T12:51:07.141-04:00Sometimes it works out. You probably know about th...Sometimes it works out. You probably know about the famous unpiloted jet landing linked below and the 2017 Mooney N9149V self-landing where the passed-out from CO pilot survived.<br /><br />Jet:<br />https://f-106deltadart.com/580787cornfieldbomber.htm<br />Mooney:<br />https://www.aopa.org/training-and-safety/online-learning/real-pilot-stories/dan-bass-accident-photos<br /><br />http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-44257138660560934232021-10-29T21:19:51.120-04:002021-10-29T21:19:51.120-04:00Look at that perfect landing into a cornfield wing...Look at that perfect landing into a cornfield wings level (left wing already removed for transport prep in the pics). Totally intact aircraft. A conscious pilot could not have done a better job out of power putting down. How did this aircraft continue into the ground wings level and at such a shallow angle after running out of gas? RIP to him and condolences to the family and friends who knew andAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-21838735823839344572021-10-29T10:30:55.934-04:002021-10-29T10:30:55.934-04:00I was 30 when I did the altitude chamber at CAMI i...I was 30 when I did the altitude chamber at CAMI in OKC. I was a runner, and I was in the best health and the youngest of the guys in the box that day. If I recall correctly, we initially went to 20k for a bit where they gave us our simple assignments. My assignment was simple grade school addition. We then did the rapid decompression to 25k. All I remember before I passed out was a really nice Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-61123808996639097042021-10-28T22:48:46.560-04:002021-10-28T22:48:46.560-04:00This aircraft was originally delivered on 02/09/19...This aircraft was originally delivered on 02/09/1984 in DE as N6780Z. Had one owner after original owner on 02/2008 in GA. Then, sold to Arbuckle Aviation LLC on 12/13/2012. At some point between 2008 and 2012 the airplane was converted to a rocket Engineering TurbineAir turboprop conversion Pratt & Whitney PT6A-21, designated by flightaware as (36T). The new owner changed the N number to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com