Fatal Plane Crash at Oshkosh AirVenture Opening Day | Airport Shut Down

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1. Tragic opening day for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2024. Waiting for further information to be released by official sources on the possible cause of the accident.
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2. I'm sorry

3. the image at 1:25 tells the tale. his position to the airport sets up a tight 135 degree left turn back to final to follow L39 traffic at his 10. low, slow, steep turn, and potential turbulence from the jet is a difficult combination after a long cross country. RIP to both pilot and PAX.

4. I have gone to the EAA meet since the mid '60s..Hales Corners..and drove every time—yes, even back then & it feels good that at 85 I am still around and can still fly my airplane. Rest in peace dear souls.

5. We were there in Oskosh and saw the cloud of smoke. Our thoughts are with the victims!

6. Can't believe Blancolirio hasn't done a video of this yet

7. Such a tragedy at what's known as general aviations prime event, the ATC really stepped up when they needed to.

8. how exactly do you "widen out" a base to final turn?

9. Did I hear right that a small prop airplane was supposed to follow 2 jets ? What about wake turbulence ?

10. "Ah, it happens."

11. And that’s how quickly it happens? Not maintaining your airspeed, too slow, stall & done! So sad.

12. I was at my campsite when I noticed black smoke in the distance. I saw right when it happened. Me and my friend biked all the way to the crash. The crash was in a field on a farm. We then biked through the field and to the crash. We saw the vertical stabilizer sticking out of the tall grass about 60 feet away. That was as close as we got because the police didn’t want us getting closer. The crash was a Very sad and unfortunate moment at Oshkosh. RIP

13. Dan Gryder had an excellent description how this happened. Then he and his son was chased around by Dan Millican (Jealous) who called Security on Gryder for reasons unknown.

14. Flightaware ADS-B reporting showed: The final two ADS-B returns (recorded at approximately 16-second intervals) show the aircraft slowing to 95 and then 90 knots as it descended through 1,125 feet and turned toward the south, away from the airport. The final return, recorded at 12:13:33 p.m., shows the aircraft at 950 feet, descending at 375 feet per minute. Very sad outcome.

15. Thanks for all the memories James Sullivan, RIP.

16. The common too late turn, too slow, too steep at end accelerated stall. Most CFI's dont teach them. Simulate tailwind turns to final to a big highway from 4,000 agl. Dont be a chicken CFI..

17. There are so many crashes occurring at air shows nowadays, it’s almost become a feature attraction.

18. Seems like the risk isn't worth the reward. Putting people's lives at risk, by flying planes, with who knows who as its pilot. Sending out a booklet explaining the rules and regulations apparently isn't working. Fix the problem with the "Show"!

19. Old Crow. so we all have the freedom to dream up a nickname and ATC should use it. I'll dub myself Flying Fu-kface, and i'll expect ATC everywhere to use it 🙂

20. Well-informed, thoughtful, intelligent. All of which are rare. Many thanks

21. Thanks!

22. Couldnt soneone had looked at map immediately for other wirports in the end they gave them one but surely there . was others RIP to crew

23. This place is a death trap nowadays. Just too many inexperienced pilots.

24. Always stay away the flight path of jets if you're lighter than them

25. The show goes on.

26. Why didn’t they just divert to the other runway?

27. That is such a sad thing, you go there to have fun and meet people only to never go back home again…
    Condolences to their families!

28. Man, is there an incident at Oshkosh every year?

29. Somebody should have told him what the stall speed was.

30. 1:13
    Awww Old Crow.
    I know that mustang. Glad she made it to Osh.

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