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A distinct possibility. One of the pilots onboard asked to "go back to the traffic pattern" after flying the missed and then declared they were single engine. Relevant comms begin at 18:50. Sad to listen to but not graphic. https://archive.liveatc.net/kfpr/KFPR1-Twr-Mar-30-2024-1700Z.mp3

DEF contamination is highly unlikely at the end of a two-plus-hour flight. Past incidents show it would have caused issues in the flight levels.

Thanks for the clarification!

Things happened quick... https://archive.liveatc.net/kiad/KIAD-Twr-1L-19R-12-30-Jan-19-2024-1730Z.mp3 1406 - Cleared for takeoff 30, fly runway heading 1624 - Turn right 340, contact departure 1647 - MAYDAY MAYDAY 1659 - We're landing on the [unintelligible] down here 1716 - On the ground 1759...

N1204X. LiveATC has the pilot communicating with ADS Tower, inbound to F69 but reporting "it may be too dark for me" to land. The aircraft flew about a mile south of Air Park and reported to ADS Tower that he could make out the runway and would attempt to land. Next comm was ADS Tower asking if...

https://www.fox4news.com/news/plano-plane-crash-park-boulevard?fbclid=IwAR2s5wRM0nu-uKgijd21A1fr5pej4tEf3EFTOmGy46Lx_roNUK8gAMozVjY The accident site shown is approx. 1300' west of the approach end to Runway 16 at Air Park-Dallas (F69.) The plane impacted on the NW-facing side of the building.

Rotax 915is https://slingaircraft.com/aircraft/sling-tsi/

Seminole. N8360K operated by Hillsboro Aero Academy.

They were heading back to TOA after the demo flight when they reported the engine failure. The recorded flight track indicates they made a descending left 270 to fly east before eventually turning south toward the field, like they tried to fly it as a normal pattern but lost too much altitude on...

Fair point. I guess I'm assuming there was some communication from the flight deck advising what was going on.

The flight track shows a descent rate of between 5,000-6,000 fpm for the first 90 seconds or so, then gradually levelling off. To prevent future hysterics from passengers and the groundhog media, though, maybe flight crews going forward should make more gradual "emergency" descents, and let the...

ASIAS states the accident occurred on initial climbout. The reported accident site is about three miles NE of FGZ. https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:96:6452851449445::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:14-SEP-23,ERCOUPE

That was a P210, N731NR. And, incidentally, he's since blocked tracking of his aerial escapades.

Appears to have been G-XLEA operating BA286 inbound from SFO. https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/g-xlea#31252fe2

They graciously allowed Gryder to dig himself even deeper into his hole by publishing his email response.