Pilot dies in plane crash near Utah-Arizona border (appears to be N80AR)

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Bill said:
Ugly :-(. RIP.
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Do you mean the livery or the circumstances? With a dirt road visible so near the crash site, I have lots of questions. Thought it may have been a flip in desert terrain after emergency landing. Some form of spin/stall seems more likely now.
 
That was a hard hit, I doubt it was an engine out landing gone bad.

Went over to their forums to find out they don't allow discussing crashes (or that's how it seemed to me). I guess they don't want that kind of publicity.
 
AV8R_87 said:
That was a hard hit, I doubt it was an engine out landing gone bad.

Went over to their forums to find out they don't allow discussing crashes (or that's how it seemed to me). I guess they don't want that kind of publicity.
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DR doesn't allow any speculation on his site, factual reports and FAA/NTSB releases only.
 
Jim_R said:
I don't know what to make of the recent flight data in FlightAware, but last Thursday there was this flight that appears to involve some pretty aggressive maneuvering only 1000-2000' AGL.
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She appears to have been participating in an annual formation flying clinic. I bet that ADSB track was related:

www.stgeorgeutah.com

Eyes on the skies: Airshow formation pilots spotted soaring over St. George

Get ready to look up, the skies over St. George are about to get a whole lot more exciting. This weekend, a fleet of skilled pilots will take to the
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What were those odd planes flying in formation above St. George over the weekend?

ST. GEORGE — A group of aviation enthusiasts put on an unannounced show over the Southern Utah skies as a group of air racers and other “homebuilt” aircraft flyers flew
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John Spartan said:
Do you mean the livery or the circumstances? With a dirt road visible so near the crash site, I have lots of questions. Thought it may have been a flip in desert terrain after emergency landing. Some form of spin/stall seems more likely now.
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The gear being ripped of makes me think forced landing. That said, I agree that there seems to be excess energy involved my assumed situation does not account for.

For formation flights, do some turn off transponders?
 
Maybe, but there's also no ADSB out required in that airspace.
 
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