RIP, my friend

[gprellwitz]

No official preliminary report from NTSB. I have poked around a bit and was disturbed with what I found. The wreckage was off the north end of Runway 32, east of the runway centerline. I found a historical weather report that said the wind was out of the SSW at 20 knots, gusting to 28. Even with a 7000-foot runway, that is a mighty big tailwind component. If true, we have a basic lack of airmanship involved.

Attached, N8415C in happier days, at Gastons.

Who knows, maybe they were making an emergency return after takeoff or something. Time will tell. Again, condolences.

 

[steingar]

I think this will be a bad year. Warmer than usual temperatures for much of the country for much of the year. More flying. More crashes.

 

[gismo]

Sorry to hear your friends Ken, this has to hurt pretty bad.

 

[weilke]

No official preliminary report from NTSB.

Didn't this happen in the Bahamas ? Usually those reports just state: 'the investigation is performed by the civil aviation ministry of the Bahamas, contact Mr soandso at this address Nassau Bahamas for details'.

 

[Ken Ibold]

Sorry to hear your friends Ken, this has to hurt pretty bad.

Thanks, everyone. To add to it, I got a call from tbe bank where they had their loan called me yesterday because they had old corporate records. They had that snotty bill-collector attitude and hit me with, "The payment was rejected because the account has been frozen..."