Scott Bloomquist (unlicensed pilot) killed in small aircraft crash

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Authorities have confirmed that race car driver Scott Bloomquist has been killed in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County.

Sheriff Ronnie Lawson told the Review that Bloomquist, who owns a small private air strip at his home in Mooresburg, apparently crashed into a barn on his property.

Bloomquist, who is one of the most successful dirt track stock car racers of all time, was the lone occupant of the plane. The coroner was en route.

According to Federal Aviation Administration records Bloomquist was not a licensed pilot and the plane he was flying hadn't been licensed since 2012.

www.therogersvillereview.com

Dirt Track racing icon Scott Bloomquist killed in plane crash near his Mooresburg home

Authorities have confirmed that race car driver Scott Bloomquist has been killed in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg Community in Hawkins County.
www.therogersvillereview.com
 
He's always been a bit of an outlaw.
 
It’s possible the press got it wrong and it was an ultralight rather than a j3. But the article was pretty specifically wrong if it was wrong.
 
Salty said:
It’s possible the press got it wrong and it was an ultralight rather than a j3. But the article was pretty specifically wrong if it was wrong.
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www.therogersvillereview.com

Dirt track racing icon Scott Bloomquist killed in plane crash near his Mooresburg home

Iconic race car driver Scott Bloomquist was killed Friday morning in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg community in Hawkins County.
www.therogersvillereview.com

At 7:50 a.m. Friday multiple fire and rescue agencies were dispatched to a report of fire and black smoke at at Bloomquist's home at 209 Brooks Road in Mooresburg.
Bloomquist was flying a small two-seat 1938 Piper Cub J3C-65 aircraft, and was confirmed deceased at the scene.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records Bloomquist was not a licensed pilot and the plane he was flying hadn't been licensed since 2012.
 
Doc Holliday said:
www.therogersvillereview.com

Dirt track racing icon Scott Bloomquist killed in plane crash near his Mooresburg home

Iconic race car driver Scott Bloomquist was killed Friday morning in a small aircraft crash near his home in the Mooresburg community in Hawkins County.
www.therogersvillereview.com

At 7:50 a.m. Friday multiple fire and rescue agencies were dispatched to a report of fire and black smoke at at Bloomquist's home at 209 Brooks Road in Mooresburg.
Bloomquist was flying a small two-seat 1938 Piper Cub J3C-65 aircraft, and was confirmed deceased at the scene.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records Bloomquist was not a licensed pilot and the plane he was flying hadn't been licensed since 2012.
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Yeah, exactly like I said.
 
Zeldman said:
Hell of a short track driver. Also wasn't afraid to voice his opinion, loudly.
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3393RP said:
Scott could wheel a late model like no one else. He embraced the villian personality, and fans both loved and despised him.

Rest easy, racer.
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Need more heels/personalities in stock car racing. Too much corporate sanitization. He played the part in his world..
 
I wonder what type of maneuver or flight profile he was attempting at the time? He did say ‘he liked to fly low’, ‘under the power lines’.


Was there a witness? Crash pictures? Any serious medical issues??
 
sourdough44 said:
I wonder what type of maneuver or flight profile he was attempting at the time? He did say ‘he liked to fly low’, ‘under the power lines’.


Was there a witness? Crash pictures? Any serious medical issues??
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Being treated for prostate cancer.
 
Reportedly suffered from significant back pain, prostate cancer, and financial pressures.
 
Well we know now a Cub WILL barely kill you.

I hope the report of suicide is incorrect...this guy is a rock star in the dirt track racing world...
 
Odd that the NTSB has not issued a Preliminary report on this (ERA24LA346). The high-profile nature of this accident may be making them careful.

Oddly enough, there was a near-identical accident in 2008 (WPR09CA002). "The pilot stated that the tailwheel equipped airplane suddenly veered to the right during the landing roll. Despite his control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the right, exited the
runway, and impacted a hangar located adjacent to the runway...The tailwheel spring retaining clip was found separated from the tailwheel assembly."

No injuries, in this case.

Ron Wanttaja
 
wanttaja said:
Oddly enough, there was a near-identical accident in 2008 (WPR09CA002). "The pilot stated that the tailwheel equipped airplane suddenly veered to the right during the landing roll. Despite his control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the right, exited the
runway, and impacted a hangar located adjacent to the runway...The tailwheel spring retaining clip was found separated from the tailwheel assembly."

No injuries, in this case.

Ron Wanttaja
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That sounds remarkably similar in sequence to the recent Dan Gryder incident.
 
TCABM said:
I mean the last one rolled off the line in 1952. Sure, the model evolved, and clones exist, but yeah, I’d say the 3,796 (~18% of production) J-3s remaining on the registry are fairly rare.
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That probably still puts it in the top 20 most common GA aircraft types. That beats out any Mooney (most common there is the M20C at 2,422 produced), for example.
 
flyingcheesehead said:
That probably still puts it in the top 20 most common GA aircraft types. That beats out any Mooney (most common there is the M20C at 2,422 produced), for example.
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BAS would agree based on production numbers.

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Edited....

[Emily Latella strikes again. Never mind....]

Ron Wanttaja
 
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wanttaja said:
Not sure I agree with the NTSB on this one. The circumstances of the accident are nearly identical to those of another Cub accident ~20 years earlier. In that case, it was a broken tailwheel control. Not mentioned in this report, nor are there comments about what was found in the wreckage.

Second, as a race car driver, the pilot would have been well aware of the danger of fire. Seems to me that if he was going to commit suicide, he would have picked a scenario other than a low-speed impact with a penetratable structure, in a plane with the gas tank right in front of him.

Ron Wanttaja
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Unintended suicide? THC, Meth, and airplanes don't mix well.
 
All, it’s literally in the docket, as Nauga said. Please just read it before coming up with alternative theories.
 
Lowflynjack said:
It was difficult to read that handwriting!
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Definitely. There's a bit more to the rationalization in the witness statement. If I'm interpreting the handwriting correctly it reads "...proceeded to tell me about a spot on his heart (widowmaker) and that he is not gonna die in a hospital bed..."

Nauga,
who understands it's a witness statement, not literature
 
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