Van's RV-6 reported down near Petaluma CA airport

[Stan Cooper]

Two fatalities, no further details. Petaluma (O69) is in Sonoma County north of San Francisco.

http://abc7news.com/emergency-crews-responding-to-small-plane-crash-in-petaluma/3528686/

 

[Everskyward]

On the local news tonight.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/27/fatal-petaluma-plane-crash/

 

[Peter Anderson]

On the local news tonight.

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2018/05/27/fatal-petaluma-plane-crash/

Damn sad. I wish they would have just glided it to the road. RIP


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[3393RP]

The siren song of the runway and the impossible turn claim two more victims. Does the desire to "save" the airplane figure into this? It appears the golf course, the road, and the field beyond it were all choices that might have bent the airplane but not been fatal.

 

[GRG55]

...Does the desire to "save" the airplane figure into this?

Same psychology that caused Cirrus to have to "train out" the reluctance to pull the chute deployment handle perhaps?

 

[Stan Cooper]

Tail number is N4269Y registered to Richard A. Bristow of Carmichael, CA. Apparently his wife was the other victim. From witness descriptions it's pretty clear he fell for the impossible turn and stalled.

R.I.P.