Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Yesterday a DC-3 took off from a small field near Kidron , experienced engine trouble and crashed killing the two people aboard. It was enroute to Akron -Canton airport. from the pics, the entire cockpit area was obliterated
Rye Miles #13621 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 said: Yesterday a DC-3 took off from a small field near Kidron , experienced engine trouble and crashed killing the two people aboard. It was enroute to Akron -Canton airport. from the pics, the entire cockpit area was obliterated The news reports said the pilot was an excellent pilot and the plane was in tip top shape! Go figure!
Catlow4697 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 When you get that old anything can happen .things just break
Trailrider #896 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Tragic! The Goonie Bird is a most forgiving aircraft, but losing an engine (or both ?) on takeoff is pretty difficult to recover. RIP!
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 https://www.dispatch.com/news/20190121/cargo-plane-crashes-in-northeast-ohio-2-confirmed-dead
Abilene Slim SASS 81783 Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 Based on the aerial photo, it was a departure stall. Things go to s**t in a hurry with the loss of an engine at low altitude. Tragic. Prayers up for the crew and their families.
Del Rio Pete Posted January 22, 2019 Posted January 22, 2019 My understanding is the 55 yr old pilot was Brian Stoltzfus, President of Preferred Airparts. He was a former Samaritan’s Purse pilot. He flew a lot in Africa and helped and mentored many missionaries around the world.
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted January 22, 2019 Author Posted January 22, 2019 Plane was made in 1942. His company is another of the ones that change the goonies from radials to turbo props. His grand dad was a crop duster
Hoss Carpenter Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 this is so sad for me. I love the Goon, and obvious the Guys flying it. Hoss C.
Three Foot Johnson Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 The address given is three houses to the left, but this one fits with the pictures in the article - close to the road, across the road from the facility, angled, roof line matches, trees match. The skid marks appear to come from the west and be almost parallel to the road... it looks like maybe he made a 90º to the east after liftoff and was trying to put it down on the road...?
Trailrider #896 Posted January 23, 2019 Posted January 23, 2019 9 hours ago, Abilene Slim SASS 81783 said: Based on the aerial photo, it was a departure stall. Things go to s**t in a hurry with the loss of an engine at low altitude. Tragic. Prayers up for the crew and their families. If you lose an engine on takeoff, below Minimum Control Speed (Vmc), you need to reduce power on the good engine, or you'll wind up on your back. The problem with that is if you don't have enough power left to do anything but go down! "Run as fast as you can. There's nowhere to hide! Fate is the Hunter!" - Ernest K. Gann
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