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re: Plane crash in Lafayette
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:15 pm to Boston911
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:15 pm to Boston911
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“It passed close to our house. It’s just terrible,” Vallot said. “I just heard a bunch of bombs going off. I got up, and I came to look. It was an airplane. It ran out of gas or something. I don’t know what happened.” According to Vallot, the pilot attempted to land in a nearby field but was unsuccessful.
It should be illegal for “eyewitnesses” to describe anything. Lady has no fricking clue, just making shite up
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Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:18 pm to Zakatak
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If the audio on that video is accurate there is at least one engine making power. Another scenario is they forgot to swap tanks and engines died.
Yep fuel starvation in one tank seems more plausible than mechanical failure. That red line on the airspeed indicator comes up FAST if you do not manage it properly.
Posted on 10/22/25 at 10:21 pm to Zakatak
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one engine making power.
in a piston engine twin the remaining engine’s function is to escort you to the scene of the accident
This post was edited on 10/22/25 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 10/22/25 at 11:20 pm to jcaz
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It should be illegal for “eyewitnesses” to describe anything. Lady has no fricking clue, just making shite up
Posters should not post without knowing what they’re talking about either, considering it was a man that said all of that.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 3:03 am to Zakatak
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they forgot to swap tanks
Hold on... there is no automatic flow mixing from tanks? This is not a 78 Ford truck with dual gas tanks.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:06 am to BHM
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Hold on... there is no automatic flow mixing from tanks? This is not a 78 Ford truck with dual gas tanks.
Lot of old planes flying still from the 70s and 80s using that similar tech
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:13 am to Zakatak
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Can induce a flat spin with adverse yaw and without considerable altitude almost impossible to recover.
This is basically what the video shows does it not?
Do you switch gas tanks mid flight normally? One runs out and you switch over? How does that work exactly I’m just curious? I’m assuming you would switch them with fuel left and there’s enough fuel/ pressure to keep the engines running the whole time?
Posted on 10/23/25 at 6:17 am to baldona
2006 Baron has 2 tanks, one per wing. There is no switching required. Maybe if separate tip tanks but that would be odd.
There is a cross feed function for emergencies where the left tank can feed the right engine.
Engine loss at cruise should be a non-event in a Baron once trimmed properly and inoperative prop feathered.
Sounds to me like they ran out of fuel.
There is a cross feed function for emergencies where the left tank can feed the right engine.
Engine loss at cruise should be a non-event in a Baron once trimmed properly and inoperative prop feathered.
Sounds to me like they ran out of fuel.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 8:58 am to baldona
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Do you switch gas tanks mid flight normally? One runs out and you switch over? How does that work exactly I’m just curious?
Many smaller private planes are set up with right and left wing tanks that feed into a small (2-3 gal) header tank. The header tank feeds the engine directly. You have the ability to switch a valve in the cockpit between right/left/both. Both is used for takeoff and landing and can be used for flight. The issue with both is that if flying a distance you may have one tank feeding faster than the other due to flight characteristics. Being able to isolate one tank gives you the ability to pull from one tank to balance out the weight distribution across the plane. It also allows you to pull from the good tank if you develop an issue in flight with the other.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 9:02 am to Fat Harry
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2006 Baron has 2 tanks, one per wing. There is no switching required.
I appreciate this info. I dont have any twin engine experience directly.
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Sounds to me like they ran out of fuel.
This is what confuses me. The security cam footage from one of the stores nearby has audio. There is clearly at least 1 engine making power. Thats why i was thinking maybe ran out/starved and switched tanks to find some fuel for a restart.
Posted on 10/23/25 at 9:43 am to jcaz
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I have seen a video from somebody’s security camera. He came in flat and pancaked down HARD. Absolutely no way to survive that. Pretty much confirmed the stall/spin assumption the ADSB data showed.
Holy crap, so it did come straight down. shite.
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