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re: Small plane crash in Gonzales, engine fell off
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:34 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:34 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
It's all ball bearings these days
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:37 pm to slidingstop
Maybe it was his own small plane?
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:42 pm to Tigeralum2008
Right tighty.
For next time.
For next time.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:45 pm to Tigeralum2008
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engine fell off
Uh the engine sits inside the nose. Can’t really fall off.
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The exact cause of the crash is under investigation.
I’m pretty sure the engine laying in the road is a clue.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:54 pm to DarkDrifter
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I'm assuming the shitting of his pants is one of those injuries
He’s 74, who knows… the shite might have been in there PRIOR to the flight
This post was edited on 10/13/26 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:55 pm to lsucoonass
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Maybe it was his own small plane?
Gotta be. FAA requires regular inspections on rental planes every 100hrs. I’d imagine a mech would have caught any corrosion/missing hardware.
This post was edited on 10/13/26 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 10/13/26 at 1:57 pm to Tigeralum2008
Whoopsie.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:00 pm to Mid Iowa Tiger
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Uh the engine sits inside the nose. Can’t really fall off.
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I’m pretty sure the engine laying in the road is a clue.
The house in the background is 1/4 mile from the landing strip. That engine didn't fall out. The pilot pulled back too soon, crashed and the engine went rolling.
Similar to this crash:
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:03 pm to Shexter
WBRZ got it correct"
Single-engine plane crashes shortly after taking off from Gonzales' Louisiana Regional Airport
https://www.wbrz.com/news/single-engine-plane-crashes-shortly-after-taking-off-from-gonzales-louisiana-regional-airport/
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GONZALES — A single-engine plane crashed early Tuesday morning shortly after it took off from Louisiana Regional Airport in Gonzales, officials told WBRZ.
According to Gonzales Fire Chief Preston Landry, the Cessna C210, piloted by a 74-year-old Ascension Parish resident, crashed about half a mile from the airport's runway.
FlightAware data shows that the flight took off just before 5 a.m. The flight, the tracking software says, ended less than a minute later.
Landry added that, when crews arrived around 6 a.m., the motor was found about a hundred yards from the plane and the plane itself was upside down in a field. The pilot was walking around and only had minor injuries when authorities arrived, Landry added.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:08 pm to Tigeralum2008
“It fell off. It fell off. It fell the frick off!” - Ron White
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:08 pm to Shexter
How do we not know this guys name yet? TD is slipping.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:09 pm to Tigeralum2008
That's what happens when you buy a plane off Temu.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:14 pm to Tigeralum2008
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its motor fell out prior to the plane crashing
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The exact cause of the crash is under investigation.
Should be a quick investigation.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:15 pm to Shexter
Fanfrickingtastic... as if three putting every fricking hole isn't bad enough, now I have to watch for falling plane engines when I'm on the golf course.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:27 pm to Tigeralum2008
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He’s 74, who knows… the shite might have been in there PRIOR to the flight
Flying by the Shiet of his pants then?
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:30 pm to TDsngumbo
The Lakes Course had a par three that backed up at the end of that runway. I doubt it was possible, but it felt like a high iron shot could have caught a plane on final approach.
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:35 pm to Tigeralum2008
74 and he crashes a plane upside down and walks away. 
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:40 pm to slidingstop
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apparently his decades of flying experience didn't remind him to check the engine to make sure it doesnt FALL OFF!
I hate to criticize a senior citizen, but WTF is a 74 YO fossil doing flying an airplane?
Two stupid statements there. First, pilots don’t check to make sure their engine is secure. Each plane has a checklist, and that’s not on them. The plane goes through an annual inspection. That’s where these things are supposed to be found.
And each pilot gets a medical certificate every year or two, depending on what sort of flying he’s doing.
This pilot was even luckier
This post was edited on 10/13/26 at 2:44 pm
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:40 pm to Tigeralum2008
This is how I imagine the ATC dialogue--
Plane: BTR Departure, this is Cessna 84 Uniform.
ATC: Go ahead, 84 Uniform.
Plane: (In a million dollar, cool as a cucumber voice) Coming out of angels 2, uh, we just had the engine kind of fall off.
ATC: 84 Uniform, are you declaring an emergency?
Plane: (Losing cool at last) YOU'RE frickIN A I'M DECLARING AN EMERGENCY!
Plane: BTR Departure, this is Cessna 84 Uniform.
ATC: Go ahead, 84 Uniform.
Plane: (In a million dollar, cool as a cucumber voice) Coming out of angels 2, uh, we just had the engine kind of fall off.
ATC: 84 Uniform, are you declaring an emergency?
Plane: (Losing cool at last) YOU'RE frickIN A I'M DECLARING AN EMERGENCY!
Posted on 10/13/26 at 2:42 pm to Tigeralum2008
Just a guess, but I would be looking for that other blade and how far away it was found from the rest of the wreckage.
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