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re: Plane that departed Gonzales has crashed in Tennessee.

Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:07 pm to
Posted by solus
Member since Dec 2019
3568 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:07 pm to
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Take an airliner....lots of pilots, lots of engines. Would never get on one of these small planes.... but that's just me.


And to also be the pilot on this little boy I'll be too busy panicking instead of trying to save it.

Posted by 4x4tiger
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2006
3709 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:08 pm to
Didn't Tim McGraw own Hank Williams Sr's old place at Leipers Fork years ago?
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
59547 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:10 pm to
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PurpleandGold Motown


Please shut your internet down for the night
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
21790 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:25 pm to
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Records show the aircraft, a 1966 Beechcraft V35 Bonanza, has been registered to the Doucet since January.

Baw has only had the plane for a few months
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He enjoys spending time with his family and friends when he is not pursuing his favorite hobby, aviation
This post was edited on 5/15/24 at 9:27 pm
Posted by HailToTheChiz
Back in Auburn
Member since Aug 2010
50256 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:35 pm to
Absolutely awful.
Posted by YNWA
Member since Nov 2015
6943 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 9:41 pm to
I'll wait until Pilot Debrief does a video on this one. 99% of the time it's pilot error. Pushes a plane beyond its limits. Flying in weather they shouldn't because they have to make it to a destination and can't wait etc etc.

Check out his channel. Ex military Fighter Pilot. He breaks down the cause of some very notable crashes.

Pilot Debrief

Posted by PGAOLDBawNeVaBroke
Member since Dec 2023
1051 posts
Posted on 5/15/24 at 10:35 pm to
Sorry to hear. My uncle, a neurosurgeon died while flying his plane a few years back. Awful.
Posted by lsufball19
Franklin, TN
Member since Sep 2008
66366 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 12:42 am to
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Didn't Tim McGraw own Hank Williams Sr's old place at Leipers Fork years ago?

Leipers Fork is mainly very wealthy people with massive properties now, a lot of country musicians
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
10626 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 2:54 am to
reason number 15.85 million to not fly private aircraft.
This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 6:24 pm
Posted by Reservoir dawg
Member since Oct 2013
14532 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 3:03 am to
Another V tail with excessive Va loads? What was the weather?
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
3149 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 5:15 am to
Too many wealthy people get suckered into thinking that general aviation is a more convenient and safe form of travel compared to commercial aviation when in reality it isn’t. They’ll blindly pull out their checkbooks while not even educating themselves about the risks of flying private.

There hasn’t been a major commercial aviation crash in 15 years. Meanwhile, there’s hundreds of small-plane crashes in the U.S. every year. That’s the risk you take when flying a private aircraft. It’s way less regulated compared to commercial aviation.

This is just as bad as the small-jet crash in Naples FL that happened earlier this year.


This post was edited on 5/16/24 at 5:34 am
Posted by Da Sheik
Trump Tower
Member since Sep 2007
8285 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:13 am to
I knew him well
Posted by Tigeralum2008
Yankees Fan
Member since Apr 2012
17250 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:25 am to
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There hasn’t been a major commercial aviation crash in 15 years. Meanwhile, there’s hundreds of small-plane crashes in the U.S. every year. That’s the risk you take when flying a private aircraft. It’s way less regulated compared to commercial aviation.


As someone who is currently pursuing his PPL I can tell you “private” is heavily regulated. Pickup a FAR on Amazon and see for yourself.

Something like 90% of the fatal mishaps in small aircraft are due to avoidable mistakes by the pilot.

I’ll wait for the report before passing judgement but aircraft simply do not break up in the air without being pushed beyond their structural design

Posted by Tigeralum2008
Yankees Fan
Member since Apr 2012
17250 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:27 am to
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I'll wait until Pilot Debrief


Love his content
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
62964 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:34 am to
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That particular plane has the unfortunate nickname of “the doctor killer”


More specifically forked-tongue doctor killer
Posted by JodyPlauche
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2009
9288 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:36 am to
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Owned by Lucius J. Doucet III, plastic surgeon in BR.


Sorry to hear this!

I actually wished this Doucet would have made it to the airport.
Posted by Da Sheik
Trump Tower
Member since Sep 2007
8285 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:36 am to
He has been flying for a few years
Posted by flyingtexastiger
Southlake, TX
Member since Oct 2005
1681 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:41 am to
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More specifically forked-tongue doctor killer


Because the airplane looks like a snake????

Because they kill a lot of lying doctors????

Which is it????
Posted by Lithium
Member since Dec 2004
62964 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 7:50 am to


Doctor killer because it was a mass produced high performance airplane the was relative inexpensive. So a lot of professionals (like doctors) bought it with it's 285-300 HP engine right after getting their pilot's license. So it was like getting your 16 year old a ferrari soon as he got his driver's license. Plus the instruments back in the day did no help at all with the weather.

I had one that a hanger door fell on during Hurricane Sally. It was a great flying airplane and I found it very forgiving
Posted by stelly1025
Lafayette
Member since May 2012
8977 posts
Posted on 5/16/24 at 8:12 am to
Dam that sucks, I don't know the pilot ,but I recognize the call sign. It was a Bonanza that used to come in from time to time where I worked.
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