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Originally Posted by greglepore
Don't know if any of you follow "Rebuild Rescue" on Youtube-channel about a guy in Chester Co. Pa who buys and rebuilds abandoned airplanes-but a plane of theirs went down Thursday killing one of the show's pricipals. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPV-YF-Knj4
No cause yet, but appears to be potentially a double engine failure on takeoff. Plane was recently fueled, and speculation is maybe Jet A contamination. |
If I understand correctly, the Grumman had previously had a double prop strike. From Blancolirio and Probable Cause, the right engine failed, the aircraft was running 160hp Lycomings, Best single engine climb ~200fpm, with feathered prop and clean airframe. Probably didn't get cleaned up and hovered on the edge of stall then dropped the right wing and went in.
Will it start? and other such "restoration" videos are entertainment when cars and bikes are involved, too darned risky when aircraft are involved.
Best
Les