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Pilot killed after small cargo plane crashes in Burlington


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RIP Dave...
Click to view my profile NC_Beach_n_Mtn_guy
January 16, 2013 4:57 p.m.
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AtaLost, I would encourage you to learn a bit more about airplanes before concluding that single-engine aircraft are unsafe. In many cases, multi-engine aircraft do not do well when they lose one engine. Plus, eyewitnesses are almost always known to describe aircraft accidents with a low degree of accuracy. Over 85 percent of all aircraft accidents are do to a mistake by the pilot, not the presence or absence of an extra engine. Despite these facts, it is very sad to lose this member of the aviation family.
ncpilot2
January 16, 2013 1:31 p.m.
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Do a little research...it was a Pilatus PC-12...that aircraft is not your father's Cessna 152!!!
Click to view my profile quit_whining
January 16, 2013 12:00 p.m.
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A single engine plane sounds like a bad idea. Despite what people say, eyewitness accounts usually mention a nose dive - not gliding safely to the ground.
Click to view my profile AtALost
January 16, 2013 10:14 a.m.
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So sad! PRaying for his family.
Click to view my profile beach2011
January 16, 2013 10:00 a.m.
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thats no "small" plane.
piloterror1
January 16, 2013 9:20 a.m.
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Can you imagine sitting in your car and a plane crashes in front of you? Talk about things you'd never expect.
Click to view my profile Bartmeister
January 16, 2013 8:56 a.m.
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Lots more info http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=8956143 and http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/263776/57/Pilot-Killed-In-Burlington-Plane-Crash
greymomma
January 16, 2013 8:17 a.m.
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