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Old 09-11-2013 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by cardiomd
NTSB prelim report out:

Air Safety Investigators Release Report on Fatal Danville Plane - WSET.com - ABC13

I heard about this through flying colleagues who knew the guy who was just getting started in aviation. Description definitely sounds most consistent with a stall.
Not typical lose control stall then.
Both the initial and the update mentions hitting a tower:
Officials say that plane was coming in for a landing when it hit a tower. That clipped one of the plane's wings, causing the aircraft to crash near the runway.
From the first segment's video it looks like he clipped the glideslope antenna. Tried to GA and lost directional control and veered off the runway striking the top of the antenna?

Edit - OK...read the second article with the NTSB prelim report.
Sounds like the doctor had some trouble in the final seconds before landing a few times with his control. Must have been very hard for the instructor to watch. Hats off to those CFIs! You've got a tough job no doubt.
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