MU-2 Crash in Owasso, OK; 1 Dead
11-11-2013, 08:24 AM
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MU-2 Crash in Owasso, OK; 1 Dead
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Sen. Jim Inhofe's son dies in plane crash near Owasso | Local News - Home
Looks like Sen. Inhofe's son was piloting the MU-2.
Looks like Sen. Inhofe's son was piloting the MU-2.
11-12-2013, 06:09 AM
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Another article with video of the crash site.
Senator Inhofe's son killed in plane crash - chicagotribune.com
Senator Inhofe's son killed in plane crash - chicagotribune.com
11-12-2013, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by PilotFrog
The Senator is the same that landed on a closed runway right?
Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
Correct....
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), an AOPA member and one of the most ardent general aviation supporters in Congress, lost the propeller off his Grumman Tiger May 8 and made a successful emergency landing at Claremore, Oklahoma. Inhofe was unhurt, but his landing on the airport grass sheared off the Tiger’s nosewheel assembly.
11-12-2013, 03:08 PM
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These things have a notoriously poor safety record, nearly a quarter of the fleet has crashed so far because of control problems when an engine fails.
Wikipedia
Concerns have been raised about safety; there have been 330 fatalities from MU-2 crashes. As of October 2005, the FAA began a safety evaluation of the aircraft and decided that the aircraft has met its certification requirements - it is safe when operated by properly trained pilots who operate properly maintained aircraft. The FAA is in the process of mandating [special] training specific to the MU-2 as it has in the past for other [problem] aircraft. When such mandated training was required outside of the U.S. the MU-2 accident record was vastly improved.
Wikipedia
Concerns have been raised about safety; there have been 330 fatalities from MU-2 crashes. As of October 2005, the FAA began a safety evaluation of the aircraft and decided that the aircraft has met its certification requirements - it is safe when operated by properly trained pilots who operate properly maintained aircraft. The FAA is in the process of mandating [special] training specific to the MU-2 as it has in the past for other [problem] aircraft. When such mandated training was required outside of the U.S. the MU-2 accident record was vastly improved.
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