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Old 10-14-2015, 02:24 PM   #119
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Originally Posted by sunchaser View Post
Tough game to play Mark. A sad one too. Became familiar with the Pilatus story and airplane a few years through a nephew who regularly flew one. While he was doing that gig another one went down in MT with 14 on board. Unfortunately sad stories of this kind involving small airplanes never seem to let up.
Sunchaser, not sure if your were commenting on SINGLE ENGINE aircraft or not.

But just to clarify, That single engine Pilatus crash that you mentioned did not involve an engine failure.

The error chain in action: Pilatus crash at Butte - Air Facts Journal

I agree that in general, small propeller driven aircraft safety (single or twin) is poor when compared to other modes of transportation like jet airliners or cars.

Steve
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