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Florida pilot reports passenger fell into ocean
...a pilot reported to the Federal Aviation Administration that a passenger fell out of his small plane into the ocean. (www.foxnews.com) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
don't understand, I own an airplane with the same door configuration and there is no "ajar" it is either open or closed and if the guy fell than it was open. It also seems like his call to atc was not obscured by wind noise as would be expected. I think the may day call should have focused on the guy that "fell" and not the door "ajar" open. I question if the passenger was ever on board.
Those kinds of details can be analyzed through forensic autopsy of body and observation of plane on approach/landing.
If he truly wanted to get rid of the passenger/body, he could've easily gone a few miles further out into the ocean and dropped him into shark infested waters. But you'd need a second person/ autopilot. You wouldn't want to be in an urban waterfront area between the mainland and a barrier island all built up with highrises, where the incident could bd captured on any number of high def cameras.
If he truly wanted to get rid of the passenger/body, he could've easily gone a few miles further out into the ocean and dropped him into shark infested waters. But you'd need a second person/ autopilot. You wouldn't want to be in an urban waterfront area between the mainland and a barrier island all built up with highrises, where the incident could bd captured on any number of high def cameras.
Body found in mangrove presumed to be that of passenger who fell from plane...not out at sea. Hmmmm?
He was presumed to have fallen in Biscayne Bay. Depending on the tide, he would've floated in to the mangroves or out to the sea.
Any news about the fallen angel ?
Lots of PA-46 versions. The picture looks like a piston version which could be either pressurized or not. If pressurized, the door can not be easily opened. The door also has a top and bottom half that have independent latches that must be operated to open with the top one being first. You cannot really accidentally fall out. You would have to make the conscience effort to either fit yourself through the top half of the door or take the further step of opening the bottom half to jump out. At 2000' even a pressurized version wouldn't have enough differential to blow you out if either door latch failed. Bottom line, suicide, homicide, or made up story.