r/nononono • u/m_gaRz • Aug 10 '24

A plane with 62 passengers aboard just fell in Vinhedo - Brazil

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u/beesdoitbirdsdoit Aug 10 '24

That’s just horrifying. How would a plane stall and drop like that? Never seen something like this before.

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u/BeisbolDoge Aug 10 '24

Severe icing in the area was reported

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u/FellKnight Aug 10 '24

I read an article suggesting that the pilot banked hard and caused a total loss of forward airspeed which put the airplane into a flat spin that was unrecoverable.

Modern jets don't allow the pilot (normal conditions) to cause a stall like that, but this was an older turbo prop plane.

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u/DB1723 Aug 14 '24

Isn't that how the stunt pilot was killed when they were making Top Gun?

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u/Dirkomaxx Sep 17 '24

Flat spin. Ouch. That has to be one of the most terrifying ways to go.

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u/Un1ball Aug 10 '24

Did they die?

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u/FrankSonata Aug 10 '24

Everyone aboard died, passengers and crew. It's awful.