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Hey. Recently a good friend purchased a gorgeous 1963 Mooney M20C. Brand new paint job, 500 hours left on the engine, brand new prop. After picking it up, after an exhausting flight across the country in turbulent weather he wrecked it in a gear-up landing. For a gear-up landing it's in relatively good shape but the mechanic he talked to thinks his insurance will probably just total it, and he is, understandably, very overwhelmed and distraught at the thought that the plane he's been pursuing for months and saving up for for years might be done after just getting it home. Does anyone have any insight as to how to help lower costs and save his plane? As far as we can tell, he needs the belly panels replaced, definitely needs a new prop (2 or 3 blade is fine), and potentially will need to overhaul the engine. Everything else seems to be okay, and neither wing was damaged.
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This Veteran's Day weekend, an M20J went down in the marsh short of the runway at Northeast Florida Regional Airport (KSGJ). Two were on board, the pilot and a nineteen year old passenger. Reports of "mechanical failure" from the pilot to first responders and the media were conveyed. The mishap occurred Sunday morning, November 10th, 2019, shortly before ten o'clock A.M. There were mild to moderate injuries to the occupants. Just a heads-up for the community and spot to add any additional information that might trickle in over the next few days... Important to learn from others misfortunes. Best wishes to pilot and passenger.
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Well this is an odd one. A Jordanian national with an existing PPL flying a Seneca with an MEI on board. Only the instructor survived and says the student crashed it intentionally. They went down next to a Pratt & Whitney aircraft engine factory. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-investigating-deadly-plane-crash-east-hartford-connecticut-intentional/ Whether it turns out to be terrorism or not, I suspect the story will be divisive and not terribly good for GA.
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I don't know if this has been posted before. I just saw it.
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This is local for several of us. I don't recognize the paint scheme. Anyone with details, please post. John http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/23318872/small-plane-crashes-along-route-50-in-bowie#axzz2dlwjspUO
