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Jan 26, 2020
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Busiturtle
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Weather related would make the most sense
I have a friend who flies copters and my ears perk up anytime there is a report of a helicopter crash in my area. Weather and loss of visibility seem to always be the key factor
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Info from TMZ re: crash details.. confirms fog related
cougfanz
1/26/20 8:28pm
Ugh
Squirt
1/26/20 8:33pm
What a scary ride to be on.
thebruce
1/26/20 8:33pm
That’s the part I can’t get out of my head. How scary it must have been for them.
cruiserhead
1/26/20 8:38pm
The thing I can’t get out of my head is when I think about the LSU coaches
Gerald-DeGroot
1/26/20 9:32pm
For that reason, I hope the report's last line in the OP is correct. If they
LeftOfNormal
1/26/20 11:21pm
Weather related would make the most sense
Busiturtle
1/26/20 8:35pm
Do Helicopters not have very good radar? You think they could have gone back to
Cnation
1/26/20 8:44pm
They appear to have been trying. In process of making a 180 turn.
Soupie
1/26/20 8:51pm
Flying blind. I have to wonder why they risked it. Especially with the girls.
777
1/26/20 8:44pm
Based on that report it seems like they were trying to avoid it, but
Hypnotoad
1/26/20 8:50pm
I just listened to the ATC recordings. The first time they circled was not due
Flyski
1/26/20 8:56pm
185 miles an hour in the fog? Wowzers
BlueFrog
1/26/20 8:56pm
Controlled flight into terrain the biggest killer in aviation.
Kajdin
1/26/20 9:14pm
I didn't look at the METAR after this happened...
tjngirlz
1/26/20 11:10pm
Probably because of the surrounding LA airspace. It would restrict them from
Flyski
1/27/20 6:52am
Ya, I thought about that late last night
tjngirlz
1/27/20 7:04am
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