Cross City, FL - 2 Fatalities

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Lancair 360. Pilot was a friend's brother.

Safety agency investigating small plane crash that killed 2

The pilot of a small plane that crashed, killing both on board, mysteriously asked air traffic controllers to cancel his plan to land at a rural airport in north-central Florida so he could fly 200 miles further south along the Gulf coastline – then crashed trying to land at his original airport...

www.wuft.org

Second Cross City Airport plane crash victim dies

Second Cross City Airport plane crash victim dies

www.wcjb.com

 

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Accident Lancair 360 N510G, Sunday 20 October 2024

The Lancair 360 crashed under unknown circumstances at Cross City Airport (CTY/KCTY), Cross City, Florida. The pilot later died of his injuries and the passenger sustained fatal injuries....

asn.flightsafety.org

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N510G/history

A sputtering engine. I wonder if they fueled after the first flight that day. These aren't forgiving without power.

 

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That's a good question. The pilot told ATC he intended to continue down the coast to Venice, but then he descended into Cross City. Did he suddenly realize he was low on fuel? Did he develop an engine problem?

 

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Really feel bad for my friend. Her other brother passed away just 40 days before this crash.

 

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Flight aware shows 1h 55 min first flight and 1h 20 min second flight that day. Most of these planes don't carry many hours of fuel. Mine carries about 42 gallons total. If I completed both those flights I would be on E.

 

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Well, it'll be simple for the NTSB to see if there's fuel in the tanks and whether he bought fuel at Atmore. Apparently there was no fire, so fuel exhaustion is certainly a possibility.