Socata crash in New Jersey

[rdarby]

http://www.smh.com.au/world/plane-crashes-on-busy-new-jersey-highway-20111221-1p4m3.html

 

The whole story is just sad. And reading about the dog made it worse.

 

 

[dazza 38]

The only good thing to come out of it is that nobody on the ground died.

 

 

[hendonguy]

Listening to 95.5wplj a talk back radio station in new York , pilot reported to a tower of heavy icing minutes before the

 

 

[Virago]

It was a TBM700 single engine turboprop ... a beautiful aeroplane (was). I had a ride in one a few years back and drooled over them ever since.

 

Many parts of America are experiencing blizzard conditions at the moment so ice buildup on the wings would not be unexpected. I'm pretty sure the TBM700

 

has leading edge deicer boots but they may not have been enough. John.