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Bo Zarts

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1. Video shows the twin-engine turboprop ATR-72 spinning all the way to ground impact.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Aug 9, 2024, 07:50 PM

Aug 2024

Could be a prop failure (propeller going into beta or “reverse”), like the crash in Georgia a while back than killed former US Senator John Tower of Texas .. or a more recent crash of an ATR-72 in Pakistan. Few things cause such a total loss of control as displayed in the video .. but a propeller failure on one side could cause a catastrophic thrust asymmetry, and total loss of control of the aircraft.

Another possible is airframe icing (it is winter in that part of the world). The ATR-72 has a very bad history with respect to icing related issues.

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Video shows the twin-engine turboprop ATR-72 spinning all the way to ground impact. Bo Zarts Aug 2024 #1