The Controversial Plane Crash of David Lesh 

What a gentleman to have the rescuers take him before his passenger.

Sounds to me like it was a legitimate crash but the pilot knew he could take advantage of the opportunity to score some attention and promote his businesses.

unlike the other "accident", i think this one is real. the main reason is that ejecting out of a plane with a parachute is fairly safe, there was little to go wrong on that stunt. shut the engine off, trim the plane forward, jump out, land with a parachute on land. a water landing however can go many ways, its an order of magnitudes more risky than bailing out of a plane with a skydiving rig. another factor is taking a passenger with you, if he was alone, well yeah maybe hes gonna take the risk, but i dont think he would have risked the life of his girlfriend(?) over that, especially considering his company seems to do fairly well anyways. his previous record of stunts, while "dangerous" didnt show anything life threatening.

If you fly over water, always bring flotation devices.

Nice video! Your editing and research is great and you've compiled the research into an interesting and informative video. Stay safe, can't wait for your next video!

My fist reaction to this crash was as a stunt but as I read more reports it appeared to be more likely poor decision to continue his flight when he knew of the fuel flow problem

Fake or not, no way in Hell you are bringing me up before my lady/wife!

Would also like to read the insurance investigation report

Nice roundup, thanks

good thing David Lesh documented the whole thing and they both kept smiling and wooooooing for the camera. I wish the coast guard would have thrown his Camera out of the window....

Finding time to videotape while sinking is just .... what it is.

Great video,you got this 90% dialed in. Some tweaking with your lighting and camera placement, along with a bit more off script wording, would do great to show your personality. I'm going to share your video on Reddit to help with the algorithm Gods. Keep on doing this, you're about to start a career.

And he (the captain) takes the first hoist up leaving her (his passenger) in the water to wait. Looks like a classic case of narcissism

this is really well done

Well done! I love you ❤️

Nicely done. Your professional narration could be in a Frontline episode.

Well done

This is explained so good, why does the video only have 3.4k views

She is waaay too cheerful. He was dedicated to filming his plight.

No matter what you think of Lesh, there is no "smoking gun" here and zero evidence for it being fake other than Leshes personality.

Trevor Jacob: He's an amateur, just wait and see my acting.....

I kinda thought there'd be more sharks around.

commenting for the engagement! hope this gets picked up by the algorithm

The guy had done some stunts, but, nothing that could have likely cost him his life. He just upgraded the plane, he's got no life preservers.....and he appears to be an intelligent guy who probably doesn't wanna risk dying young in the hopes of promoting his brand. Seems unlikely to me this was a stunt.

Oh damn, is that fly with Owen in the Cessna

Debris in fuel, fluctuating fuel flow, need to have aux pump on to keep it running.... Um Yea, I'll take my gal on a flight over the ocean. Stunt or no stunt this guy should voluntarily turn in his wings and give up flying.

great job bruh

The best decision i've made in the last month was subscribing to your channel.

nice vid, must have taken time

always thinking "what if" dont open the door...? the plane may flote indefinitle time or much more at last. Im wrong?

These two faces together tho, 4:16

The facts that he knew that there was something questionable about the fuel system, and that he proceeded to fly the aircraft, with a passenger, out to sea, miles away from land, and spent his time in the water and on the helicopter filming himself, with both occupants grinning like Cheshire cats throughout the event, tell me that this was a setup, from start to finish. Add to that his history of outlandish stunts and his criminal record, and everything points firmly at this being yet another stunt, and that maybe it didn't quite go according to plan. So convenient that he had a buddy in an accompanying aircraft to video it and to keep the two in sight until rescue arrived. Furthermore, he's certainly no gentleman; he left the woman in the water for a few more minutes while he was rescued first! How (un)gallant of him...

They don't look like they know (or have forgotten) sea survival skills. They should be huddled up floating together to slow down heat loss by sharing body warmth and assisting each other in flotation. bet the prop wash was chilly on the winch!! I think the Trevor Jacob video has set the confirmation bias for many keyboard warriors. In UK law, previous offences are irrelevant to each case in terms of confirming a plea, they are only used if found guilty for sentencing. Pretty sure it's the same in the US. What is definitely the same is Trial by Media which you proved in that interview clip is very much more guilty till proven innocent. I really like how you put these videos together

I agree with you 100%, only experts can see through this

I would say he is suffering from "RU-vidr POS syndrome". Indented or not if your first reaction to everything is to film stuff, you need professional help.

The guy gos first, WTF.

lol @7:38

Not so much "a lady" should go first, that's nonsense, but that the passenger should go first. That said, total faith in the USCG to get them both, so either way they were both going to be rescued regardless of who went up first.

Thanks for your insights. One suggestion, your audio has to much base, making it unpleasant to listen to.

The FAA should have taken the stance of "Oh, so you're flying over the open ocean and you have no life preservers or emergency gear? Then that means your idiot and shouldn't be flying airplanes, so now you are suspended indefinitely." I never had to ditch but if we did I at least know all the difference emergency rafts, first aid kits, radios, signal flares, signal mirrors, sea dye markers, personal flotation on our LPA's etc etc. I couldn't imagine taking the risk of ocean flying with none of those things.

This guy, David Lesh, is a sleeze-ball. He is hated in Colorado. He's done a ton of trespassing on Prohibited State parks and recorded it.

7:30 🤣😂🤣

Don't know the guy but seems like a legitimate crash to me. Especially his response on the news. Who cares if he takes out his camera and tries to make the best of a crappy situation? He was calm because he has done crazy things before and I am sure he knew that keeping calm was his best chance for he and his partner to survive the cold water. It does look a bit weird that he went first on the helicopter but I am sure that was a decision made by the Coast Guard and was likely due to him having worse flotation and hypothermia than the woman. So many people quick to judge somebody without any knowledge of the situation or any of the facts. Everyone is guilty until proven innocent anymore. Why is something like this on the news to begin with? There is no reasonable evidence it was planned and even if it was, then charge him a fine for wasting the Coast Guard's time and don't buy his brand. Plain and simple. The news should just be called "the speculations" anymore. The only thing that doesn't get reported on anymore are facts. Nice video presentation though, love your channel! PS - If it was all planned then shame on him but I would easily give him the benefit of the doubt here

Continues flying with known contamination in fuel…

😂😂😂 he was lift up first. I love equality

Real? ...mmm IDK, ...seems suspicious to me

This seems to be a legitimate accident at the same time...it probably served as an inspiration to Trevor

Would ❤ to watch David “Looser” Lesh’s original recording with some beer buddies. Each time we cringe over his douchebaggery we slam another beer🍺

The big problem here is GLIDE. The glide ratio of a Bonanza is about 10 to 1. He should have been able to glide up to 10 miles for every mile of altitude. You say he was at 8,000 feet. That is 1 1/2 miles high. He should have been able to glide up to 15 miles. That is more than enough to reach the coast and perhaps enough to reach the airport. He shows questionable behavior by continuing to fly a plane with known fuel flow issues, taking his GF up in that plane, and then flying over the ocean without ocean ditch equipment. Is he dumb, stupid, or just an idiot? Or perhaps this was a planned stunt as that was his history!

The fact he decided to go up in the helicopter first is mindblowing, like who actually wouldnt let their significant other or even worse their passanger get rescued first is soo wierd.

Why the hell did the bring the guy up first?!

I think it was an unfortunate accident involving a "character", if he was as boring as a weekend in the cells there would be no questions asked 🤔

This was absolutely a stunt. The girl was wearing a wet suit. That SINGLE fact says it all. Stunt.

Sorry, his passenger is smiling and and happy to be on camera every chance she gets. He probably has a fire extinguisher strapped to his leg. Totally staged in my opinion. If I'm not mistaken, that Cesna pilot has his own videos online and flys two brothers around on their adventures (JR Aviation. )

It’s a big risk to land a plane on water as a stunt! I don’t believe it’s fake but leaving the lady in the water and rescuing himself first is a shitty move! Shame on him!

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