Three dead after small plane crash in Williamson County, TN 

Don't fly into or close to a thunderstorm. It's not the airplane.

What boggles the mind is that these guys - and there've been so many of them - must've read countless accident reports describing exactly this scenario, yet they go and do the same thing. All pilots should get their instrument rating, but I often wonder if having the rating gives them a false sense of competence, leading to accidents like this.

I have 20,000 plus thousand hours in commercial jets but even I know my limitations. No way would I blast off in an airplane in less then ideal conditions unless I am proficient.

I’m guessing this aircraft was on an IFR flight plan. It appears as spatial disorientation leading to a loss of control.

It really is a doctor killer. The pilot was actually a doctor out of Baton Rouge and he had his 2 adult children on board who were students at LSU.

Unexpected autopilot bugaboo followed by over-reaction disorientation...

When I first posted that on LiveATC, and having done that numerous times, those two words are still so haunting....."Radar Contact Lost" RIP

What is it with TN and Beech planes lately?

Does not maintain altitude, does not maintain heading, limited comms, appears to enter graveyard spiral, cloudy weather in the area that day. on the surface it looks to be spatial disorientation. RIP pilot and family.

People who know nothing about aviation should refrain from commenting on things aviation. JFC…. 🤦‍♂️

Youd think the penny would have dropped after all these decades with so many Bonanza v Dr crashes. Do these people not read anything?

Reminds me of the very same scenario of the low flight time lady in the Beach aircraft with the RU-vid channel, with very similar flight paths, my first question in this case would be, were any severe thunderstorms in this flight path, as one of them can rip a plane to shreds.

The V35 has a pretty tight envelope - not sure if they were in IMC, but they're prone to breaking apart when things get squirrely.

What were the pilots qualifications, hours in this type etc???

Trouble operating avionics in IMC, got behind the aircraft, exceeded Vne and or maximum control inputs, flutter, big fall, dead

All I can think of is how terrified his two young adult children must have been with the fuselage plummeting to earth knowing that their young lives were about to end. It sounds like the doctor's qualifications to fly that newer "turbo" Bonanza were questionable at best and whoever checked him off on the plane did him a huge disservice in the end.

The "forked-tail doctor killer" strikes again.

My condolences to the family.Restin peace ✝️ All Gods angels are in Heaven.God be with the families ✝️🕊️🇺🇸

Lack of proficiency in IMC leading to spatial disorientation? In actual? CO poisoning, hypoxia, mechanical--doubtful.

RIP

Too low for oxygen deprivation/loss of pressure.

My thoughts and prayers to the family. But I must say, I wasn’t surprised when I saw it was a Doctor

A close friend of mine was piloting a Beech in 2004 and died along with two others when they in fact flew into a thunderstorm at night. He did not have weather radar but was IFR rated. He believed that he had cleared the storm path because an FAA controller had earlier vectored him further south to his original flight plan for just that reason. He was in contact with another controller just minutes before he went down and that controller made no mention of a storm directly ahead. Probably would not have happened today.

Sad!

Was this pilot enept?

3 minutes of a waste of time. What was the weather in the area? Looks like the heading deviations could have been Wx related.

A doctor Bonanza crasher strikes again.

Wow, from viewers this was another doctor and another family annihilator. right off the bat you find reasons to doubt him and his operations. Although we don’t hear him much of the time, I’m sure you can imagine. He’s IFR, he doesn’t speak up when deviating thinking it’s no big deal, then when he climbs the controller just offers him the next higher alt. Then when he’s above it, he minimizes his predicament by repeating only “descending” to 9k. He’s playing lawyer games right to the end by not fessing up to his situation. Then he dies. What a putts.

any more info? very suspicious

It's the same type of plane that killed Buddy Holly and company back in 59

V-35s have a history of breakups, and one has to stay ahead of the aircraft. It appears that he possibly had AP malfunction and was distracted, his airspeed more than doubled and the wings folded back, at that point the aircraft assumed the roll of lawn dart. Debris scattered over a half mile area. Im in Murfreesboro and heard newscasts asking that anybody who finds debris leave it, dont touch it and contact authorities.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BTt4jMByKLE.html

No joy indeed. Rest in peace.

Looking at the gages can be counter intuitive, I get it…

Gravity kills

the bonanza is noted for breaking up . need to stay at manuring speed to avoid this. or hace the v tail concerted

I’m tired of all the assholes calling Bonanza’s” Doctor Killers…my dad was a Doctor and flew Beechcraft Bonanzas for 22 yrs…he had 2 of them..I’m still here because he was a very proficient pilot and never made bad decisions when flying…you can break any airplane if you get behind the airplane….IMC is no joke..and should be treated with the utmost respect….he was IFR rated and if the weather wasn’t good..,we didn’t go…and if it got questionable enroute…we landed …live to fly another day…I would hand fly those Bonanzas all the time as a kid…and I knew that they were fast…people make bad decisions all the time while flying…and in the end..it bites them in the ass…just thought I’d put my two cents in….happy flying and clear skies…😀😀.

I'm hearing he oversped and pulled off the tail of the plane. Oofah

Look at the pilot's background that's available. First he got his PPL in 2016, second he graduated med school in 1987, that makes him about 70-72 years old. We don't know his total hours but I would say less than a 1,000. He was flying at IFR altitudes so I would assume he had and inst. rating. third, He owned the subject airplane for 2 years. It appeared to have radar (pod on wing). It had a Garmin 750 and an Aspen. I looked at for sale photos from 2022. Fourth, It also appears he used his auto pilot all the time even on short flights, i.e., less time hand flying. Fifth, old Photos also showed an IAS at 5,000' of 144 kts at about 23-24" and 2,300 rpm. And when fighting headwinds, you normally fly as fast as you can to limit the time in the headwind as he was fighting headwinds of at least 20 knots the whole trip. Sixth, His ground speed was about 130-135 kts for almost the whole cruise part of flight. Seventh, No probable fuel issues as his capacity was 120 gal. Eighth, And one report had convective activity in the area. Ninth, This 1966 V35TC Va is 134kts at gross weight (3,400 without the Osbornes). So he was in probably turb at 10 kts or more over Va and it's a 56 year old airplane with about 6,000 hrs. Most io-520 V-tails can indicate about 150 kts at his altitude at 65-75% (my V-tail indicates 148 kts at 11,500' at 59%). Was his radar inop? Did he get a good wx brief? gottgetthereitis? Did he not know his V speeds? What a shame!!! Reminds of the story of the lawyer standing in the chow line in heaven when he sees a Dr. dressed in schrubs cut the line and he asks an old timer in the heaven chow line, "Hey, I'm new here, but I thought there were no cuts in the chow line and that Dr. just cut the line?" The old timers says, "that's not a Dr., it's God, but God thinks he is a doctor."

Who’s the guy trying to be VAS aviation 😂😂

The folly of trying to imitate Birds and insects God created creatures!

Rip

This Sunday on Probable cause, Dan Gryder.

HORRIBLE video.

The light dual twins… VMCA strikes again… Fucking scary for potential pilots

Maybe the pilot became incapacitated. Heart Attack Maybe.

Too early to tell , but i think he lost control and over stressed the airframe .

Let me guess , not instrument rated

RIP