Airplane News: Plane Swap NTSB Final, Skydiving Prelim, Parts fall from the sky, Highway Landing

This week in airplane news: The NTSB has issued a surprisingly short final report for the redbull plane swap, the prelim report is out for the CASA Skydiving accident, airplane parts fall from the sky, and another highway landing.

The NTSB has issued a remarkably short analysis and probable cause of the Redbull plane crash

Probable Cause:

“The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be: The unoccupied airplanes exceedance of the critical angle of attack which resulted in a stall, subsequent inverted spin, and impact with terrain.”

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https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

The NTSB Prelim report has come out for the strange occurrence of the co-pilot falling out of the plane

The report states the copilot may have gotten sick, was visible upset, and lowered the rear ramp of the aircraft

The PIC then stated the SIC removed his headset, apologized, and departed the aircraft via the aft ramp door - without a parachute.

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https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

According to the department of public safety in Maine, a 6-7lb metal sleeve-like object landed near a Capitol Police Officer.

No one was injured and multiple people saw it happen

The FAA believes the part came from a wing flap of a large passenger jet.

Nearby aircraft were notified and all landed safely.

https://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/airplane-part-falls-sky-hits-man-maine-88415457

Another highway landing has occurred and luckily all 5 people involved were uninjured.

A Piper PA-32 landed on Route 91 in California, striking a Toyota pickup truck.

The two people in the plane were able to get out prior to a post-crash fire and there were no injuries in the pickup truck.

https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/yet-another-highway-landing-this-time-alls-well-that-ends-well