Pilot Survives After Aerobatic Plane Crashes In Ocean

Kinja'd!!! "Chris Clarke" (shiftsandgiggles)
09/15/2014 at 18:14 • Filed to: planelopnik, tips, airplane crash

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Martin Keller practiced in the vicinity of residential Juan Gaviota. Flying Stearman PT-17 World War II training aircraft, in which the experienced pilot practiced acrobatics at the Port of San José, Escuintla, in Guatemala crashed into the sea and fell into a breakwater in front of the residential Juan Gaviota Marina.

The aircraft, registration TG-JEN, crashed and destroyed on impact and flying low after a spectacular maneuver, but the aviator was only with some punches. The pilot was the only occupant and amazingly escape with only minor injuries.


DISCUSSION (3)


Kinja'd!!! PatBateman > Chris Clarke
09/15/2014 at 18:46

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First, he was unlucky. Then, he was lucky. VERY DAMN LUCKY.


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Chris Clarke
09/15/2014 at 19:04

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sheeeeet!


Kinja'd!!! doodon2whls > Chris Clarke
09/15/2014 at 21:18

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Bummer. Glad the pilot swam away. Shame about the Stearman - only a finite number of those left...

There is a guy who regularly flies stunt patterns in his Bipe off the Jersey Shore where my in-laws have a place. He's always too far away for me to ID the plane, but it is fun watching him loop, stall, and I'll his way through the sky.

I have never seen him even get close to the water - he always climbs out sufficiently. Self preservation gene taking over there...