Alert CubCrafters Carbon Cub EX crash - 2 fatal (N126C)

[Neal]

From Facebook:

Plane crashes into Payette River east of Emmett, killing two male passengers

A plane crashed into the Payette River in the Black Canyon area east of Emmett on Tuesday morning, killing two male passengers, the Gem County Sheriff's Office confirmed.

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[Cactus Charlie]

Looks like an early EX (CCX-1865-0016). ADS-B Exchange shows a single data point over the river but an approach that suggests to me that a low level run may have been planned.

I have become even more concerned about low level obstacles since 4 were killed in a local helicopter collision with a "slack line" erected across a canyon. I did some canyon runs when I was younger but not recently.

 

[Meconiates]

Any idea what the AGL of the obstacle was? I wonder if they had a BRS and immediately pulled would it have saved them?

 

[ve6yeq]

If that last ADS-B position was correct, there is a power line crossing the river/lake at that location:

With no markings as far as Google Street View:

 

[ve6yeq]

Any idea what the AGL of the obstacle was? I wonder if they had a BRS and immediately pulled would it have saved them?

The news reports mention that the plane "clipped" the power lines, so I would guess there was very little time to react. The CubCrafters docs mention as little as 100 ft AGL, but Cirrus says 580 ft AGL...