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Ocelot II

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14. The C-206 is often used as a jump plane for skydivers.

Sun May 26, 2024, 09:39 AM

May 2024

If that's what this was, it might explain why the pilot was wearing a parachute. Maybe this was a skydiving operation and the passengers had them as well, so the pilot was expecting everybody else to jump. But I'll be checking for the NTSB report on this one.

This is a C-206:

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Pilot parachutes, passengers survive plane crash near Kansas City [View all] KS Toronado May 2024 OP

The pilot still has a lot of explaining to do. He parachuted out and left everyone to die... brush May 2024 #1

No kidding. Gonna be lawsuits for sure. tanyev May 2024 #3

Sounds more like a Trump supporter. "The hell with everyone else I AM THE ONLY IMPORTANT ONE HERE" . usaf-vet May 2024 #9

He should never get it back. brush May 2024 #10

See #21. Everyone parachuted out; they weren't abandoned. Ocelot II May 2024 #27

Yes, and the person who wrote this mess of an article should bbe taken to task, not the pilot. ShazzieB May 2024 #38

Not to mention the people who assumed from this sketchy report that the pilot was an a-hole Ocelot II May 2024 #39

There should be an investigation. Irish_Dem May 2024 #13

*Everybody* parachuted out of the plane - the article is incomplete and misleading. Ocelot II May 2024 #21

I like the OP story. More my kind of joke - like the airline pilot who died peacefully in his sleep while Wonder Why May 2024 #35

Or maybe just read more? littlemissmartypants May 2024 #37

Thank you! Yikes, that would have been beyond terrifying! Rhiannon12866 May 2024 #40

What a hero,... magicarpet May 2024 #2

See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #22

So the asshole was wearing his chute or did he take time to put it on while telling his passengers he was bailing? CrispyQ May 2024 #4

See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #23

I've never even heard of a pilot carrying a parachute on a small plane like that. bluedigger May 2024 #5

It's very common in the glider community. cloudbase May 2024 #8

A Cessna 206 isn't a glider. bluedigger May 2024 #15

They seem to have been skydivers, and they all parachuted out. See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #24

Did one of the passengers grab the stick after he bailed? getagrip_already May 2024 #6

See #21. Ocelot II May 2024 #25

Sounds like a metaphor for anyone who has abandonment issues. Baitball Blogger May 2024 #7

It sounds like he knew ahead of time the plane was not safe. usaf-vet May 2024 #11

Yes that is what I am thinking too. Irish_Dem May 2024 #12

See #21. Everyone wears a parachute in a skydiving plane, and everyone parachuted out. Ocelot II May 2024 #26

OK that makes sense. The excerpts were a bit misleading. Irish_Dem May 2024 #33

If you know the plane is unsafe you don't fly it at all. Ocelot II May 2024 #30

The C-206 is often used as a jump plane for skydivers. Ocelot II May 2024 #14

This makes the most sense as an explanation. bluedigger May 2024 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author Ocelot II May 2024 #17

The crash photo doesn't look like one anyone would walk away from. bluedigger May 2024 #18

It's really hard to tell from the photo if that's the entire plane or just part of it. Ocelot II May 2024 #19

More news here: Everybody parachuted from the plane before it crashed. Ocelot II May 2024 #20

You can tell who are the readers and who are not. Srkdqltr May 2024 #28

It's really easy to jump to wrong conclusions Ocelot II May 2024 #29

Heartily agree... The Unmitigated Gall May 2024 #31

Just got back home KS Toronado May 2024 #36

This is what I read from the ORIGINAL post. usaf-vet May 2024 #32

The original article was misleading in that it was incomplete. Ocelot II May 2024 #34