ACCA's 2021 Dan Gryder Plane Accident

I was invited to the 2021 Aviation Content Creators Awards (ACCA's) that took place July 24th and 25th, 2021 in Rock Falls, Illinois at Whiteside County Airport. I had a great time while documenting some of the events at the airshow. This video just covers a few of the events.
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[@jimsteinway695]

I heard Juan Brown in the background. What a blessing to aviation Juan is !!!

[@brycecrousore1985]

Two videos in one week?? The best channel on KZbin is back, and in a huge way! Thank you so much, Forrest.

[@NastyNathanial69]

One of the things I love about your videos is the narration that you do. You do such great narration. I am really big on narration and I do so in my videos. I really like how you explain things in detail as so we the viewers can have a better understanding of what is taking place. Forrest Haggerty your videos are absolutely fascinating. That is because YOU are a fascinating man.

[@motorTranz]

Thank God no one got hurt. Excellent content as always! Thanks Forrest!

[@94Aequitas]

Good onya mate for another upload! Wish I could have seen those amazing planes myself. But another one of your videos is even better.

[@dougwilson6778]

Another awesome video Mr.Haggerty! Those short takeoffs and landings were impressive! Stay safe and God Bless!!

[@reddawgrup1779]

Thank you for sharing. I enjoyed watching!! And am thankful all ended up safe!!! 👍

[@FarkyDave]

I was there, but left just before the incident. ACCA was a great time and the airshow was really cool. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@tomm4086]

Awesome video on the “unflappable” (pun intended) Dan Gryder incident! Nice work on Dan’s part handling that situation and keeping everyone safe; great decision making and control on his part.

[@TheJoyOfGaming]

I haven't been in a plane for over 10 years now. The older I get the more I realise what a marvel they are!! Absolutely magic.

[@da-madmodler4692]

Agreed and some times the almost comedic amount of things that need to go wrong to bring one down.Tenerife the loss of life and the number of things that conspired for that accident to even happen boggles the mind.

[@cookingwithcuyandotherfuns6238]

What really impresses me is that I had no idea a 150 was big enough to fit two people PLUS Dan's ego! That's amazing!

[@SIGINT007]

COTY

[@oscarb9139]

Over 82F, the aircraft would be unable to lift his ego, much less two grown men with the flaps fully extended.

[@vermin1970]

@@oscarb9139 LOL

[@NickyNiclas]

I think his ego caused the flaps to "malfunction" too.

[@linanicolia1363]

I learned to fly with a 150 and a fat instructor. When I did my solo, it took me a second to figure out why I was claiming straight up, like a catapult ! the fat guy never bothered to remind me of that weight change......These little planes are very sensitive to the weight of the pilots inside. Dan is no light weight himself.....he is "fluffy" .....had he been skinny, he may have avoided the corn in the cabin........maybe.

[@jmangi6221]

I love these little stories. Very interesting stuff. Forrest, you do a superb job, keep up the good work.😉

[@stevet8121]

Outstanding Forrest! I subscribe to Dan's channel too. You have a wonderful way of explaining events with all the little details you include. Love it!

[@On-Our-Radar-24News]

I love the look on Drew's face when he realizes his dad was in the airplane. Priceless!!

[@50freeport]

Hey, Forrest, as always, thanks for another informative and entertaining post. (It's been too long since your last one!) It brought back some fun memories since I learned to fly in a Cessna 150. I don't remember if I ever landed my plane quite like that. Chris

[@hondoklaatu1904]

Great vid! The airshow looked awesome! Terrifying crash but I am so glad no one was hurt. (Lol except the corn)

[@mynameisvna]

That was very cool! Thank you for sharing!!

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Thank you for watching!:)))

[@Stevo_Drums]

Glad they were ok. That twin engine you flew in was a beauty!

[@camlendrim7609]

It is beyond my comprehension how Dan Gryder could experience a potentially fatal plane crash then mere moments later pull out his phone and calmly describe the preceding events. What 🏀🏈🏐🎾⚽️⚾️🥎s !!!!!!!!! 👍Dan ! Glad all were unhurt.

[@Hidden_Destinations]

I love how calm he is “we got corn in a cabin”. I respect people who keep calm. “I’m sorry for the inconvenience” …. All while creating content … awesome

[@linanicolia1363]

He is hilarious......not only an investigator, pilot, musician but a comedian to boot.....Go, dude......that pretty girl, the niece of Cooper really made an impression on Dan, as he had stars in his eyes.......ahhhhhh. Pretty girls with the real stuff always make an impact !

[@DoubleMonoLR]

'creating content' should be the absolute last concern, let alone immediately after a crash.

[@ididyermom3273]

That Lockheed 12 is amazing! Earhart had a customized Lockheed Electra 10E Special. Beautiful aircraft.

[@Parr4theCourse]

Flys like a dream!!!

[@trama110]

Forget the inconvenience Dan. No one died. Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. It was a good day.

[@jb1765]

Farmer shows up and says “I need $1500 for corn damage”.

[@P51]

corn's 5 for $2 currently : - ))

[@jasoncarswell7458]

You can bet he'll be calling somebody, likely the insurance company. Damaged crop always gets paid for.

[@WolfPilot]

Excellent video Forrest! You got some prime footage. It was great meeting you at the ACCA, and I hope you make it to next years fly-in as well.

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Great to hear from you! There’s a high probability I will be there next year:))))))

[@antoniodelrio1292]

Great wrap up, Forrest. Felt like I was there. Never a dull moment, eh?

[@no1ded]

Happy for the both of you.

[@BillGreenAZ]

Speaking of extremely short takeoffs, I took an aviation course when I was in school in Lincoln, NE. My instructor said it gets so windy in Lincoln that he can take off backward if the wind is sustained above takeoff speed.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Thats true. I watched a taylor craft at shreveport downtown make approaches stop midway fly backwards and change runway headings

[@BikingVikingHH]

Wow no way, I can fly a plane upside down, backwards, and with the engine off, in a tornado. All your instructor said was that he can fly a plane if the air speed is fast enough 🤷🏼‍♂️ “Backwards” is relative

[@BillGreenAZ]

@@BikingVikingHH It's a matter of physics. The plane lifts when there is enough wind speed going across the wings. If the plane is facing a wind that is faster than the lift speed then the plane lifts. The plane can go backward as long as the net speed is more than the lift speed.

[@kiju1394]

Incredible video brilliant research and footage

[@simonbertioli4696]

I love that sound of a twin engined aircraft..as it revs up and thunders down the runway. Then it lifts off...great

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Me too!

[@cru1234]

What better person to be there to document this than Forrest Haggerty

[@RALPHD57]

Well done!! Thanks

[@Parr4theCourse]

Good job Forrest, knocking out videos in rapid succession!!!

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

If I only had the time to always do that:))))

[@Parr4theCourse]

@@forresthaggertychannel4301 I feel ya, great seeing you again, hope to see ya again soon!!

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

@@Parr4theCourse I will see you at the next event in . . . .:))))

[@michaelrunnels7660]

I'm guessing Dan's application for membership into the "Flying Cowboys" was rejected.

[@Parr4theCourse]

But then again, maybe not….. They have had a few mishaps as well.

[@Gtrips07]

Rock falls used to have weekly flights to ORD by united as Essential air services. Not sure if they still do. They would close the terminal about a half an hours before a flight came in for security

[@Knee-ko]

Love Juan's excitement during the STOL event. Watch out Bruce Buffer 🤣🤣

[@nielmadsen9806]

Excellent video very informative thank you very much

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Your welcome!

[@Greymalkin-]

I'm so glad they're both ok! In times like these we definitely can't afford to lose a man with with such funny puns. ❤️

[@bodieb.1239]

Too funny. Thanks and god bless !

[@emmaevans7011]

Great video. Fan of Gryder's channel.

[@H2kPat0]

This was really a unique opportunity i guess, great insides awesome work! Love your videos :)

[@indigo757]

This is so cool!

[@MrMarko4]

Amazing how cool calm and collected he was about it all! 'yeah we're all good'... casually blogging the event. Funny when joking with Blancolirio about he's going to be analysing what went wrong 😅

[@penguiin12]

that p51 is sooooo cool looking

[@GodWearsGucci]

Imagine being in any airplane accident, crashing in a cornfield and then tell everyone “sorry for the inconvenience.” I can’t Thanks for the upload Mr. Haggerty!

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

You’re welcome. Thank you for your comment!

[@donc9751]

"No margarine for error" lol 😆 Great videos! Just watched the 1st one of yours I've seen and you do an outstanding (not in a field tho) job of explaining these accidents. The 1st video was about the Kansas Teams Gold plane crash. What a sad situation that was! I also watch Dan Gryder, Juan Brown, and I've seen quite a few videos by young Jacob about his dad's (I'm assuming that as I'm not sure) beautiful plane that you flew in with him, your brother from another mother Glenn Hancock. Liked and subscribed to add to my aviation related videos. Thanks for sharing!

[@pamshewan9181]

Great video. Always love DG and his DC3 plus an “Amelia Earhart” plane. Thank you.

[@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377]

WoW, great stuff Forrest

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Thank you. I like the E-vehicles you have added to your channel:)))

[@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377]

@@forresthaggertychannel4301 I having a blast with these scooters

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

@@tdrdronesebikesandscooters8377 I can tell:)))

[@Chasred-ml4hm]

Really good video great detail

[@spdaltid]

... had the carb heat off.... well that little Continental you is giving all its got. Wonder what the density alt was.

[@Spromin]

In closing Dan, what was the "Probable Cause"?

[@TeamFish15]

Dang Forrest! Great forensics! You could work for the NTSB!😁

[@vinnym6734]

Great video as always! Another good one would be film composer James Horner’s crash site.

[@aerotube7291]

Glad you both walked away. What was the outcome Dan and was the plane recovered

[@KevinStoffel]

That L-12 engine sound though.... pure bliss

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

I agree!

[@jimmy7543]

You should see the blue angels if your scared of close formations

[@angusncmo3268]

8 foot tall corn at 35,000+ plants per acre (extremely dense foliage mass) provided a large amount of energy absorbtion .... almost like flying into a giant net that wouldn't let go.

[@purplezoid1]

Seeing those men and women jump out of that plane with no hesitation and big smiles on their faces was awesome!! Glad no one was hurt in the crash!!

[@ysiadpir1423]

Why I fly simulators.. .. .. the last time my flaps failed in DCS world I re-entered my HOTAS Keybindings and went around again.. Very impressive reactions, instincts and result..

[@bartacomuskidd775]

Is there some quirk in flap use in this plane?

[@roygould9454]

I could listen to the drone of those twin engines all day. Also, was that Juan Brown from the blancolirio channel I heard there rooting on the STOL pilots?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Yes, Juan was narrating the show live from a stage.

[@flyingphobiahelp]

Didn’t Dan says in a later video that FAA had no problem extending/retracting the flaps?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

Something like that.

[@armymanal]

Outstanding in his field lol what a classic

[@likilikiki]

Another banger Forrest. 👍👍👍 I've got an idea for a video. Perhaps you like it. Make a video about you. Maybe where you grew up, went to school etc. with Google Earth images. Tell some stories about you. I can imagine you have experienced plenty.

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

If I ever get to a hundred thousand I will:)))))

[@bullet-catcherhohoho250]

What a star he is.

[@davidvicari5139]

I’m sorry! I had not understood the “go around” was attempted after intentionally flying into a bottle neck overgross on a hot day. Then the flaps mysteriously malfunction- kinda like Martha Lunken’s transponder. Yes, Dan is to be commended for keeping the aircraft under control, and for his work promoting such. This however comes under the category of using superior judgement to avoid having to exercise superior skill.

[@markdelgado8963]

Any landing everybody safely walks away from is a good landing. Glad Dan is ok.

[@Quadrille763]

Such a great channel

[@verynearlypure]

Great content as always. Hoping to hear the technical reason why the flaps wouldn’t retract. Does insurance cover things like these?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

There was no insurance on the plane.Matt has to use the Go Fund Me cash to cover repairs.

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@forresthaggertychannel4301 "repairs" things a write off.

[@stevegiboney4493]

@@krotchlickmeugh627 , hardly

[@mikeryan6277]

@@krotchlickmeugh627 not even close.

[@dfender110]

Flap tracks on that 150 were worn out two years ago

[@IMORTLKEN]

Glad Dan was ok. Be safe.

[@jimfitzpatrick9188]

Very lucky guys!

[@michaelvickers89]

P-51 & beautiful planes!! 🇺🇸❤️👍👍

[@idratherfly2000]

Im confused, ive watched this several times so far, im wondering what degree their flaps were set at, also, was their carb heat on or off?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

40 degrees

[@idratherfly2000]

@@forresthaggertychannel4301 haha ok sweet thanks!

[@_Tommmmmm_]

Did my first solo cross country to this airport from Dupage airport when i was 16. Went here a lot actually while hammerhead stalling in the pattern at Rochelle lol

[@philsteele3158]

What I want to know? Was their a corn roast after the incident.

[@MelodyJ_123]

Thank God they're okay 👍💞

[@denniss9620]

I had the same experience in my Cessna 150 only I had a 6300 ft runway and immediately aborted the touch and go. I was able to touch back down and stop with 100 ft of runway left. The tower closed the runway for a few minutes until I could back taxi off the runway. I always sight the flap indicator to verify flaps are deploying or retracting during any take off.The flap indicator wasn't moving and my amp gauge indicated a heavy current draw. I also didn't hear the familiar sound associated with flap movement.The flap motor armature rear bearing had failed and caused the armature to lock up. Had I been taking off from a smaller airfield the result would have been much different. Many older150 owners always preferred the manual flap control and always disliked the electric flaps.Cessna did away with 40 degree flaps in the later model 152 as a safety precaution for just this reason knowing the plane will not climb with a 40 degree flap extension. Maximum flap extension in 152's is thirty degrees. The 152 also has the Lycoming 0-235 engine with 10 additional horsepower.

[@sambiscits6711]

That Lockheed is a beautiful plane.

[@ScottysBackYardBBQ]

what happen to the flaps? did find out why they never went back

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

I don’t know. Matt would probably know.

[@zanedietlin7645]

Until this instant, I had zero idea about STOAL competitions. Man, was I missing out!

[@martyblevins4484]

You should do the SRV incident.

[@kittyparty6925]

Glad ya'll didn't pull up too much!

[@comet1227]

Were you a bit nervous being so close to the STAL?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

No. I was more nervous filming the skydivers jumping out of the the DC3:))))

[@coffeeseven]

Both people got out unhurt and the go fund me got more than expected. A bad situation turned into win and win. Very thankful.

[@conantdog]

Do a video on dans many pending leagal cases.

[@WJack97224]

So why did the flaps fail to retract?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

No body knows yet.

[@geoffroberts1126]

I learned to fly in a C150. Those big flaps were magic for extreme short field landings, but if you needed to go 'round, you need to get them back to 30 or less real quick. It won't climb much with 40 out and not a lot better with 30, you need to clean it up as soon as airspeed and pitch permits.

[@blackhd92]

Cessna 150 with Flaps 40 at low agl with 2 obese guys doing a flyover…..who would have thought it might end in the cornfield…..🙄🙄

[@geoffroberts1126]

@@blackhd92 C150s will drop a wing savagely in a stall with any flap extended. Later models here had their max flap extension modified to 30 degrees to reduce the possibility of stalls at full flap.

[@WJack97224]

Well done. I don't like electric windows on cars, either. I'm guessing this is not the first time electric flaps have failed and caused accidents.

[@ABusFullaJewz]

Manual windows are all the cardio I get in a day

[@WJack97224]

Does the insurance company pay for the corn so as to compensate the farmer?

[@Fsrjtyttzma]

Merlin sits so nice in that Mustang!

[@OMG_No_Way]

Forrest, do you fly? You seem to do a lot of flying videos. Are you a private pilot? If not, any interest in getting your PPL, and an airplane?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

I have a private in glider aero tow only

[@jerrymarshall2095]

I watch Dan's channel all the time I didn't know this had happened to him.sounds like he knew what not to do unlike the pilots featured in his uploads.namely a turn stall resulting in a messy crash and burn.

[@mvd4436]

I had no idea either. I guess he had the air speed to make the turn but he advises not to make turns in emergencies like this

[@papanoel3999]

Oh Forrest you lucky git,, going up in that Lockheed 12.wow..im a bit jel.

[@Trialnerror]

8:40 "If you crash it, they will come".....little cornfield humor for ya.

[@kylepowell9727]

I live in byron not too far away I never heard about this

[@superconnie5003]

Low approach use full flaps?

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

It was a practice approach.

[@donkoltz1]

Thanks for sharing. Dan Gryder is a national treasure.

[@forresthaggertychannel4301]

I agree!

[@Rob-157]

It stresses me out too!

[@dollarette]

I recognize Blancolirio voice in the background during the STOL lol.

[@MishMashMoto]

I bet the flaps micro switches were at fault here. Seen them fail many times (normally from lubricants used in that area). I would suggest only using a maximum of 30 degrees flaps on 150’s and replacing the micro switches every 10 years or sooner if contaminants are present. Fly safe everyone.