Pilot found dead inside plane wreckage near Washington mountain range

KING COUNTY, Wash. - The pilot and plane that crews were searching for since going missing Sunday evening have been found. Unfortunately, 69-year-old Jerry Riedinger was found dead inside.
Crews found the plane's crash site around 1:30 p.m. in a heavily forested area near Humpback Mountain, just west of Snoqualmie Pass.
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[@HalfWarrior]

‘Something catastrophic must’ve happened‘; NO SHIT

[@CosmosNut]

Ridiculous reporting, when and where did this happen? Saying in or near the cascades is absurd. no flight path?? THUMBS DOWN reporting.

[@fredMplanenut]

Any death is a tragedy, whilst following your passion can create frustration for loved ones.

[@maestrovso]

So in your book, everyone will eventually meet tragic death? No one escapes taxes and death, so to me burdened by taxes is more tragic.

[@krakatoainc2809]

I really like Ryan's reporting. I was surprised how short he is in real life.

[@donpardo9093]

RIP my fellow aviator!

[@20alphabet]

He died? I didn't even know he was sick.

[@newoldvideos989]

RIP Brother !!! God Bless !!

[@suehofkamp8594]

Prayers for his family and friends. 🙏🏻 I pray that God gives them comfort and guidance during their time of grief.

[@mickeysmiths]

Who is this? Where was this? Is everyone ok?

[@trevorgwelch7412]

A hobby of flying has always been a dangerous situation

[@GregoryWorth-m6l]

So if you have VFR conditions with no weather issues like cloud cover why is it a challenge to navigate the Cascade Mountains? Don't you just know to fly above them or are they so high in certain areas where you cannot do that? If he had flown over them hundreds of times I would have to guess he either had a medical emergency or catastrophic malfunction or failure with his plane. Heartfelt condolences to his family.

[@freddiecunningham2860]

Parachute saves lives! I cannot stress this enough!

[@flyingdozeroperator]

Yeah, but you have to have enough altitude and time to use it.

[@beezul]

A parachute does jack shit when you fly your plane into the side of a mountain...

[@veloman338]

@blancolirio what can you tell us about this one?

[@redbird444]

Just one person’s guess, that’s all. No clairvoyance.

[@brianmorrow4729]

His usual. Wait for someone else’s report and then read it to you.

[@JoshuaTootell]

Better than making up stories, then making up facts to fit the narrative ​@brianmorrow4729

[@SOLDOZER]

The usual. State the obvious as if its some inside information.

[@redbird444]

Most of his audience are drooling aeronautical imbeciles who can’t decipher the obvious. But…they’re making him money, so there’s that.

[@go5582]

is there a ntsb report? did the piolet have a mechanical ,weather or software issue? was his plane well maintained?

[@Diogenes425]

What goes up, must come down. How aircraft come down is always a life or death situation.

[@melissasmess2773]

That's sad, there are bold pilots and old pilots but no old bold pilots. NO communications heard probably means controlled flight into terrain or a catastrophic system failure. RIP

[@kyqx]

There have been old, bold pilots.

[@Patriottoo2]

Catastrophic system failure of pilot... heart attack?

[@900stx7]

In the terrain he was flying, any problem requiring you to land can be catastrophic.

[@SOLDOZER]

You can tell when someone is not a pilot. They will parrot that stupid line about "Theres old pilots and bold pilots......" as if nobody had heard it before and apply it to any crash.

[@pamallinder3287]

😢

[@ronaldluning4010]

Pays to have a parachute in zero landing space.

[@geeewiz2231]

Attorneys and Aviation do not mix well.

[@steveststst2968]

The attorney in the Deer Park tragedy is suing that the flight school should have installed a thicker windshield in the Cessna. You can't even put in a carpet without it being stc"d

[@dtsh4451]

Doctors agree😂

[@washburnb1]

Engine failure, probably. He knew those mountains.

[@DPT663]

There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are few old, bold pilots.

[@55dwack]

Jimmy Doolittle puts the lie to that old trope. Read his bio.

[@ronaldlindeman6136]

@@55dwack Jimmy Doolittle would be one of the few.

[@rvator7291]

Charles Linburgh, Chuck Yeager

[@Sgt_Bill_T_Co]

If no SOS call then maybe a medical condition, RIP and thoughts with his family.

[@tedtedsen269]

Heart failure can be a reason in that age not necessary something wrong with the plane

[@red-eye-traveller9218]

He was a lawyer …lawyers , doctors have no business flying planes 💁‍♂️

[@azspotfree]

69 years old? medical event I'll bet

[@terryetienne1709]

By the pic hes missing his motor.

[@grandcrappy]

Law of averages is a thing.

[@robertbodell7221]

I GOT A SERIOUS CASE OF THE DUMB-ASS, i CIRCUMNAVIGATED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN TWICE IN A 24 FOOT SAILBOAT WITHOUT AN ENGINE. AT LEAST I AM SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT WHEN THE BOAT SINKS I CAN SWIM. WHEN THAT PLANE FALLS OUT OF THE SKY, YOU CAN FLAP YOUR ARMS ALL DAY AND YOU AIN'T GONNA FLY, YOU GONNA BOUNCE REALLY HIGH.

[@GR3YD3ATH]

not many people can die doing what they love... rip.

[@groomngirl]

Control Flight Into Terrain, an acronym for Cummulo-Granite (mountain rock)

[@GBEdmonds-j1i]

Parachutes.

[@2ndarymotion]

DEI reporting.

[@JungleYT]

*69 years old... There's your first clue, Sherlock. Plus, he was an attorney*

[@flyingdozeroperator]

Oh yeah? I'm 72 and in full-blown helicopter flight training right now. Age is just a number.

[@JungleYT]

@@flyingdozeroperator *OK Thanks for the warning... LOL*

[@rholmst]

Health issue?

[@bitcoinweasel9274]

At near 70, anything's possible. Hopefully not painful, either way.

[@melissasmess2773]

Overweight, high blood pressure, possible 💉☠️

[@JoshuaTootell]

I don't imagine this guy was on heroine ​@@melissasmess2773

[@tomstrum6259]

Mess with G Aviation long enough & it'll unforgivingly bite ya......

[@scotabot7826]

What a silly, silly and very untrue comment!!! Chicken Little, yep, it might be!!

[@DMBall]

Overage, overweight, over-the-hill pilot crashes and dies. Happens every day all over America. On average there are 3-5 similar small plane wrecks each day in this country.

[@badawesome]

What is your point? How many car crashes are there a day with a- holes like you in them

[@d.b.cooper6112]

On average, more like 1/day. Correct for age, weight a/c category, mountains etc.: more like .02/day.

[@washburnb1]

I sure wonder why no radio if IFR. . Maybe he did misscalulate altitude and mountain passes and hit straight on,, no mayday,no parachute..what are all your thoughts?. And damn, he was experienced on that flight path.

[@scotabot7826]

How many auto accidents each day?????

[@washburnb1]

@scotabot7826 we need to know percentage of drivers and of GA pilots killed of total numbers. I wonder, too. I would say less pilots than drvers

[@20alphabet]

Wishing him a speedy recovery.

[@TreeLBollingTreeMan]

He was found dead.

[@arvurebantra7639]

Did you not read the freaking headline?

[@freddiecunningham2860]

Did they check his pulse? He may just be unconscious ​@@TreeLBollingTreeMan

[@TreeLBollingTreeMan]

@@freddiecunningham2860 tell me you're an idiot without saying you're an idiot.