Pilot killed in Clinton County crash identified

The deadly crash happened last week near Lock Haven.

[@mikehenry4743]

That has to be one of the most stupid sayings ever. "She died doing what she loved". I am sure that was the first thing running through her mind before she was violently ripped apart on impact, "at least I am going to die doing what I love".

[@Retr0racin]

Yep stupidest saying ever, I think people use it to give themselves peace. I use to love riding motorcycles, one night in 2001 I hit a car head on doing about 90 and the car was doing 60 and when I was flying though the air and then smashing into the ground and sliding thinking I was going to be dead at any second I lost all intrest in riding motorcycles ever again. I slid a long way but did not hit anything or was hit by a car and lived with two broken legs. Luck was on my side that night.

[@mikehenry4743]

​@@Retr0racin Horrible, glad you survived to be able to share.

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Jackie Cochran was asked the same thing.Her response:"Hell no, I want to die peacefully in bed". Hairdresser turned pilot, head of WAFS and record holder for flying.

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

@@mikehenry4743 Amen!!

[@oNeGiAnTLiE]

She has lost her interest in flying ..

[@jab8162]

A pilot always must understand critical angle of attack, accelerated stalls…stalls can occur at any speed and/or attitude …uncoordinated flight / skids……

[@skyboy1956]

they said the plane went down, not the pilots fault the plane just went down.

[@quick65filly]

RIP young lady.

[@KuostA]

ooof 'toast' doesn't quite work to well in lieu of this......

[@zachscott4867]

I really appreciate you posting what I was thinking…😆

[@chrislynch8914]

She is now toast herself!

[@boeing747400ifly]

She earned her nickname by doing some good. I guess you don't have to worry about anyone giving you a nickname anytime soon. Goof.

[@charlie1571]

I am 17 and invincible. Wrong.

[@scottgeorge50]

Such a terrible tragedy. May she always be remembered.

[@michaelsteiger8509]

She will be missed! I never knew or met Mazie but would have been proud to know her and flown with her. Passion in anything is something rare in growing up these days.. Again, she will be missed..

[@navycorpsmanveteran61]

Barely old enough to drive a car, but here she is flying a plane.

[@beelbug2396]

I didn't have a junker to drive at 17.

[@williamsaldanah3554]

God bless her soul, so sad.

[@FollowTheJohn]

I wonder why your god allowed this to happen.

[@williamsaldanah3554]

@@FollowTheJohn not entirely sure, why don’t you just off yourself and ask?

[@Cantsaydog]

Very sad but they didn’t say how it happened

[@Haywood-Jablomie]

Her heart, brain and liver stopped working

[@Cantsaydog]

@@Haywood-Jablomie😥😥😥😥🤭

[@Xxxxxx19-p1c]

Pilot error due to inexperience, an attitude of invincibility, and friends and family who didn’t care enough to tell her the truth.

[@03blade]

@@Xxxxxx19-p1cengine failure, not a pilot error. This was her second solo flight. She had all the proper training and certification to fly solo. She just didn’t know how to handle this situation. Will also have you know that her family cared so much about her

[@03blade]

Fact check yourself before you make assumptions

[@jcran8352]

Time will tell. It is possible that all her more experienced pilot friends did her a great dis-service, thinking she had the experience and maturity to handle every potentially fatal situation. Amazing how easy it is to let yourselves off the hook. If I am wrong, I am sorry. Let's let the authorities determine the facts. RIP.

[@joycedudzinski9415]

Stall

[@moonmullins8227]

I was 35 when I finally got my pilots license and just barely mature enough to handle it.

[@regionalflyer]

As a 5 digit hour pilot that is 38 who started flying at 13. That sounds like a you problem.

[@gabekremer7148]

@regionalflyer 39 here and own my own aircraft. Been flying since age 16 and hot my license at 17. 23 years and 800 hours later in my M20J. You sir identified the problem

[@MrBharper1978]

@@regionalflyer you may be an exception to the rule. Most teens these days aren’t like the teens of 20 or so years ago. The average 25 year old these days acts like a 15 year old from 20 years ago. It’s strange how a lot of young people mature much more slowly now than they used to.

[@skyboy1956]

@@MrBharper1978 ?? Generalization fallacy

[@MrBharper1978]

@@skyboy1956 it’s 100% true and I’ve been watching it get worse every day for years and years. My profession literally puts me right in the middle of it.

[@DannyRev]

People dont undestand how dangerous piloting a small airplane is, too many things going on at the same time.

[@Wilem35]

Nope

[@thepurpleufo]

Sorry.

[@karmakazi219]

What do you mean "identified"? They didn't know who was flying the plane?

[@user-zv7jq7hq1p]

what's with the szize here?

[@joycedudzinski9415]

Clinton County ILLINOIS?

[@reldanewman2973]

Pennsylvania

[@grasuh]

I would NEVER let my teen fly a plane solo let alone drive a car! Why such a rush? For bragging how young you were getting the license? Statistics proves driving at 17 is already VERY risky. Makes me scratch my head for FAA pilot license policy.

[@skyboy1956]

pilot license policy? lmao, so you know nothing about aviation is what you're saying . . .

[@grasuh]

@@skyboy1956 Minimum age is only 17 to get the license. Driver license age is even higher than that! Flying is an extremely intolerant discipline where mistakes can lead u to the point of no return in seconds.

[@skyboy1956]

@@grasuh well, you'll be really upset to hear one can solo a glider, basically an airplane with no engine, at the age of 14. That means one can be 13 on Friday and making a solo flight in a glider on Sat. on their 14th birthday.

[@lpaone01]

Godspeed young lady.

[@geraldduncan5646]

Well, “Hover”, the gentleman who’s posted all post crash debriefing’s will post one on this tragic event. Whether it was either pilot error, or unexpected equipment failure, or alittle of both, maybe all of her fellow pilots will be able to learn from this incident. My most sincerest condolences to her family and friends.🙏

[@skyboy1956]

no, he will download the official investigation and plagiarize from that.

[@geraldduncan5646]

@@skyboy1956 Okay. I wasn’t sure how Hover obtained some of what he was putting out on all of his “Debriefing’s”. Regardless, they appeared to me anyway, that they were informed facts,(with some speculative conclusions), as to how those “final moments” played out. And it looks like he may have another “Debrief” about an E.A.A. fatal mishap.

[@rodolfoayalajr.8589]

Condolences to the families and friends. Why is a minor piloting a plane without an instructor. Rip Amen. 🙏

[@03blade]

She had been copiloting for a while. This was her second solo flight. She she had all the proper certification

[@Dbodell8000]

What is a 17 year old doing piloting a plane? Sorry but age and experience should be looked at in the future.

[@bivideo7]

She started driving at 16, moron. That's an order of magnitude more dangerous than flying. I soloed at 17.

[@regionalflyer]

What exactly are your qualifications to speak on such matters? If they aren't relevant to aviation, then your opinions aren't either.

[@k.s.333]

@@Dbodell8000 In WW2 many pilots were 18 or 19 years old.

[@arthurbrumagem3844]

@@k.s.333 Helicopter pilots in Vietnam were barely out of their teenage yrs

[@03blade]

She had proper certification, but didn’t know how to handle this situation

[@AwesomeAngryBiker]

17 years old and shes flying, 17 year olds are barely competent enough to drive a car safely.

[@davidmangold1838]

@@AwesomeAngryBiker not true. I was mature for my age. At 15.5 I took lessons. Had my ppl in high school. At 25.5 I was copilot on a 100 passenger jet for airline. Finished a 40 year airline career flying wide bodies. It’s about the person, not the age. RIP to her😢

[@3rett115]

@@davidmangold1838 She obviously wasn't 'the person'.

[@ArizonaAirspace]

@@davidmangold1838 Anal retentive aren’t you. Who cares whether you were a copilot at 25.5 years. Most normal people would have said 25 or 26. Good grief. Good thing you are retired.

[@CarlJay-ry8mr]

​@@3rett115 I was 16 years old or 17 and had first car wreck. Some people may be good at that age driving or flying, but I was not one of them!0

[@sherwinsalvatori6997]

Female news broadcaster is cute

[@anonymoususer1824]

You blind?

[@inglepropnoosegarm7801]

Kids should not be flying planes.

[@k.s.333]

​@@Plutogalaxytakes a lot more skill because there's a lot more that can go wrong.