The tragic flight events of N515GK were recreated with the National Transportation Safety Board Preliminary Report (ERA23FA024) to help understand what went wrong on October 18, 2022. At the time of publishing this video, the cause(s) leading to the loss of control of this airplane are unknown. With Pireps and Airmets reporting moderate icing in the area, airframe icing is a strong candidate for this accident.

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Timestamps:
Introduction 0:07
Departure 0:51
Heading 115 degrees 1:38
Descent 2:37
ATC Audio 3:12
Contour Airlines 4:36
RNAV 21 5:10
Clear to Land 6:01
Narrative 7:15
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Music
"Eden" by Onycs
"Omni" by Punch Deck
"A Kind of Hope" by Scott Buckley
"Undertow" by Scott Buckley

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Links to further explore the details of this flight:
FlightAware: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N...
Kathyrn's Report: http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2022/10...
Blancolirio:    • King Air Crash Marietta OH 18 Oct 2022  
King Air N515GK Crash in Marietta, Ohio - October 18, 2022:    • King Air N515GK Crash in Marietta, Oh...  
Aircraft Icing: https://www.aopa.org/-/media/files/AO...

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