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A Mooney plane lands Itself with the pilot passes out due to CO poisoning. This is one of the most gripping airplane stories you’ll ever hear. Dan Bass, while ascending on an IFR flight in his Mooney, passed out from CO (carbon monoxide poisoning). The S-Tec autopilot stayed on heading mode and kept wings level through the descent to the ground when fuel ran out in the one tank. F-16’s were dispatched when the Mooney went through the Minneapolis Class Bravo. Dan, wearing a shoulder harness, woke up on the ground, battered, bruised and frostbitten– at night. This is his story.
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Thanks everyone for watching my first Premiere!
He should've wrote a book
Yes, this is an incredible story, and I believe it's 100% true. 👍amazing
When I was 7 I was on a boat with my best friend and her parents.. she and I went to sleep under the bow while her parents were on the deck driving…we were asleep too long and her dad pulled on my sock to. Wake us up…we wouldn’t wake up.. CO2 poisoning. Spent two days in the hospitals..but it was such a close call. 😬
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THE PLAIN DIDN'T LAND ITSELF THIS IS FANTASY
I know this is 3 yrs. old but I just came across this and in my opinion is a great piece of information and it needs to be a reoccurring subject, I know it has given me as a new starting student to think about.
Boats need co detectors too .
Dan gave us some practical information about CO2 symptoms as well as critical advice on after-crash survival and rescue. An outstanding interview. Thank you to all.
I had a friend who died in a plane crash as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning in 1998 I’m glad this guy had some guardian angels watching over him that night.
Just wondering how plane landed itself without going into a dive?
I even have a CO detector in my Corvair (Uses same type of exhaust heat) – and we need it here in South Dakota!
Excellent episode!! I'll be upgrading the detector.
The guy knows how to tell a story.. Good laughs but he was soooo lucky!
Yes, sounded bad on the radio.
Looks like your airplane took care of you or someone up there took care of you.
Can anyone briefly tell me (and to anyone else who similar to me) what caused the accident, and why the plane "landed" itself?
Just because I figured out, not have time to spend to this guy very looooong incredible detailed story, included everything from his past, and future!
I just interested why he actually poisoned in the cockpit? The heater failed?
I keeped skipping over minutes, but I catched he programmed the plane into slight climb? In a slight "climb" when I imagined, as the terrain go closer, or the plane fall- no matter- when the control still keeping that AOA is may be almost posititioed the plane into "flare" positure. Just the landing gears not out… Ouch.
I once had cellulitis, so I know firsthand how dangerous feeling familiar but different can be. Basically felt like standing up too fast and then just not going away. Wasn't in any pain, just felt like my energy was really low.
A&P here. This serves as an excellent reminder about why we look so closely at things like the heat exchangers. Pressurizing them every year at the annual. To be mindful that a problem like this could easily cost someone their life.
How did the plane get on the ground?
This is a surprisingly moving story.
So lucky in so many ways. Right down to the half-life of CO. phew! Thank you for all the valuable advice! Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy. Assume nothing's going to work, so bring a spare.
I know this i an old video, but it is an amazing and inspiring story to anyone trying to persevere through a horrible situation. victim of crime, domestic violence, medical emergency, etc.I don't know why it came up on my feed except that I am going through something that I thought was impossible. I couldn't stop watching, I think this was a message from an Angel. Never give up, try anything , nothing Is impossible.