There are many of these in private hands. A few years ago you could buy one for <$100k, so undoubtedly some ended up in the hands of guys with more $ than talent. There is a group of 4-5 of these at the Mesa Gateway airport (formerly Williams AFB) near me that take off regularly. Rich flyboys out for some weekend fun. I wouldn’t put much conspiracy behind this.
The anonymous sources are claiming parts failure/bad maintenance. Though this looks more like an emergency landing then a crash. Considering the plane is still in 1 piece.
There are many of these in private hands. A few years ago you could buy one for <$100k, so undoubtedly some ended up in the hands of guys with more $ than talent. There is a group of 4-5 of these at the Mesa Gateway airport (formerly Williams AFB) near me that take off regularly. Rich flyboys out for some weekend fun. I wouldn’t put much conspiracy behind this.
Fun fact. The largest Private Military Air Forces in the world are owned by Americans.
The anonymous sources are claiming parts failure/bad maintenance. Though this looks more like an emergency landing then a crash. Considering the plane is still in 1 piece.
That's an unfortunate parking job.
Looks like brand new or just painted after landing.
… or didn’t crash because didn’t fly recently.