Elle accumule les erreurs et emporte sa petite fille avec elle !

2 May 2026 · 16 min
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In this French‑language video, Aldo Sterone narrates the 2021 general‑aviation accident of 51‑year‑old former military helicopter pilot Virginia, who attempted a 2,000 km night VFR flight from Havre, Montana to southern California with her 6‑year‑old granddaughter Amber aboard a PA‑28. Sterone details Virginia’s background, the aircraft’s limitations (no autopilot, basic instruments, portable Garmin GPS never used), and a series of poor decisions: flying at night VFR, severe fatigue from a 16‑hour wake‑up, inadequate pre‑flight planning, low‑altitude mountain flying without proper visual cues, reliance on a single oxygen bottle that could not safely support a child, and the decision to transport a young child in a single‑engine plane. He describes how these factors led Virginia to fly at ~8 000 ft, inadvertently skimming mountain ridges in Utah, mis‑identifying a valley in total darkness, and ultimately impacting a rocky slope at 160‑170 km/h, killing both occupants. The aftermath—no flight plan, no ATC contact, delayed search, and the crash’s discovery—illustrates how human‑factor errors, rather than mechanical failure, caused the tragedy. Sterone concludes with safety lessons: avoid night VFR in mountainous terrain, ensure proper equipment and training, respect fatigue, limit passenger risk, and break long trips into day‑time legs or use commercial transport. He thanks Patreon supporters at the end.

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