RIP Scott Bloomquist

Died earlier today in a small plane crash. Dude was a dirt legend.

https://www.foxnews.com/sports/dirt...tt-bloomquist-60-killed-tennessee-plane-crash

 

Goddamn fucking Vintage Airplanes....

 

Oh shit...he wasnt a licensed pilot and the plane was out of FAA registration. Yikes. Pilot forum says his dad was a professional pilot so probably learned form him, but never got his ticket.

Also reporting he hit a barn on his property where there is a small airstrip.

RIP.

 

Id wager it was likely health related.

 

That sucks. From what I've seen of him that guy is a real dirt track legend.

 

Absolutely legendary dirt late model driver gone too soon.
He wasn't liked by all, but all respected what he has done in the sport

 

That dude could make those cars do things they shouldn’t… RIP man

 

He had cancer a while back. I wonder if he never had a license or if he couldn't get it back post cancer. I am under the impression he flew a lot.

I've always said you could argue all day whether he or Billy Moyer Jr. is the G.O.A.T., but I don't even have an opinion on who's 3rd.

Him on the Dale Jr. podcast was fantastic if anyone cares to listen.

 

One of the smartest guys around involved in racing. Had his issues and demons at times. Haven’t heard what happened yet, if it was a mechanical or just Bloomer doing Bloomer things.

Love him or hate him, he was a hell of a racer. Definitely one of the best of all time.

 

Fatal accident...
(16/August/2024)
- United States of America :
On August 16, 2024, at about 0715 local time, a Piper J3C-65 Cub, N21811, was destroyed when it impacted a barn during an unknown flight phase in Mooresburg, Tennessee. The noncertificated pilot sustained fatal injuries.

The circumstances of the accident are unknown.

- Pilot Info:
The 60-year-old individual flying the aircraft did not hold any pilot certificates or a current FAA medical.

According to preliminary information, the pilot was diagnosed with prostate cancer and began cancer treatments in July, 2023.

- Aircraft Info:
The airplane was a high-wing, single-engine Piper J3C-65, serial number 2587, with fixed, conventional (tail-wheel equipped) landing gear; it was manufactured in 1938, and powered by a Continental Motors Inc (CMI) A65-8 engine, rated at 65 hp.

In a previous interview, the pilot described the accident aircraft as "one of the easiest aircraft to fly" and that "it gets off the ground pretty easily." The pilot added that one time, he was flying the aircraft when the "mags started messing up" and that "I wasn't so sure if I could make it, but with this plane, I can fly over the lake and I could jump out very easily."

The aircraft's registration was cancelled back on 08/10/2012.

- Wreckage Information:
The airplane impacted the side of a barn and a post crash fire ensued. The four corners of the aircraft were present in the accident site. The airplane remained upright. The left wing was free of fire damage and remained attached to the airframe. The right wing was free of fire damage and separated from the airframe. Both wings sustained minimal impact damage. The aft section (tail) remained intact and free of fire damage. The cockpit and passenger cabin area of the fuselage were consumed by the post crash fire.

The accident site photo was taken from a distance and its unknown if there were any ground witness marks leading to the wreckage. However (speculation), the accident appears consistent with the airplane impacting the barn while traveling on (or floating above) the ground.

The barn seen in the wreckage photo is consistent with a structure at these cords 36.359185,-83.227022 on Google Earth Pro. The structure is located to the east side of the pilot's property. (see figure 2)

- Weather:
METAR KMOR 161055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW045 21/21 A3007 RMK A01
METAR KMOR 161115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3007 RMK A01
METAR KMOR 161135Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN095 21/21 A3008 RMK A01
METAR KMOR 161155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC090 22/21 A3009 RMK A01

The estimated density altitude for the closest meteorological reporting station was 1913 ft above mean sea level.

- Additional Info:
14 CFR 91.203 requires that a civil aircraft may not be operated unless it has a current airworthiness certificate and an effective U. S. registration certificate.

14 CFR § 61.3 states that No person may serve as a required pilot flight crewmember of a civil aircraft of the United States, unless that person:

(1) Has in the person's physical possession or readily accessible in the aircraft when exercising the privileges of that pilot certificate or authorization...
(i) A pilot certificate issued under this part and in accordance with § 61.19;
(ii) A special purpose pilot authorization issued under § 61.77;
(iii) A temporary certificate issued under § 61.17;

THIS IS PRELIMINARY INFO, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND MIGHT CONTAIN ERRORS

- Photo: source unknown

 

Piper cub… just barely fast enough to kill you.

 

And for those of you wondering.. yes theres tons of guys flying around without licenses. Im guessing the majority are in Alaska but also a ton of guys with an airplane in their barn.

 

hey @ChemGuy is this the same model as the new six seater Piper thing we discussed last time? I wasn’t paying attention to my last lesson

j/k this is what my grandpa flew/had… without a license or registration of course

 

My buddy had a Cub with 65hp and we were flying over a highway and the cars below were substantially outpacing us. I always viewed planes strictly as transportation, he just loved flying. He got into aerobatics and still flies jumpers in some dinosaur twin radial engine tail dragger from the 40s or 50s.
A Piper Archer or Money M20C is about as archaic as I'm willing to pilot between A and B.

 

Damn, hopefully he was unconscious and didn't realize what was happening to him.

RIP

 

In the 90s I worked for a guy who managed a regional airport. He had a buddy from one of the Dakotas who hung around a lot. At that time it was legal there for ranchers to fly with no license as long as they stayed over their own ground.

Of course no one stayed over their own ground once they got a plane. He had all kinds of fuck around stories, like landing on highways and whatnot.

 

While I wouldn't object to someone flying a Cub or similar plane around their own property, the problem arises as you stated most did not stay within the confines of their property.
The main issue I would have once they ventured away from their property and out into open airspace is their likely lack of procedures for private pilots. May not be much of an issue if they just ventured out over open farm land, but landing at an airport is a no go without proper knowledge of how to proceed into controlled airspace. There's much more to it than just maneuvering the controls.

 

I watched his interview Dale, JR's podcast about a year ago (linked below). Interesting fella. I remember hearing about him back in the 90's when I followed NASCAR.

His Dad's, and his flying history begins early in the vid around 5:40.

Few excerpts from the vid:

Bloomquist - "If you're any higher than 500' I don't really care about flying"

Dale, Jr - "Do you have a (pilot) license?"
Bloomquist - "Noooo...." (with them all laughing afterward) "I never been pulled over yet!" (Dale, Jr laughs)....
Bloomquist - "I just take off from our place, and land at our place."
Dale, Jr - "You just fly around the sky a little bit...."
Bloomquist - "I fly under the powerlines, not over 'em, I fly on the water, I usually fly to go look for fish, I like the Striper fish....."

Regarding the incident....no telling what happened. Older planes....coulda been a mechanical. Sure they'll find out soon. He seemed to be a bit of a rebel operating any sort of machinery.

https://forums.13x.com/index.php?threads/official-youtube-video-thread.215117/page-1170#post-6212720

 

Great interview….. Don’t know about all the Aliens talk though…

 

When I was 15 or so, my buddy and I would go to the local
airport after school and “borrow” one of his Dad’s planes. IIRC it was a 172. We would take it up and fly around for a couple hours. Neither of s had a license, but that kid had been flying with his Dad since he was born, so it was pretty safe considering. Well not really, but WTF did we know at the time. Couple of cocky teenagers!