These photos come from a security camera at ūthe restaurant. The top frame shows the air- ūplane just before impact and the bottom frame ūcomes 0.2 seconds later.

Light airplanes are fun. Light airplanes have style. They also tend to be expensive to own and operate. While we hold these truths to be self-evident, many pilots also labor to justify their love by pointing out that sometimes light aircraft can be decent transportation tools.

Airplane marketers have been eager to seize that attitude, labeling them time machines or personal airliners. Many pilots of high-performance singles and light twins have gone along for the ride – as much because they wanted to believe it as because it was true. …