Steve Barnes’ last five words to Air Traffic Control(ATC) were, “Yes, sir, everything’s fine 965 Delta Mike…” Clearly, and sadly, from the events that transpired next, everything was not fine. Somewhere between 11:42 AM, when the the Socata TBM700N was at 28,000 feet, and 11:56 AM, when it crashed into the ground, something went very, very wrong.
By the night of October 2, 2020, news of Steve Barnes’ death was covered by dozens of local news outlets on the east coast, and even nationally on People.com and other outlets.
What makes N965DM’s crash so mysterious? We really don’t know what happened. It’s common for pilots to issue a Mayday call and announce an emergency. Especially at 28,000 feet when there are several minutes to descend before impact. Steve Barnes had time to say something… but he didn’t.
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