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In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "sonsun2012" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> there was one somewhere in montana as well...
>
> i think every plane that crashed yesterday was a cessna
Can't find the Montana one, but here's some other updates...
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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/kpix/20020107/lo/2123_1.html
Monday January 07 01:12 PM EST
Petaluma Plane Crash Sparks Questions
By KPIX - The PIXPage Staff
Police think a plane crash near Petaluma might have been intentional.
Steven Greenberg, 40, was killed Friday when the single-engine Cessna he was
piloting smashed into a mountain. Daly City police say they served the San
Rafael man with a search warrant just hours before.
Investigators say Greenberg was taking flying lessons at the Petaluma
Municipal Airport, but flew a plane that night without authorization.
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http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20020107/us/airport_crash_5.html
Monday January 7 6:14 AM ET
Pilot in Calif. Plane Crash Identified
BUENA PARK, Calif. (AP) - A pilot killed when his twin-engine airplane
crashed into a vacant lot three blocks from an airport has been identified
as an engineering consultant for the Federal Aviation Administration.
Donald Dirian, 69, of Whittier, advised businesses on how to make their
aircraft safe enough to pass inspections.
Dirian was the only person aboard the Cessna 337 Skymaster. It was nearly
vertical when it hit the ground shortly before 1 p.m. Saturday, bursting
into flames between a strip mall and a residential area.
Observers said he guided the aircraft to the only area where he could avoid
hitting people or densely packed buildings.
``If he'd been in the military, he'd have received a medal for what he
did,'' said business colleague George Crowe. ``To do that requires a great
deal of skill and courage.''
Dirian had worked on hundreds of aviation safety projects, said John Joseph,
another consultant. He described Dirian as one of the most respected
aviation engineers in the state.
Rod Propst, manager of Fullerton Municipal Airport, said Dirian took off
from the airport about 20 minutes before the crash. No problems had been
reported before the accident.
Propst said the plane, which is unusual because it has one propeller in
front and another in back, is ``remarkably forgiving'' in cases where one
engine fails. But it's also a plane that only an experienced pilot would
fly.
A National Transportation Safety Board investigation was ongoing.
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http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,53%257E317432,00.html
Pilot killed in hillside crash
Witnesses near Boulder say Cessna didn't try to pull up
By Allison Sherry, Theo Stein and John Ingold
Denver Post Staff Writers
Sunday, January 06, 2002 - BOULDER - A single-engine plane plowed into a
hillside northwest of Boulder on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot, who
was the sole occupant.
Witnesses driving on U.S. 36 said the plane, a four-seat Cessna 180, was
flying low when it crossed over the highway.
The plane made no apparent attempt to pull up as it struck a grassy knoll
about 400 yards below the ridgeline about 4 p.m., witnesses said.
The hill is east of Old Stage Road about 3 miles northwest of Boulder.
"It was low in the sky, and I realized that the plane wasn't as high as the
mountain," said Stephanie Paugh, a Henderson resident who was driving on
U.S. 36 at the time of the crash.
"And all of the sudden it hit," said Becky DeLorenzo, another witness. "It
didn't seem like he was trying to pull up."
DeLorenzo's and Paugh's husbands hiked up from U.S. 36 to the site after
they saw the crash. About 80 rescuers responded to the scene and walked
about a quarter-mile up a steep slope.
The name of the pilot was not released.
As night fell, emergency crews set up spotlights at the base of the ridge,
illuminating rescue workers who were making the steep hike to the crash
site. Two National Transportation Safety Board investigators arrived to
photograph the scene, and the twinkle from their flashbulbs could be seen on
the hillside.
About 7:30 p.m., crews removed the pilot's body and called off work for the
night because of the cold. They were to return today to clear the plane's
wreckage from the hillside.
NTSB officials on the scene said the plane took off from Longmont and did
not have a flight plan.
The plane was loaded with mountain survival gear, officials said.
Though the wings remained attached to the cabin, the plane's engine
separated from the fuselage during the crash, NTSB officials said.
While the cause of the crash wasn't known, the National Weather Service and
Jefferson County Airport officials reported that strong winds of up to 50
mph were gusting in the area near Boulder.
"We do know that (the pilot) wasn't talking to the FAA at the time of the
accident," said Gary Mayer, FAA operations officer. "They can fly around at
low level on their own without talking to anyone, but it makes it tough when
they get lost or when they crash. It isn't easy."
Mayer said the FAA hadn't reached the crash site as of Saturday evening
because of the "consolidated mess" at the scene.
Aviation officials will try to get information from the pilot's family about
his destination, he said.
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