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Santa Maria CA Crash
Any further info on the recent RV9 crash in Santa Maria, Ca? looks like both occupants got out, but total loss.
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Good outcome and hope it was insured,,,
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Off airport landing
From the local news:
http://tinyurl.com/6o3jeua From the FAA: IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 629BJ Make/Model: EXP Description: RV9A Date: 03/20/2012 Time: 2230 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Destroyed LOCATION City: SANTA MARIA State: CA Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A DIRT FIELD, 3 MILES FROM SANTA MARIA, CA INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: OTHER DATA Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA (WP01) Entry date: 03/21/2012 # John Clark ATP, CFI FAAST Team Representative EAA Flight Advisor RV8 N18U "Sunshine" KSBA |
That was on the front page here last Wednesday. Lots of nice roads west of Santa Maria that could have made emergency landing strips. Too bad it didn't work out, looks like it was a nice example of an RV-9A. I seem to remember that Paul Lipps did some work with that plane at one time.
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