His plane:
Posted on 01/16/2024 7:55:56 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a small plane crashed into the Pacific Ocean in Northern California and a woman's body was found in the sea near the wreckage.
An FAA spokesperson told USA TODAY a single-engine Cozy Mark IV crashed into water on Sunday near Half Moon Bay, about 30 miles south of San Francisco. Aviation officials said the crash took place about 7:30 p.m. and two people were on board the plane.
The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office reported the aircraft took off from the East Bay and shortly after, authorities responded to reports of "a small airplane flying erratically near Moss Beach."
Witnesses observed the aircraft before it disappeared from sight and, the sheriff's office reported, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter and a California Highway Patrol plane were deployed to assist local first responders.
The plane, according to the sheriff's office, was later found upside down in the water near Ross Cove.
Later that evening, local authorities reported, debris was found in the ocean near the coastline, "consistent with parts from a plane."
On Monday, crews on a commercial fishing boat found a woman's body in the water around where the plane crashed. The body was taken to the coroner's office and an identity is still being determined.
As of Tuesday, the second person on board had not been located.
U.S. Coast Guard crews scoured nearly 30 square miles by helicopter and by boat after the crash searching for victims. The search was called off Monday night, the outlet reported.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation on Tuesday by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).
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His plane:
They didn’t take off from HMB.
We drove along Airport Road from Moss Beach to Princeton right parallel to the runway. I see what you are saying.
You must be doing something right.
-PJ
I read somewhere that Burt Rutan knew that the designer of this plan was copying his Vari-EZ to some degree (John Denver’s plane). Rutan was not involved in the design. He did not object to them copying his ideas and features.
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