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Two Die In Passaic County Plane Accident
1010 WINS WEST MILFORD, N.J. ^
| Feb 28, 2005 6:50 am US/Eastern
| 1010wins
Posted on 02/28/2005 6:48:45 AM PST by Calpernia
Tragedy in Passaic County.
A small plane carrying two people crashed in West Milford yesterday, killing both passengers.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 182 was attempting to take off from Greenwood Lake Airport when it crashed at the end of the runway. The four-seat, single-engine plane was quickly engulfed by flames and was destroyed.
Authorities say the victims were 79-year-old Harold Botsford Junior, a flight instructor from Ringwood, and Ted Fletcher, a pilot from Franklin Lakes who was trying to refresh his license.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: New Jersey
KEYWORDS: airport; cessna182; crash; franklinlakes; greenwoodlake; newjersey; nj; ntsb; passaiccounty; planecrash; ringwood; westmilford
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:48:45 AM PST
by
Calpernia
To: KylaStarr; Cindy; StillProud2BeFree; nw_arizona_granny; Velveeta; Dolphy; appalachian_dweller; ...
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:49:03 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Coleus
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:49:35 AM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: Calpernia
I suppose his license was not refreshed.
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posted on
02/28/2005 6:52:37 AM PST
by
Mind-numbed Robot
(Not all things that need to be done need to be done by the government.)
To: Calpernia; Coleus
A tragedy. I hope he didn't hit any of the black bears that are prevalent in the area. PETA would be quite upset.
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posted on
02/28/2005 7:37:04 AM PST
by
Clemenza
(Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms: The Other Holy Trinity)
To: Calpernia
79 seems old to me for a flight instructor. At some point the trade-off between experience and failing faculties begins to look like a losing proposition.
Would be interesting to know what contributed to a crash on take-off.
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:21:26 AM PST
by
Aeronaut
(You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky. -- Amelia Earhart)
To: Calpernia
"Flying is a hobby that can kill you quickly." - AOPA magazine
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:24:32 AM PST
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: Calpernia; Aeronaut; Inge_CAV
Huh.... I wonder what happened.
Reminds me of some of my old flight instructors... They always thought I was tryin' to kill 'em. ;~D
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:25:14 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: HairOfTheDog
Reminds me of some of my old flight instructors... They always thought I was tryin' to kill 'em. ;~D Were you?
That's why I never wanted to be a CFI. Too many students are trying to kill you.
I'll check with my contacts with the FAA and try to get a Cause as soon as possible.
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:29:18 AM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
( "The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Clancy)
To: Dashing Dasher
That's why I never wanted to be a CFI. Too many students are trying to kill you. My take on it is that I managed to survive flight instructing.
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:31:04 AM PST
by
Aeronaut
(You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky. -- Amelia Earhart)
To: Dashing Dasher
Naw... I wasn't ~tryin'~ to kill 'em. ;~D
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:31:31 AM PST
by
HairOfTheDog
(It is no bad thing to celebrate a simple life!)
To: Dashing Dasher
Loss of airspeed, I imagine.
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:32:50 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(A man's conscience is like his garden, it his and his alone to tend.)
To: Dashing Dasher
More seriously, could have been a fresh load of stale fuel.
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:33:30 AM PST
by
Old Professer
(A man's conscience is like his garden, it his and his alone to tend.)
To: SalukiLawyer
79 seems old to me for a flight instructor. At some point the trade-off between experience and failing faculties begins to look like a losing proposition.I thought the same thing. I mean no disrespect to the deceased, but at some point, I would question whether or not it's wise for someone to continue to function as a flight instructor (or pilot).
To: Old Professer
Loss of airspeed - sure ... caused by...
1. icing?
2. bad fuel? no fuel?
3. loss of power due to engine problem?
4. throttle not being fully engaged?
5. etc. etc. etc.
Just some ideas... anxious to know cause...
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:35:49 AM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
( "The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Clancy)
To: Old Professer
"
Loss of airspeed, I imagine."
My guess; "exceeded maximum rate of decent".
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:36:46 AM PST
by
azhenfud
("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
To: Aeronaut
And I survived a few bad flight instructors....
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:36:50 AM PST
by
Dashing Dasher
( "The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense." - Clancy)
To: Dashing Dasher
2. bad fuel? no fuel? Fuel imbalance? Bet gravity had something to do with it. :-/
To: Dashing Dasher
Could have been a case of loosing rpm's on touch and go's. I have been in that situation and it's no fun at all. Had to think fast and switch mags which cleared it up. If not for that I probably would have bought the farm.
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posted on
02/28/2005 11:44:34 AM PST
by
reagandemo
(The battle is near are you ready for the sacrifice?)
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