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CO-PILOT PLUNGES FROM SMALL PLANE 9,000 FEET OVER TEXAS; PILOT LANDS SAFELY
The Houston Chronicle ^ | 18 November 2002

Posted on 11/18/2002 4:11:02 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

HOUSTON (AP) - The co-pilot of a single-engine aircraft plunged from the plane as it made a steep turn 9,000 feet over the Houston area. The 45-year-old Houston man apparently jumped or fell from the plane Sunday afternoon near Prairie View, about 20 miles northwest of Houston, federal and local authorities told the Houston Chronicle for Monday editions. An instructor pilot, the only other person on board, was concentrating on a steep turning maneuver when he heard a thump and saw the co-pilot's feet and legs leaving the airplane, Waller County Sheriff's Lt. John Kremmer told the Chronicle.

Kremmer said a search for the pilot in the area's pastures, woods and lakes was expected to resume early Monday. Officials said the Cessna 152 had taken off 45 minutes earlier from David Wayne Hooks Airport in Spring. The pilot notified authorities about the incident before returning to the airport. "The instructor and the aircraft landed safely," said Roland Herwig, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. Kremmer said the co-pilot - whose identity was being withheld pending notification of relatives - had a pilot's license but could not fly alone because of an unspecified medical condition.

The instructor pilot told investigators that both men were strapped in when the small trainer aircraft took off from the airport. "He just doesn't know at what point that changed," Kremmer said. Kremmer said there was no indication the man had a parachute.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fromplane; hmb; manfalls; overhouston
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
LOL.... you are displaying some superior HTML skills
21 posted on 11/18/2002 5:57:23 AM PST by kjam22
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
"I told him NOT to touch the Red Button!"
22 posted on 11/18/2002 6:04:01 AM PST by Mark Felton
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To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; FreedomPoster; Timesink; AntiGuv; ...
"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

23 posted on 11/18/2002 6:07:53 AM PST by mhking
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin; DainBramage
"How do you make an ejector seat?"
24 posted on 11/18/2002 6:10:17 AM PST by mhking
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

25 posted on 11/18/2002 6:12:49 AM PST by mhking
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Hahahha!!
26 posted on 11/18/2002 6:19:13 AM PST by cajungirl
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
hahahaha
27 posted on 11/18/2002 6:40:18 AM PST by MissAmericanPie
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To: DainBramage
LOL
28 posted on 11/18/2002 6:58:30 AM PST by Dallas
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
"Here, hold muh beeeeeerrrr.... while I get out and take a leak."
29 posted on 11/18/2002 7:00:08 AM PST by Dallas
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To: DainBramage; Inspector Harry Callahan
That's the Apollo lunar module, right?
30 posted on 11/18/2002 7:03:19 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
I don't know, it looks like a volvanic rock.
31 posted on 11/18/2002 7:06:58 AM PST by DainBramage
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
unspecified medical condition

Ritalin or prozac? Place your bets!

32 posted on 11/18/2002 7:10:49 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: DainBramage
Why 9000 feet over Texas? In a 150? The copilot had to step out a while just to climb that high.
33 posted on 11/18/2002 7:16:06 AM PST by wingtip
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To: RedBloodedAmerican
Nearly impossible to get out of an Cessna 150 on the ground. It was a Suicide.
34 posted on 11/18/2002 7:17:17 AM PST by agincourt1415
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
DARWIN AWARD CANDIDATE?
35 posted on 11/18/2002 7:20:23 AM PST by Don Corleone
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To: Don Corleone
Do they consider suicides?
36 posted on 11/18/2002 7:22:38 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
call Lt.Columbo
37 posted on 11/18/2002 7:24:30 AM PST by The Wizard
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
FOB?
38 posted on 11/18/2002 7:28:06 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
HAHO = High Altitude High Opening

HALO = High Altitude Low Opening

HANO = High Altitude No Opening (you make an impression on the ground)

39 posted on 11/18/2002 7:35:53 AM PST by SERE_DOC
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Poor guy. Hopefully his family is coping.

Unfortunately for us, the same fate didn't occur to Mohammad Atta about 18 months ago when he was taking lessons.......

40 posted on 11/18/2002 7:43:24 AM PST by b4its2late
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