Pls. pray for the family

[another cfii]

I just read it from another message board, and it's the 2nd fatal accidents this week. As a fellow pilot, this one's a tough one to gulp down. A moment of silence...

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: FLX714 Make/Model: C210
Description: 210, T210, (Turbo)Centurion
Date: 12/04/2002 Time: 2346

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid
Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: HARRISON State: AR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT WAS CLEARED FROM HRO (HARRISON, AR) TO SGF
(SPRINGFIELD, MO) TO
MAINTAIN 4,000. ACFT REPORTED OFF HRO A 2346. NO
FURTHER CONTACT. ACFT
CRASHED INTO TERRAIN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT
SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES.
HARRISON, AR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1

# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0

Min: 0 Unk:

# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0

Min: 0 Unk:

# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0

Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: HRO 2339 SP AUTO 34005KT 3SM -SN BR SCT 008
OVC014 M03/M04 A3015

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown
Operation: General Aviation

Departed: HARRISON, AR Dep Date:
12/04/2002 Dep. Time: 2346
Destination: SPRINGFIELD, MO Flt Plan: IFR

Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: CLRD FROM HRO TO SGF
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: LITTLE ROCK, AR (SW11)
Entry date: 12/05/2002

 

[starchkr]

You know, this week has been pretty bad in losing people i know and talk to often. First the Texstar accident from which i heard his last transmission and knew him from my stayovers in HOU to this Flight Express accident. I also knew this pilot, Will, from my stops in ASG every morning. I remember seeing him in the morning when i showed up at ASG because my plane was covered in ice from the approach in. He gave me a chipper grin, and i knew what it meant... we all would have known what it meant. Both of us were amazed at the accumulation still on my A/C. He then went inside to talk with other pilots that were congregated inside the terminal.

I had just found out the day prior that he had finally been able to land a job in California where he was from and was getting ready to move back. For those of you who didn't know him, he was a really great guy. It really tears at me to also say that he had a young wife in CA who is due in the early part of next year. It was a very tragic day.

Let us all pray for them both and remember who they were and what they meant to us.

 

[210FR8DOG]

Flight Express

Starchkr,

Noel, is that you? Jeff here. My heart has been torn apart with Will leaving us. He was a good friend of mine for a year now. It's been a sad, sad week. Take care, God bless.

Jeff

PS- holler at me in ASG next week, I didn't fly Thurs. and I barely flew Fri. ( I probably shouldn't have)

 

[aviatrix]

Also a good friend of mine, I just have to say "We Miss You, Will!!!"
You were one hell of a pilot and an awesome person altogether!
You will never be forgotten!