Jump to content

All survive dropping in for dinner (USA)


Recommended Posts

Looks like most of the starboard wing was still well attached, although according to the Southside Sentinel, "...the plane hit the tops of two tall trees, clipping off portions of the wings..."

 

They had apparently conducted an intersection departure from the field, using only 1200ft out of 2200 total. Apparently that isn't enough with pilot + 2 pax and a recent refueling.

 

Disaster averted; only minor injuries result from plane crash at Hummel

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

There was a student on his first solo cross country that ran out of fuel on short final our home-field, Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles, CA back in the mid-1970's. He too ended up flying between two trees to shear the wings off and slow himself down, just as he'd been advised by his instructor (and many magazine articles), for an off field landing. Unfortunately, his off field landing was on a relatively open golf course! He apparently spent a considerable amount of time during his descent trying to find two trees close enough together... poor kid! Also unfortunate for the brand new C-172 that lost both wings and still ended up on it's back.

 

Cheers,

 

jc

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
×
×
  • Create New...