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    Wreckage of plane missing since 1997 found in Michigan

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/07/16/wreckage-plane-missing-since-1997-found-in-michigan-believed-to-belong-to-couple-that-vanished.html Here's the link. I'm not sure if anyone remembers this...I sure don't. Striking that they couldn't locate this plane at the time.
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    Emergency Landing on the beach

    https://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/plane-landing-robert-moses-beach-1.16419172 CFI, and 2, 16 year old students walked away uninjured. N294ME originated out of KFRG. They were flying over the south practice area which generally is over water but close to the beach. Looks like soft...
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    Off field landing...Good outcome.

    Engine failure, pilot survived, minor injuries, although I wouldn't call the damage to the plane minor. http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/plane-lands-on-bellport-country-club-golf-course-officials-say-1.13730710
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    Piper Down on LI

    http://longisland.news12.com/news/1-missing-3-rescued-after-plane-crashes-in-setauket-harbor-1.11493902 3 survive, 1 missing. Engine failure. With the water temp being about 37, not much hope for the missing person. I was up yesterday afternoon out of KISP. Was a great day for a flying.
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    Cessna Crash on Shelter Island, NY

    http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fshelterislandreporter.timesreview.com%2F2015%2F04%2F13%2Fplane-crash-at-klenawicus-pilot-medivacked-for-treatment%2F&ei=ul0sVd-uG7eTsQTUvYD4DA&usg=AFQjCNH10D53JqcgfGbAu8KOMYaRY3cQqg...
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    Beech BE-33 down in CT. Pilot survives

    http://wtnh.com/2014/11/15/plane-crashes-in-residential-neighborhood-in-clinton/ According to the news report, she ran out of fuel. She survived with only minor injuries. Very lucky.
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    Columbia 400 down on LI

    http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/one-dead-in-east-patchogue-small-plane-crash-officials-say-1.8473541?p=19195 Report says the pilot was killed, but looks like he managed to put the plane down between houses in a tight residential area. Very sad.
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    Going Around

    Returning from KFOK in the Hamptons to KISP yesterday to do some pattern work and 3 or 4 touch and goes before calling it a day. Wind was out of the north at 11kts, gusting 19kts so a good opportunity to practice landings in less then perfect conditions. Very busy day, lots of students like...
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    Trouble at KISP

    http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/2-long-island-macarthur-airport-runways-briefly-closed-due-to-gear-up-landing-officials-say-1.8101204 My CFI was taxiing to the active when he saw this happen. It appears the pilot forgot to deploy the landing gear. There was no emergence...
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    Did I wait to long?

    I am new to this site as well as flying. I am 56 and just started training for my PPL March 1, and I have about 10 hours instruction time so far. I started flying when I was a senior in high school (1975), and have always had a passion for airplanes, and flying but after high school, I had...
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