Maule M-7 down east of Willits
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'The pilot reportedly “sacrificed his body for his girlfriend and threw himself on her when he knew the plane was crashing” taking the hardest impact.'
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A Maule Rocket, N1043B, crashed on Sunday, May 30, east of Willits, CA. Both people on board were seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Accident Maule MX-7-180C Star Rocket N1043B, 30 May 2022 (aviation-safety.net)
From Santa Rosa Press Democrat, June 2, 2022:
Two people were injured Sunday morning in a plane crash in Willits, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
A small passenger aircraft crashed at about 8:30 a.m. on private property near a landing strip in the 16000 block of Hearst Willits Road, and was almost completely destroyed by fire, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Dygert. The make and model of the plane could not be determined.
Cal Fire firefighters had extinguished the fire by the time sheriff’s deputies arrived.
The pilot, a 33-year-old male of Willits, and a 26-year-old female passenger were taken to a local hospital and then transported to a hospital outside the county for treatment of their injuries, Dygert said. The pilot was in critical condition, and both suffered serious injuries, according to Quincy Cromer, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities did not release the names of the two individuals.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, according to Dygert.
Accident Maule MX-7-180C Star Rocket N1043B, 30 May 2022 (aviation-safety.net)
From Santa Rosa Press Democrat, June 2, 2022:
Two people were injured Sunday morning in a plane crash in Willits, according to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.
A small passenger aircraft crashed at about 8:30 a.m. on private property near a landing strip in the 16000 block of Hearst Willits Road, and was almost completely destroyed by fire, according to Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Dygert. The make and model of the plane could not be determined.
Cal Fire firefighters had extinguished the fire by the time sheriff’s deputies arrived.
The pilot, a 33-year-old male of Willits, and a 26-year-old female passenger were taken to a local hospital and then transported to a hospital outside the county for treatment of their injuries, Dygert said. The pilot was in critical condition, and both suffered serious injuries, according to Quincy Cromer, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office. Authorities did not release the names of the two individuals.
The cause of the crash is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board, according to Dygert.