Plane Down KRDD

[Dave Blackmon]

Small plane radios tower reports "losing a part" and having engine trouble 10 miles south of RDD, offered Lake California as the closest airport, opted for a "long runway" at RDD, cleared for straight in 34...appears he realized he would be short and tried for a strawberry field a mile to the south of the numbers, flew under some major wires, clipped a tree and "landed" with minor injuries reported. CHP now tracing his route looking for the "lost part".

 

[Dave Blackmon]

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** Report created 8/15/2005 Record 10 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 43PP Make/Model: EXP Description: PRESCOTT PUSHER
Date: 08/14/2005 Time: 1917

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
City: REDDING State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY DUE TO ENGINE PROBLEMS, CRASHED IN A FIELD 1/2
MI SOUTH OF REDDING AIRPORT, REDDING, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: SKY CLR VIS10 WIND CALM

OTHER DATA

Departed: VANCOUVER, WA Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: WHITEMAN, CA Flt Plan: UNK Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: 1 M FINAL
Last Clearance: CLRD TO LAND

FAA FSDO: SACRAMENTO, CA (WP25) Entry date: 08/15/2005