Plane Crash on Sunday Sent Pilot to Hospital
Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On May 26, 2019, at about 6 p.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Jerold Phelps Hospital in Garberville for the report of a plane crash survivor.
Upon further investigation, deputies learned that the survivor, a 48-year-old Garberville man, had been practicing taking off and landing alone in his 1970’s era Cessna plane at the Garberville Airport. According to the man, the plane’s engine reportedly lost power, causing it to crash into trees. The man was able to walk up a bluff to Sprowl Creek Road, where a passerby then picked him up and transported him to the hospital.
The man was later transported to an out of area hospital in critical condition for further treatment.
On May 27, at about 7:35 a.m., deputies located the plane in a thicket of trees near the 1800 block of Sprowel Creek Road.
This incident is being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO).
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🕯🌳Them old Cessna’s are death traps.
Don’t forget your carb heat!
I beg to differ. Back in 1951 as a young boy I was on an already 10 year old Cessna that flew in one of the most remote areas of the planet. That 80 year old plane is still flying today.
Of course lack of proper and meticulous maintenance, carelessness, pilot error and lack of planning is a probable cause in this unfortunate incident.
Thank you.
“Them old Cessna’s are death traps.”
Whatever. Here’s to a quick and full recovery. So glad he lived to tell the story.
Regards,
Anything that leaves the ground with you in it and goes a hundred miles an hour is a death trap. If God had wanted us to fly he would have given us tickets
Walked himself to the bluff and was later determined to be critical condition? I wish him a good and fast recovery.
Right?! Mind over matter, shock and adrenaline must have fueled that trooper! I bet he will put that power to healing himself!
https://kymkemp.com/2019/05/26/hsu-instructors-hang-glider-stolen-from-eureka/
Whew. For a minute I thought someone had tried to fly the stolen glider.
Quick recovery for the pilot!
Is there a name for the pilot?
Maybe the airplane, maybe pot growers, maybe both.
It wasn’t me.
Glad to hear that, Dave!
Does anyone have a name for this pilot?