sole occupant survived, got out. Ditched near Los Barriles reportedly. Pretty eerie to see this bird under water.Pacifico - 6-18-2014 at 04:43 PM
WOW! Glad the pilot got out....StuckSucks - 6-18-2014 at 05:02 PM
Other than nose gear damage, the plane looks in pretty good shape (salt water aside).BajaBlanca - 6-18-2014 at 05:09 PM
We heard he ran out of gas ....miscalculated. Not sure if that is a fact or not.Whale-ista - 6-18-2014 at 07:51 PM
Ha! I thought from title you were talking Columbia sailboat.
Another cruiser mishap? (I had an old 28', built like a tank. Lived on board for a while…)
Never mind...
Edit: Just saw video and gasped- had seen plane w/similar colors/ID at Campo Rene Tuesday and talked w/pilot who has a home in Barriles. He's a kite
surfer.
I Checked my photos- same colors, both IDs had N-----Z, but different combo inbetween and slightly different Cessna. Whew...
Yes, all USA registered planes have N in the number system. Mexican registry planes have X, Canada C and on it goes - each country has a letter as far
as I know.
Even though the Columbia is carbon fiber hull, I doubt that much damage under the engine at the nose gear was from hitting the water. Speculation at
BPI is his IO-550 turbo'd Continental blew something and a rod or piston could take out the cowl easy.jbcoug - 6-19-2014 at 03:28 PM
That would be a hell of a place to throw a rod.BajaRat - 6-19-2014 at 03:58 PM
Well, someone was still good with flying the peninsula, We hope their OK
Who's goin to get the bird
[Edited on 6-19-2014 by BajaRat]durrelllrobert - 6-19-2014 at 04:04 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by jbcoug
That would be a hell of a place to throw a rod.
Happens to all of us eventually
BajaRat - 6-19-2014 at 04:09 PM
Is that Tampa Bay ?
[Edited on 6-19-2014 by BajaRat]BajaBlanca - 6-19-2014 at 08:57 PM
whale-ista: I do remember! I knew it was not the same plane as the other one went down in this past April.
Hijack (again)
durrelllrobert - 6-20-2014 at 08:32 AM
Because there are a lot pilots and others interested in aviation viewing this thread this seems like an appropriate place to post this hijack:
