capt. mike
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Columbia ditched off Pescadero
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDVrMV4NlVg
sole occupant survived, got out. Ditched near Los Barriles reportedly. Pretty eerie to see this bird under water.
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Pacifico
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WOW! Glad the pilot got out....
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Other than nose gear damage, the plane looks in pretty good shape (salt water aside).
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We heard he ran out of gas ....miscalculated. Not sure if that is a fact or not.
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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...
Do all US private planes have N----Z?
[Edited on 6-19-2014 by Whale-ista]
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Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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Blanca, remember the plane we saw at Campo Renee? For a moment I thought it was the same one.
I checked my photo, different plane.
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
We heard he ran out of gas ....miscalculated. Not sure if that is a fact or not. |
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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dtbushpilot
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Isn't this the same plane that landed there a month ago?
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Link to April 29/14 BPE with article translated (scroll down a bit):
http://www.thebajaponyexpress.com/2014/April/1949--041914.ht...
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
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capt. mike
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Whale-ista :
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.
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That would be a hell of a place to throw a rod.
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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]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jbcoug
That would be a hell of a place to throw a rod. |
Happens to all of us eventually 
Bob Durrell
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BajaRat
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Is that Tampa Bay ?
[Edited on 6-19-2014 by BajaRat]
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whale-ista: I do remember! I knew it was not the same plane as the other one went down in this past April.
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Hijack (again)
Because there are a lot pilots and others interested in aviation viewing this thread this seems like an appropriate place to post this hijack:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwvZXVKmPU
Bob Durrell
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capt. mike
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great story but doubt they'll ever get enough donations to get it air worthy again. Daunting but admirable.
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