ABC news reports that a Cessna 210 and a Sea Fury TMk.20 have hit each other over the Northern San Francisco Bay late Sunday evening. The Sea Fury landed safely but the Cessna did not. It was a Sea Fury from Sanders Aeronautics.
By: DavidIsby - 29th April 2014 at 15:27
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Plane-s-wreckage-found-in-San-Pablo-Bay-pilot-5435007.php
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-san-pablo-bay-plane-crash-witness-its-like-watching-somebody-die-20140428,0,2019716.story#axzz30HjNeuAP
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/04/only-debris-and-oil-slick-found-after-planes-collide/
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/feds-probe-crash-of-planes-over-san-francisco-bay/Content?oid=2783850
http://www.kcra.com/news/wreckage-of-small-plane-found-in-sf-bay/25703382?absolute=true
http://ctv4.criticalmention.com/playerpage/player?params=Y2xpcElkPTEwMjEyMDYzJnNsaW09MSZwb3dlcmVkPTEmcmVwb3J0PXRydWUmaGlkZUNsaXBDb250cm9scz0xJm5vaGVhZGVyPTEmbm9tZW51PXRydWUmYXV0b1BsYXk9MSZwYXJ0bmVyVG9rZW49OGE4MDgzYmM0NTM0NTNhMTAxNDVhYjZiNjU0YjAyNDU=
By: RAFRochford - 29th April 2014 at 10:23
Yep! Journalism at it’s best there! :p
I was also wondering where the photo of the RC Zero breaking up fitted into the scheme of things!
Regards;
Steve
By: Arabella-Cox - 29th April 2014 at 10:12
Ye Gods and I thought the BBC were bad at misidentifying aircraft
My God that was an awful piece of reporting… Pinching myself here, but at one point did the Cessna turn into a helicopter??!!
By: ZRX61 - 29th April 2014 at 01:51
Ye Gods and I thought the BBC were bad at misidentifying aircraft
Not to mention pronouncing Ione (*I own*) as * Loan*
By: Propstrike - 28th April 2014 at 23:08
Ye Gods and I thought the BBC were bad at misidentifying aircraft
It is fraudulent for such people to broadcast this sort of material as ‘news.
In an age where information is easier and quicker than ever to access, the integrity of these broadcasters plumbs new depths.
By: TonyT - 28th April 2014 at 22:17
Yes, I do hope they find the missing guy alive.
By: Lazy8 - 28th April 2014 at 22:10
A classic of its kind. If the subject wasn’t so serious it would be worth a good laugh.
By: TonyT - 28th April 2014 at 22:01
Ye Gods and I thought the BBC were bad at misidentifying aircraft
By: TonyT - 28th April 2014 at 21:46
Yup, so sad 🙁
By: Propstrike - 28th April 2014 at 21:25
Everything is conjecture until a factual report is released.
Cessna above Hawker is a much less hazardous scenario, but …………. who knows ? Very sad, whatever the circumstances.
By: Consul - 28th April 2014 at 21:17
The report quotes an official as saying the pilots knew each other and that one aircraft flew beneath the other and they touched then the Cessna went down. It does not say which aircraft was beneath. You are assuming it was the Cessna and make deductions based on that but shouldn’t we have clarification?
Tim
By: Propstrike - 28th April 2014 at 20:57
This report describes one aeroplane underneath the other. High wing Cessna, low wing Sea Fury equals no vision by either pilot.
It should NEVER be allowed to happen, and is VERY uncomfortable if it does, as I know from experience.
By: DavidIsby - 28th April 2014 at 20:24
By: Mike J - 28th April 2014 at 14:55
It was not a photo sortie, the two aircraft were flying back together from the event at Half Moon Bay with a crew member from the Sea Fury’s operators flying the 210. 🙁
By: Consul - 28th April 2014 at 13:35
David
Better not to speculate – modern video equipment enables air-to-air video and stills to be achieved using camera fixtures and a dedicated camera operator is not always involved. I am NOT suggesting that is the case here of course, merely suggesting that it would be sensible to await fact based reports about the circumstances. There are already contradictions between some of the reports about the number of people aboard the Sea Fury. Whatever the cause, it is tragic and thoughts go out to those involved and their families.
Tim
By: David Burke - 28th April 2014 at 13:17
One person listed as missing in the Cessna so I would guess no.
By: happymeal - 28th April 2014 at 12:57
Air to air photo mission… ?
By: Newforest - 28th April 2014 at 07:36
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=165829
ASN report with more links.
By: Mike J - 28th April 2014 at 07:18
Awful news to wake up to, here’s hoping all my California friends are safe. 🙁
By: Napper Bantock - 28th April 2014 at 06:41
Hope the other chap is okay?
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/planes-collide-california-bay-article-1.1771100
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