NTSB Report On Alaska's Former CEO Crash
04-02-2008, 10:19 PM
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NTSB Report On Alaska's Former CEO Crash
I post these articles and reports not because I am morbid, but because I believe something can be learned from any crash, whether you are a new pilot or a seasoned one.
http://www.ntsb.gov/NTSB/GenPDF.asp?...07FA189&rpt=fi
From Associated Press:
CASHMERE -- National Transportation Safety Board investigators say they found no mechanical problems with the single-engine plane flown by a former Alaska Airlines chief executive who was killed in a fiery crash last year in Cashmere.
The investigators say glare from the sun was a contributing factor in the crash June 28.
In a probable cause statement, investigators say the left wing of 68-year-old Bruce Kennedy's Cessna 182 clipped a series of pine trees estimated at 55 feet tall.
The plane crashed into the parking lot of nearby Cashmere High School, east of the runway at Cashmere-Dryden Airport.
Kennedy died at the scene. An autopsy revealed no drugs or alcohol in his system.
Last year, the Chelan County coroner said there was no evidence that Kennedy suffered any medical problems before the impact.
Kennedy had been on his way from Hot Springs, Mont., to visit his grandchildren in Wenatchee.
CASHMERE -- National Transportation Safety Board investigators say they found no mechanical problems with the single-engine plane flown by a former Alaska Airlines chief executive who was killed in a fiery crash last year in Cashmere.
The investigators say glare from the sun was a contributing factor in the crash June 28.
In a probable cause statement, investigators say the left wing of 68-year-old Bruce Kennedy's Cessna 182 clipped a series of pine trees estimated at 55 feet tall.
The plane crashed into the parking lot of nearby Cashmere High School, east of the runway at Cashmere-Dryden Airport.
Kennedy died at the scene. An autopsy revealed no drugs or alcohol in his system.
Last year, the Chelan County coroner said there was no evidence that Kennedy suffered any medical problems before the impact.
Kennedy had been on his way from Hot Springs, Mont., to visit his grandchildren in Wenatchee.
Last edited by vagabond; 04-02-2008 at 10:34 PM. Reason: added NTSB link
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