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4 People Injured when Small Plane Lands on Highway 29 in Napa County
Three people were injured when a small plane crashed into the back of their car near Napa County Airport Sunday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The Beechcraft A36 Bonanza lost engine power and crash landed on state Highway 29 near Airport Boulevard where it rear-ended a 2007 Infiniti around 12:35 p.m., CHP and Federal Aviation Administration officials said. The driver of the Infiniti and the two passengers suffered minor injuries and were taken to Queen of the Valley… (www.insidebayarea.com) さらに...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Don't forget water contamination in the fuel.
Steven L Meyer · Tucson, Arizona
Well alot of factors could be involved in an engine out. Fuel starvation is one, but engine breakdown can be internal parts related, lubrication related, prop failure- without more info it is impossible to find the pilot at blame. The PLUS is that he set down an airplane on a busy highway and only had minor injuries from rear-ending a car- that is pretty good in my book.
S. Meyer
Commercial pilot
ASEL/AMEL/Instrument
Well alot of factors could be involved in an engine out. Fuel starvation is one, but engine breakdown can be internal parts related, lubrication related, prop failure- without more info it is impossible to find the pilot at blame. The PLUS is that he set down an airplane on a busy highway and only had minor injuries from rear-ending a car- that is pretty good in my book.
S. Meyer
Commercial pilot
ASEL/AMEL/Instrument
We had that happen near KPNS one year. A Malibu pilot did the same thing on our Hwy 98, but no one was hurt. He had engine trouble as well. He landed in the median, then slid onto the road and hit the back of a jeep.
There is an old aviation adage: If you’re going to crash, do so as slow as possible and do so into the least expensive obstacle. Perhaps, given that option, in NAPA County, the 2007 Infiniti may have been his only option. Just kidding!
Back to basics--enough fuel in the tank.
You all forgot one more infraction / citation that the CHP would need to serve
Driving / having an improperly registered vehicle on the toad
oh and unsafe lane change LOL
Glad we can laugh about this one and no one was killed
Driving / having an improperly registered vehicle on the toad
oh and unsafe lane change LOL
Glad we can laugh about this one and no one was killed