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  • Aircraft Crash: 1974 Cessna 150L N11630 at AJO, Corona, Ca

According to reports, the Cessna 150 was landing on runway 25 and appeared to be doing a touch-and-go. Witnesses state that after landing on the runway, the pilot added power and the plane immediately veered to the left. It isn’t clear if the plane was flying at the time or travelling through the ground, but it ended up colliding head on with the hangar, seriously damaging the plane and hangar door. Fortunately, the hangar was unoccupied at the time. The occupants appear to be a flight instructor and student pilot

One person was seriously injured and another suffered minor injuries

Walt

Helicopterfriend, you probably read a recent Los Angeles Times article which reported that the FAA is holding public information forums for pilots on how to, basically, fly safely. I believe one session is being held in Costa Mesa, while another is being held in Santa Monica (don't hold me to this: the article is a few days old and my memory isn't what it used to be.)

Bottom line, the FAA is concerned that GA pilots are crashing at alarming rates, so the FAA is going to reiterate the best--and safest--ways to bop around our airspace.

I'm no pilot. I just like looking at airplanes the same way some guys like looking at NASCAR race cars and other guys are hooked on locomotive trains. But I thought it was fairly significant when a big ass newspaper like the L.A. Times runs a story about the alarming rate of recent GA crashes.

Glad to hear the Big Boys are finally getting concerned. It has been a few years since I was capable of handling an aircraft control. I just enjoy seeing these birds as they roam around and I am so glad when I have a camera with me, which is most of the time.

Walt