Wed, Jun 18, 2003
Determined Pilot Helped Himself to Safety
William Blair, of Huntington Beach (CA), 77,
clipped some trees Sunday, as he flew a bit close to Mount San
Jacinto. His wife, unaware of just what had happened but aware of
the glider's night-flying 'capabilities,' phoned in a missing
persons report a quarter before midnight, and the search was
on.
Blair, though, took charge of his own fate. With only bumps and
bruises, he was able to hike out of the trees; he flagged down a
car, and got a ride to the Idyllwild Ranger Station, whence he
again contacted civilization. Blair had taken off 22 hours
earlier.
The search, which had started at daybreak Monday morning, was
then called off.
** Report created 6/17/2003 Record
2 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 34LB
Make/Model: ASW Description: ASW200
GLIDER
Date: 06/15/2003 Time: 2200
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Minor Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: IDYLLWILD State: CA Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A MOUNTAINOUS
AREA, ACFT WAS SUBJECT OF AN ALERT NOTICE, ONE PERSON ON BOARD
HIKED 22 HOURS TO SAFETY WITH MINOR INJURIES, IDYLLWILD, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
0
# Crew: 1 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
1 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase:
Unknown Operation: General
Aviation
Departed:
UNK
Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination:
UNK
Flt Plan: UNK
Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK
FAA FSDO: RIVERSIDE, CA
(WP21)
Entry date: 06/17/2003
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