Pilot Said It [Fog] Had Cleared For A Few Moments And That He Had Missed His “Window To Leave”
On November 3, 2021, about 1130 Pacific daylight time, an Ayers Corporation S-2R Thrush airplane, N8960Q, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Shafter, California. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by Inland Aviation, Inc., as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 repositioning flight. A witness who spoke with the pilot prior to the flight, stated that the pilot said it [fog] had cleared for a few moments and that he had missed his “window to leave.” About 20-30 minutes later someone had told the witness the pilot had departed.
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