sadness for POC, PCA

[Jackie C]

Sad news out of AZ: Shawn Muscat and a friend were killed in a plane crash yesterday. Prayers go out to Ed,Corey and their families.

[mrondeau]

Here's some additional information. A very sad event and our thoughts and prayers go out to their families and friends.


WILLCOX — An experimental home-built aircraft crashed killing two people at the Cochise County Airport in Willcox on Thursday morning at about 9:20 a.m.
The victims have been identified as Glen Slagoske, 47 and Shawn Muscat, 27, both of San Diego, according to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.

It was unclear Thursday which of the two was piloting the Thorp T-18 two-seater plane when it spun out of control after what witnesses described as an aborted landing attempt.
Airport manager Louise Walden said the plane was not registered, so it is unknown where it was flying from.
Sheriff’s office personnel responding to the scene said both occupants were dead upon crews’ arrival, suffering significant trauma.
Both bodies were removed from the wreckage and transported by Westlawn Mortuary to the medical examiner’s office for autopsy. California authorities were notified and requested to attempt contact with next of kin, said Carol Capas, Cochise County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman.
Phil LeRoy, a local flight instructor, was in line to land after the plane, and said it looked as if the pilot came in too high and too fast to touch down and turned around to do it again. On the pilot’s second run, he was also going really fast and “banked at too high of an angle and pulled too many g’s (gravitational pull) and he lost lift. It’s called a stall, although it has nothing to do with the engine, and the plane spiraled twice and went down......”
He added: “It was a textbook accident. As far as accidents go, it is very common. After we saw the accident, I took control of the plane to land it. I had my student radio Louise at the airport and call 911.”
Bonnie Reid, who lives on Quail Road, said she saw its wings “rocking back and forth — wobbling, like a kid pretending to fly” and heard the plane buzzing in intermittent short bursts as it “nosedived straight down.”
Reid said she could not see it land, so it likely spiraled after she lost sight of it.
Jim Walden, airport manager, said, “The plane didn’t burn; it just crumpled. You can tell it hit very hard.”
Commander AV Reid of Willcox Rural Fire said he was not immediately called out, as the 911 call went to the city, and the city fire department was on the scene when he arrived.
“The response time was really fast (for city fire, police and sheriff’s deputies),” said Jim Walden.
Both Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board officials will be on the scene to investigate the crash.
Capas said the sheriff’s office will “parallel the investigation,” with the FAA completing the aircraft accident report and the sheriff’s office completing the accidental death report.
While the airport has had its share of accidents over the years, this was the first fatal incident that Louise Walden could recall.
“My husband, Jim, and I have been managing the airport here for almost 20 years now, and this is the first fatality we’ve ever had,” she said.
The incident remains under investigation.

[Mmagus]

Our prayers go out for the family and friends.

Pastor Mark and Kari

[Erik K]

Ed and Corey, hang in there guys. My prays are with you. Shawn was a great guy. Very Very sad to see him pass.

[David Polk]

Such Sad news, Thoughts and prayers to the families and friends of both.

[lbevins]

Just want to add my name to the list of people praying for their family and friends.

[Autobahn]

I can't imagine how Ed is feeling. This is so sad. He was at the shop this week talking about how much fun he has racing with his son's. You could not find a nicer group of guys.

[Mike]

Ed and Cory so very sorry and sad to hear of the accident, our prayers and thoughts to you both and your families too.
Cory take care, I very much enjoyed visiting and catching up during our last Q DE.
Mike