APRIL 28, 2015
ROCHESTER, WASH.
A 72-year-old pilot is hurt, but alive after his Cessna
crash landed in Thurston County.
Deputies responded to the crash at 6200 216th Lane
Southwest. The Cessna 170 was en route to Chehalis when it crashed.
The pilot was the only person on board.
He was sent to Harborview Medical Center.
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Date:
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28-APR-2015
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Time:
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11:00
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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Registration:
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C/n / msn:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Unknown
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Location:
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South of Ground Mounds, WA -
United States of America |
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Phase:
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Landing
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Nature:
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Unknown
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Departure airport:
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Spanaway, WA
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Destination airport:
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Chehalis, WA
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Narrative:
The aircraft force landed to open, long grass terrain south of Grand Mound, Washington. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
The aircraft force landed to open, long grass terrain south of Grand Mound, Washington. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
Sources:
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/04/28/small-plane-crashes-in-south-thurston-county/26524549/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Pilot-injured-in-small-plane-crash-in-Rochester-301588581.html?mobile=y