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kim.forest(at)surewest.ne
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:00 am Post subject: N105RH

Does anyone have any details? Our thoughts are with them...

nfivesl(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:24 am Post subject: N105RH

Details?  Sorry but from reading your email and

looking at the subject line, there's no way to tell

what you are referring to.  It sounds important. 

Please provide more information. 



Scott Laughlin

www.cooknwithgas.com 



DO NOT ARCHIVE



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 Does anyone have any details?  Our thoughts are with

 them...

xl(at)prosody.org
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:46 am Post subject: N105RH

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		  From the Modesto Bee:

http://www.modbee.com/local/story/11785074p-12504056c.html
	




Plane crash kills 2

Former MID chairman and flight school owner die in Oakdale orchard



By ADAM ASHTONand TIM MORAN, BEE STAFF WRITERS

Last Updated: February 9, 2006, 04:29:16 AM PST



OAKDALE, A two-seat airplane crashed Wednesday afternoon, killing a

prominent Modesto businessman and a flight school owner near Oakdale

Airport.



Sources close to the investigation said the victims were former Modesto

Irrigation District Chairman Chuck Billington, 65, and Modesto Flight

Center co-owner Dave Mesenhimer, 61.



Billington's plane, believed to be a Zenith Zodiac 601 SL, went down at

3:18 p.m. in an orchard off Sierra Road, Stanislaus County sheriff's Sgt.

Mike Parker said.



Parker said it wasn't clear where or when the plane had taken off. He also

said he wasn't sure whether the plane was landing at Oakdale Airport.

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On Thu, 9 Feb 2006 kim.forest(at)surewest.net wrote:

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		   Does anyone have any details?  Our thoughts are with them...

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KE6FIS(at)arrl.net
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 8:10 am Post subject: N105RH

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 Time: 10:46:43 AM PST US

 From: xl <xl(at)prosody.org>

 Subject: Re: N105RH

 >From the Modesto Bee:

 http://www.modbee.com/local/story/11785074p-12504056c.html

I saw this on the news on TV last night. Sad. They interviewed two

eyewitnesses who both claimed that they saw one wing fold up during

flight, and then the other. At the very end of the broadcast the

reporter mentioned "the plane was called a Zenith Zodiac." That caught

my attention for sure. The FAA/NTSB was investigating, and we know how

accurate the news media is, so I'll be waiting for the NTSB report to

see what really happened. It was clear and beautiful weather the last

few days, so that wasn't a factor...

Here's a link to a short article on the TV station's site:

http://www.kcra.com/news/6878598/detail.html

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                               Bob Johnson

                               KE6FIS(at)arrl.net

			       CH601XL

d3dw(at)msn.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:01 am Post subject: N105RH

It's hard for me to imagine wings folding up on a Zodiac as stout as these things are.  Had to be something extreme going on...or forgotten.  don

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frank.hinde(at)hp.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:09 am Post subject: N105RH

And "It could have crashed into my house"...This statement annoyed the

snot out of me....Little does the home owner know the pilot would give

his life to avoid him and his precious white picket fence if he could

have!



Frank 



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japhillipsga(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:32 am Post subject: N105RH

Frank, I agree that such statements by 'civilians' demeans all of us. The news vultures must think that as we are trying to maintain hope of life and doing all we can to survive on the way down we look for the odd school bus or senior citizen home to slam into. Just another ill example that blood and pain sells. Best to you and my endless sympathy for the families of those lost. Bill Phillips N505WP 601XL-3300 

 

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dalemahan(at)charter.net
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:43 am Post subject: N105RH

No Frank,



The pilot actually DID give his life and kept from crashing into the 

house at the same time. Nuf' said.



Dale



Hinde, Frank George (Corvallis) wrote:



[quote]



And "It could have crashed into my house"...This statement annoyed the

snot out of me....Little does the home owner know the pilot would give

his life to avoid him and his precious white picket fence if he could

have!



Frank 



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d3dw(at)msn.com
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 9:50 am Post subject: N105RH

Yeah, Frank, why doesn't the rest of the world know how gracious us pilots really are?  don



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David X

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 154
Location: Princeton, NJ, USA

Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:58 pm Post subject: Re: N105RH

Preliminary report here: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060217X00209&key=1 



It was in the new owners hands less than two months before the crash. It was still operating under a temporary registration.



Looks like the kit was purchased in 2002, airworthiness certificate in Apr-2005 ... about a 2.5 year build?



Engine type is unknown (AMA/EXPR). It seems to be a default engine designation for many homebuilts.



I can't imagine what would make the wings fold up like that unless the spar attach points failed or the spare bolts were gone? It hardly seems plausible.

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Zodiac 601 XL - CZAW Built - Rotax 912S
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djvdb63(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: N105RH

I saved three photographs of N105RH from when it was listed on either Trade-a-Plane or Barnstormers (can't remember which).  Based on the photographs it appears that it had the newer Jabiru 3300 cowling.  I'd be happy to email these to anyone interested.



DJV



David X <dxj(at)comcast.net> wrote: 



Preliminary report here: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060217X00209&key=1 



It was in the new owners hands less than two months before the crash. It was still operating under a temporary registration.



Looks like the kit was purchased in 2002, airworthiness certificate in Apr-2005 ... about a 2.5 year build?



Engine type is unknown (AMA/EXPR). It seems to be a default engine designation for many homebuilts.



I can't imagine what would make the wings fold up like that unless the spar attach points failed or the spare bolts were gone? It hardly seems plausible.



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http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=13207#13207





 

 

 



		

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djvdb63(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: N105RH

And I just noticed that there is a photo of N105RH on Zenith's Web site here:



http://www.zenithair.com/zodiac/pic06/a86781p1136.jpg



DJV



David X <dxj(at)comcast.net> wrote: 



Preliminary report here: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20060217X00209&key=1 



It was in the new owners hands less than two months before the crash. It was still operating under a temporary registration.



Looks like the kit was purchased in 2002, airworthiness certificate in Apr-2005 ... about a 2.5 year build?



Engine type is unknown (AMA/EXPR). It seems to be a default engine designation for many homebuilts.



I can't imagine what would make the wings fold up like that unless the spar attach points failed or the spare bolts were gone? It hardly seems plausible.



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Zodiac XL - Rotax 912S

DO NOT ARCHIVE





Read this topic online here:



http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=13207#13207





 

 

 



		

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