Info Needed re Bob Symons accident at Inyokern, Calif 1958?

[noel56z]

Might anyone out there have some information on the fatal accident
involving Bob Symons at Inyokern, CA circa 1958? Details? NTSB
accident report?

Thanks very much.

Noel Anderson

[Stewart Kissel]

'Exploring the Monser' by Bob Whelan discusses this
accident...IMHO a must for the glider pilot library.


At 02:00 29 March 2005, Noel56z wrote:
>Might anyone out there have some information on the
>fatal accident
>involving Bob Symons at Inyokern, CA circa 1958? Details?
> NTSB
>accident report?
>
>Thanks very much.
>
>Noel Anderson
>
>

[Aardvark]

noel56z wrote:
> Might anyone out there have some information on the fatal accident
> involving Bob Symons at Inyokern, CA circa 1958? Details? NTSB
> accident report?
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Noel Anderson
>


You may want to try

Public Inquiries Section
National Transportation Safety Board
490 L'Enfant Plaza East, SW.
Washington, DC 20594



On this site
http://skyfun.ms11.net/allenmem.htm

"Bob lost his life in his Cessna 185 on a rescue mission to pick up an
injured hiker up in the meadows. Bob did all his flying (post war) with
just one leg!!!"

[noel56z]

Hi;

I believe Bob lost his life in a glider accident while on tow in a new
experimental BG-12 at Inokern, CA which lost a wing allegedly due to
exces towing speed. I'm not positive about the details other than he
was being towed by a new Piper Tripacer (PA-28). the source of my
information was in a book I recently read "Taming the Monster" Could be
I'm mistaken.


Noel Anderson