On Apr 30, 12:42 pm, Larry Dighera wrote:
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007...2907122532.txt
Two killed, one missing after plane crashes off of Carlsbad coast

By: SARAH WILKINS and PAUL SISSON - Staff Writers

CARLSBAD ---- A four-seat Cessna airplane crashed off the coast of
Carlsbad shortly after taking off from McClellan-Palomar Airport
Sunday morning, killing two female passengers and leaving a third male
passenger missing, authorities said.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner's office did not release the
names of the dead or missing by late Sunday night. According to data
from the Federal Aviation Administration, the Cessna was registered to
a man named Leroy F. Kochert, who has a Phoenix address.

A Coast Guard crew suspended its search for the missing passenger at 6
p.m. Sunday, and the crash is under investigation by the National
Transportation Safety Board, officials said. Calls to the home of a
Leroy Kochert in Phoenix went unanswered Sunday.

A spokesman with the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane, a
propeller-driven Cessna model 182Q built in 1979, left
McClellan-Palomar Airport at 9:45 a.m., headed west, then crashed into
the ocean at approximately 9:50 a.m. The crash occurred in deep water
about one mile from shore.

West ??? Quicky trip to Kona ? Hmm, marine layer, Northerly Island has
those some days...JG