Plane & Car Collide

NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb

DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:42:30 -0500, Ross wrote:

DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


http://www.abclocal.go.com/kabc/stor...ire&id=6322911
Daveb

Again the news papers only report miss information.
I believe they refer to "State Rt" 95.. and Hwy 1 is on the east coast and
parallels Interstate Rte 95
so is Hwy 101 on the west coast (Pacific Coast Hiway) and parrelles
Interstate 5
BT

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On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:42:30 -0500, Ross wrote:

DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI


http://www.abclocal.go.com/kabc/stor...ire&id=6322911
Daveb

Ross wrote:
DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

It is if you hold a US map upside down.


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Jim Pennino

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wrote:
Ross wrote:
DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

It is if you hold a US map upside down.



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Length: 1925 mi (3,098 km)
Formed: 1957
South end: US 1 in Miami, FL
Major
junctions: I-10 in Jacksonville, FL
I-20 near Florence, SC
I-40 near Benson, NC
I-85 in Petersburg, VA
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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI

On Aug 14, 8:05*am, wrote:
Ross wrote:
DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

It is if you hold a US map upside down.


No, he's correct, I've driven on I95 between DC and Baltimore.
Whether it continues to Coliformia I don't know.

Cheers

More_Flaps wrote:
On Aug 14, 8:05?am, wrote:
Ross wrote:
DaveB wrote:
NEEDLES, Calif. (AP) ? Authorities say the pilot of an experimental
aircraft was taking off Tuesday from a freeway west of Needles where
he'd made an emergency landing when a car slammed into the plane,
ejecting and killing him.

The San Bernardino County sheriff's office reports three occupants in
the car sustained minor injuries from a broken windshield.

The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County.

Witnesses told the Federal Aviation Administration the plane was
taking off and was about three feet off the ground when the car
slammed into it.

Daveb
I though I 95 was on the east coast.

It is if you hold a US map upside down.


No, he's correct, I've driven on I95 between DC and Baltimore.
Whether it continues to Coliformia I don't know.

Another failed attempt at humor; I guess I need to keep the day job.

Anyway, AP got it wrong, it is the connector to US 95 that is outside
Needles, CA, not I 95.

At least they got the city right.

FWIW, both I 95 and US 95 run north-south and I 40 intersects I 95
near Raleigh, NC.


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"More_Flaps" wrote in message
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No, he's correct, I've driven on I95 between DC and Baltimore.
Whether it continues to Coliformia I don't know.

Odd numbered Interstate highways run North /South and are numbered starting
on the West Coast.
Even numbered Interstate highways run East/ West numbering from teh south.
3 digit numbers are brnch highways around (even first digit) or into (odd
first digit) cities.

IN generatl, odd numbered US Routes run North/South and even numbers run
East/West but the numbers start in the North East

"The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County. "

If you check a map, you will see that _US_ 95 connects to I-40 just west
of Needles.

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On Aug 13, 4:34 pm, "Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk @See My
Sig.com wrote:
"More_Flaps" wrote in message

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No, he's correct, I've driven on I95 between DC and Baltimore.
Whether it continues to Coliformia I don't know.

Odd numbered Interstate highways run North /South and are numbered starting
on the West Coast.
Even numbered Interstate highways run East/ West numbering from teh south.
3 digit numbers are brnch highways around (even first digit) or into (odd
first digit) cities.

IN generatl, odd numbered US Routes run North/South and even numbers run
East/West but the numbers start in the North East

"The Titan Tornado landed on the Interstate 40 connector road to
Interstate 95 north, about 10 miles west of Needles in eastern San
Bernardino County. "

If you check a map, you will see that _US_ 95 connects to I-40 just west
of Needles.

--
Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
remove spaces and make the obvious substitutions to reply by mail
When immigration is outlawed, only outlaws will immigrate.

It was my impression the US and Canux are usually
fly-friendly, like "any port in a storm" sort of thinking.
Something sounds weird, maybe pilot error???
Ken