Mon, Feb 24, 2003
Twin Impacts Into Cabbage Patch, Cause Unknown
Two Santa Maria (CA) men died Friday when their
southbound twin-engine airplane impacted a cabbage field,
authorities said. No one was working in the field at the time.
Pilot Mark Thomas Poindexter, 44, and Gary William Hill, 52,
died when Poindexter's Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche impacted into
farmland near Highway 1 shortly before 5:57 p.m., according to the
California Highway Patrol. NTSB and FAA investigators are still
trying to figure out what happened.
Poindexter took off from Santa Maria Public Airport about 5 p.m.
without a flight plan on file, the FAA said.
**Report created 2/24/03 Record 17**
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9YB
Make/Model: PA30 Description: PA-30/39 Twin
Comanche, Twin C
Date: 02/22/2003 Time: 0210
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: SANTA MARIA State: CA Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN AN OPEN FIELD, 2 POB
SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, NIPOMO, SANTA MARIA, CA
INJURY DATA Total
Fatal: 2
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR SMX 220151Z 33006KTS 10SM FEW200 13/09 A3005
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation:
General Aviation
Departed: SANTA MARIA, CA Dep Date:
02/22/2003 Dep. Time:
Destination: UNK Flt Plan: UNK Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: DEPARTURE ROLL RUNWAY 30 AT SMX
Last Clearance: CLRD FOR TAKEOFF
FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA (WP01) Entry date:
02/24/2003
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