Pilot/Owner, Two Associates Killed
Right
after takeoff Wednesday from the Naples (FL) Municipal Airport, the
Piper Malibu went down, just ten yeads from the Collier County
Humane Society, in its back yard.
Aboard were pilot Cavin Robert Councilor, 38, of Naples, and his
passengers, Shawn Michael King, 31, of North Naples, and Charles
Royden Scherer Jr., 37, of North Naples. Councilor and Scherer were
pronounced dead at the scene; King survived a short time, from his
seat behind the pilot; he died shortly after he was extricated from
the wreck.
Some witnesses say there might have been engine trouble, before
the plane was seen to "tip its wings and flip" to the ground,
clipping some trees in the process. Others say there was no
untoward noise, as the aircraft went into a steep left turn that
continued to steepen, and then turned into a spin. Some said it
looked like the airplane was trying to get back to the
airport.
Councilor, according to those who knew him, flew quite frequently,
both for his business, when he flew short hops; and for pleasure
and vacations, where he flew long cross-countries. He had purchased
the machine about two years ago, used. Wednesday's accident was a
business trip, a quick trip to Satasota, where Councilor, who owned
a paint and wallpaper company, was going with his friens, a general
superintendent, and a project manager, to look at a cabinet company
they were considering purchasing, according to The Naples Daily
News. A fourth man was supposed to have joined them, but he showed
up at the airport just about as the crash was happening.
** Report created 06/20/2002 Record
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 9127L
Make/Model: PA46 Description: PA-46
Malibu, Malibu Mirage
Date: 06/19/2002 Time: 1355
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: NAPLES State: FL Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF NORTHBOUND, WITNESS SAID AT
ABOUT 50' ENGINE QUIT, ACFT TURNED RIGHT TOWARD RIGHT SIDE OF RWY,
NOSED DOWN, AND CRASHED ABEAM DEPARTURE END OF RWY 5, 3 FATAL,
NAPLES, FL
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
3
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 2 Fat:
2 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: APF 1353Z 08006KT 10SM FEW AT 020 29/24 A3011
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Take-off Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: NAPLES,
FL
Dep Date: 06/19/2002 Dep. Time:
Destination:
UNKN
Flt Plan: UNK
Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: 1354Z
Last Clearance: CLRD FOR TAKOFF RWY5
FAA FSDO: TAMPA, FL
(SO35)
Entry date: 06/20/2002