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Wed, Jun 18, 2003

Washington Crash Claims Two

One Was in the Plane; Hero Came to Help

ANN News-Spy Steve wanted us to know about a tragedy near Yelm (WA) on Monday. The 71-year-old pilot, from Kent (WA), died in the wreck, and his passenger, 61, was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

It is not known whether the plane was connected with a small airshow being held nearby; but an additional casualty became part of the sad story.

A passerby, a 54-year-old 'everyday hero' from Yelm, stopped to help the crash victims. He died of an apparent heart attack.

**   Report created 6/17/2003   Record 7  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 6723K        Make/Model: RC3      Description: RC-3 SEABEE
  Date: 06/17/2003     Time: 0030
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
  City: YELM   State: WA   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  ACFT ON DEPARTURE, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD, ONE WAS FATALLY INJURED, ONE SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, WESTERN AIRPARK, YELM, WA
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: METAR KOLM 170154Z 01006KT 10SM CLR 26/07 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP172
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Take-off      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: YELM, WA                    Dep Date: 06/16/2003   Dep. Time: 1840
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: SEATTLE, WA  (NM01)                   Entry date: 06/17/2003


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