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Wed, Mar 26, 2003

CAP Chaplain Killed in Iowa

182 Hit Power Lines on Training Flight

We understand that the flight Saturday was for "training purposes," but actual details of the flight that claimed the life of Civil Air Patrol Chaplain Maj. Christie Battle of Des Moines (IA), a CFI/passenger, are still sketchy.

We do not know why the experienced PIC, Lt. James Johnson of Oskaloosa (IA), who died in the crash, hit the power lines in the first place. There were no reported witnesses to the accident, and Chaplain Battle's comments, if any, have also not yet been reported.

**   Report created 3/24/2003   Record 4   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 6211E        Make/Model: C182      Description: 182, Skylane
  Date: 03/22/2003     Time: 1505
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
  City: KESWICK   State: IA   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  ACFT HIT A POWER LINE AND CRASHED,1 POB SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN, KESWICK, IA
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: WIND 280 AT 10 VSBY 10
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: DES MOINES, IA  (CE01)                Entry date: 03/24/2003


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