2 Flyers On Board Reported Lost

The subject of an ALNOT, an extensive search for a missing Thorpe T-18 (FILE photo shown on the right is representative of the type involved) finally turned up the wreckage of this aircraft west of Needles, CA (near the CA-AZ border) in some remote territory. Listed as lost were a Arroyo Grande, CA, kindergarten teacher Carl F. Daughters (the pilot), and his wife Sue A. Daughters, a registered nurse. Reported missing after its departure from Glendale, AZ, a search was started after it failed to arrive at the Santa Maria (CA) Airport. A Civil Air Patrol search was conducted in concert with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, revealing the wreckage in the eastern Mojave Desert, west of Lake Havasu, AZ.

Our condolences to the families and friends of those lost.

** Report created 11/13/2003 Record 3 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 647C Make/Model: EXP Description: THORPE T-18
 Date: 11/12/2003 Time: 0000
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
 City: NEEDLES State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN A SUBJECT OF AN ALERT NOTICE, 10 MILES WEST OF NEEDLES, CA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
 # Crew: 2 Fat: 2 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: UNK

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: RIVERSIDE, CA (WP21) Entry date: 11/13/2003

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