Wonder When You'll Miss Me Author Dies

Amanda Davis, whose first novel, Wonder When You'll Miss Me, was recently released, was killed, along with her parents, including her father, the pilot, James Davis. [Ms. Davis also wrote a collection of short stories, Circling the Drain --ed.]

The flight originated at lunchtime, under cloudy skies Saturday, at Asheville (NC), and ended against a mountainside in nearby McDowell County.

The youngest Davis had just attended a book signing. She hailed from Oakland (CA), where she was a teacher.

**   Report created 3/17/2003   Record 7   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 3275T        Make/Model: C177      Description: 177, Cardinal
  Date: 03/14/2003     Time: 1741
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
  City: ASHEVILLE   State: NC   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, 3 PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURIED, ACFT WAS DESTROYED, ASHEVILLE, NC
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: OVC025 VIS 10
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Pleasure      Phase: Unknown      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: ASHEVILLE, NC               Dep Date: 03/14/2003   Dep. Time: 1732
  Destination: SALISBURY, NC            Flt Plan: VFR          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: 1741Z APPROX 8 NE AVL
  Last Clearance: RADAR CONTACT LOST FREQ CHANGE APPRD
  FAA FSDO: WINSTON-SALEM, NC  (SO05)             Entry date: 03/17/2003