Memorial Service Held Tuesday

"They were both pretty good friends of mine," said Panola College chemistry instructor Philip Verhalen in Carthage (TX). "Both of them were very strong family men. They will be missed a lot."

He was talking this week about Brent Gee and Mark Schultz, killed Sunday night when their RV6 apparently ran off the end of the runway after losing power, according to the FAA preliminary report. The Longview News-Journal reports the aircraft's left wing hit the runway during a touch-and-go, then impacted the ground about a quarter-mile from the end of the runway.

Gee, a 37-year old IFR pilot, was at the controls of the RV6, with Shultz, a 43-year old CFII in the right seat. Gee was chief of police at Panola College.

The FAA Preliminary Report

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 528DH        Make/Model: RV6       Description: RV-6
  Date: 12/14/2003     Time: 1915

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Substantial

LOCATION
  City: CARTHAGE                    State: TX   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT LOST POWER AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE TWO PERSONS ON
  BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, CARTHAGE, TX

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: METAR KGGG 141853Z 15006KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3010                            
                                                                                    
                                                        

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: General Aviation

  Departed: CARTHAGE, TX                Dep Date: 12/14/2003   Dep. Time: 1915
  Destination: CARTHAGE, TX             Flt Plan: NONE         Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK

  FAA FSDO: DALLAS, TX  (SW05)                    Entry date: 12/15/2003

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