Tennessee Warbird Crash?

My brother tells me that an old Navy aircraft went down last night near
Cookeville, TN. He said it looked like a Dauntless, but he's not sure. The
Cookeville paper didn't have any details. Anybody got a link to more?

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

I found this

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp...11&nav=menu7_2


October 8, 2005

COOKEVILLE (WATE)-- A single engine plane crashed into the wooded part of
the median on I-40 in Putnam County, just outside of Cookeville, Saturday.

The pilot of the plane was killed. He was the only person on board.

No one on the ground was injured.

The plane was a vintage WWII Hellcat registered in Chico, Calif.

The wreck happened at around 4:45 p.m. when the plane crashed into the side
of the median landing on some trees. The plane clipped a few TVA powerlines
causing power outages to 3,500 Monterey residents.

West and Eastbound lanes of I-40 were closed for several hours.



"George Patterson" wrote in message
news:2Gx2f.3462$Iq3.2011@trndny01...
My brother tells me that an old Navy aircraft went down last night near
Cookeville, TN. He said it looked like a Dauntless, but he's not sure. The
Cookeville paper didn't have any details. Anybody got a link to more?

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your
neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
I found this

http://www.wate.com/Global/story.asp...11&nav=menu7_2

Thanks much.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
October 8, 2005

COOKEVILLE (WATE)-- A single engine plane crashed into the wooded part of
the median on I-40 in Putnam County, just outside of Cookeville, Saturday.

The pilot of the plane was killed. He was the only person on board.

No one on the ground was injured.

The plane was a vintage WWII Hellcat registered in Chico, Calif.

The wreck happened at around 4:45 p.m. when the plane crashed into the side
of the median landing on some trees. The plane clipped a few TVA powerlines
causing power outages to 3,500 Monterey residents.


Anybody have a clue what might have happened? Was the weather bad? We had
crappy weather in the Carolinas but it's another world on the other side of the
mountains.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

Anybody have a clue what might have happened? Was the weather bad? We had
crappy weather in the Carolinas but it's another world on the other side of the
mountains.

According to weather.com, it sounds pretty good. Visibility 10 miles, winds
variable at 3 mph, temp 60, dew point 54, cloudy, no fog. They do not say how
low the clouds were, but they'd be low with that dew point spread. That area is
sort of hilly -- you're getting into the Cumberlands there.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

the aircraft was a F6F belonging to planes of fame in chino. the pilot was a
very well know warbird pilot and also raced at Reno. he flew safety cap at
Reno in his mustang after bob Hoover retired from that position.

from secondhand info I have heard, he had mechanical problems of some sort
and was trying to put it down on the freeway and clip some power lines.

my condolences to his family.

there is more info on www.aafo.com

R. Burns



"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

Anybody have a clue what might have happened? Was the weather bad? We
had
crappy weather in the Carolinas but it's another world on the other side
of the
mountains.

According to weather.com, it sounds pretty good. Visibility 10 miles,
winds
variable at 3 mph, temp 60, dew point 54, cloudy, no fog. They do not say
how
low the clouds were, but they'd be low with that dew point spread. That
area is
sort of hilly -- you're getting into the Cumberlands there.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your
neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

In article ,
"comanche driver" wrote:

the aircraft was a F6F belonging to planes of fame in chino. the pilot was a
very well know warbird pilot and also raced at Reno. he flew safety cap at
Reno in his mustang after bob Hoover retired from that position.

from secondhand info I have heard, he had mechanical problems of some sort
and was trying to put it down on the freeway and clip some power lines.

my condolences to his family.

there is more info on www.aafo.com

R. Burns


I just got the news that it was Art Vance, well-known Warbird pilot and
president of the Unlimited Racing Assn.

See:
http://www.aafo.com/hangartalk/showt...8165#post18165


"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:

Anybody have a clue what might have happened? Was the weather bad? We
had
crappy weather in the Carolinas but it's another world on the other side
of the
mountains.

According to weather.com, it sounds pretty good. Visibility 10 miles,
winds
variable at 3 mph, temp 60, dew point 54, cloudy, no fog. They do not say
how
low the clouds were, but they'd be low with that dew point spread. That
area is
sort of hilly -- you're getting into the Cumberlands there.

George Patterson
Drink is the curse of the land. It makes you quarrel with your
neighbor.
It makes you shoot at your landlord. And it makes you miss him.

I flew into Hopkinsville Christian County (about 55 miles north of
Nashville) on saturday and had to scud run to get there. It was pretty
dicey, and I kick myself now for doing it, as the ceiling was around 12-1300
ft. I didn't want to attempt a low level turn at 350 AGL with all the hills
and cell towers in the area, and have to scud run back the way I came. I
landed and waited for the ceiling to rise up enough for me to leave HVC
after about 2.5 hours...
"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote in message
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Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
October 8, 2005

COOKEVILLE (WATE)-- A single engine plane crashed into the wooded part of
the median on I-40 in Putnam County, just outside of Cookeville,
Saturday.

The pilot of the plane was killed. He was the only person on board.

No one on the ground was injured.

The plane was a vintage WWII Hellcat registered in Chico, Calif.

The wreck happened at around 4:45 p.m. when the plane crashed into the
side
of the median landing on some trees. The plane clipped a few TVA
powerlines
causing power outages to 3,500 Monterey residents.


Anybody have a clue what might have happened? Was the weather bad? We
had crappy weather in the Carolinas but it's another world on the other
side of the mountains.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE