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180 crash (who's got some parts for Shortfielder?)

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Tue Feb 21, 2012 6:55 pm

180 crash (who's got some parts for Shortfielder?)

A 1955 180 crashed while landing in South Fork, CO last Saturday. No airport there, one at Creede and another at Del Norte. Accident report said it flipped on landing, hope it wasn't one of our group. Registered owner lives in Durango.
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:18 pm

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All are okay, which is the good thing. Bum deal, my heart goes out. :cry:
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 7:25 pm

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:cry: :cry:
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:17 pm

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Sumbitch...been there...walking away is the only thing that matters.
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:33 pm

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yes spoke to him yesterday....thankful he's ok and so sorry to hear... it was his pride and joy... :(
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Tue Feb 21, 2012 11:56 pm

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My sentiments also. Glad he's ok!
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:05 am

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Great news... for his friends and other flyers who will still be able to drink with him tomorrow.. Not so much the case in many incidents.
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:34 am

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I wonder if he said any bad words while he was climbing out. :D
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:58 am

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I still have not figured out who it is. I have an Idea and I hope I am wrong.

No airport
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Durango
55 180
Sure sounds like a friend of mine. I'll be calling him this morning.

Good day
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:07 am

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OregonMaule wrote:I still have not figured out who it is. I have an Idea and I hope I am wrong.

No airport
iceman knows him
Durango
55 180
Sure sounds like a friend of mine. I'll be calling him this morning.

Good day


I was thinking the same thing. Glad to hear he's alright, whichever person it is!
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:12 am

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Tadpole wrote:
OregonMaule wrote:I still have not figured out who it is. I have an Idea and I hope I am wrong.

No airport
iceman knows him
Durango
55 180
Sure sounds like a friend of mine. I'll be calling him this morning.

Good day


I was thinking the same thing. Glad to hear he's alright, whichever person it is!


I think it's one of my battery box customers -Doctor /Anesthesiologist ? -lands at 1200 ft. strip on his property -one way with ruts . Haven't heard from him in several years .
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:20 am

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182 STOL driver wrote:
Tadpole wrote:
OregonMaule wrote:I still have not figured out who it is. I have an Idea and I hope I am wrong.

No airport
iceman knows him
Durango
55 180
Sure sounds like a friend of mine. I'll be calling him this morning.

Good day


I was thinking the same thing. Glad to hear he's alright, whichever person it is!


I think it's one of my battery box customers -Doctor /Anesthesiologist ? -lands at 1200 ft. strip on his property -one way with ruts . Haven't heard from him in several years .

Hope your right. My friend is a Dr. Of Mixology #-o
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:03 am

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OregonMaule wrote:Hope your right. My friend is a Dr. Of Mixology #-o


We're on the same page =D>
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:22 am

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maulewaco wrote:If you look up the n#. It will be Who you think it is. :shock:


That really sucks. Glad he is ok.
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:30 am

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thread drift - Talking about Colorado 180 guys, do any of you know of a one-armed Cessna 180 pilot in Telluride?? He is a retired airline guy from Ohio. We looked at buying his home airstrip near Cleveland 15 or more years ago. Last time I ran into him was at Sun & Fun a year after he moved out there. He came to look at my 180 because it had big tires. I remember he said driving out to the airport was the first time he had to drive his car since moving to Telluride. Walks to everything. I think his last name was Green maybe (?).
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 9:56 am

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Damn! We were parked next to one another at Marble this last fly-in. Glad he's OK.

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Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:03 am

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Hope he will share his story with the rest of us once the dust is settled. Sorry to hear about this Dr. of Mixology :P :P :P
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:30 am

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skywagon guy wrote:A 1955 180 crashed while landing in South Fork, CO last Saturday. No airport there, one at Creede and another at Del Norte. Accident report said it flipped on landing, hope it wasn't one of our group. Registered owner lives in Durango.
Ron

My brother lives in South Fork and there is a private strip there.
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:32 am

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Ah man, that sucks. Glad he's OK
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Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:38 am

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REALLY sorry to hear- To the individual I am very happy to hear you are ok and around to lift another many together but also really really bummed that this happened and the outcome.
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