I was pondering today on my old plane and its where abouts after hearing that someone saw it in Georgia a while back... After googling the N number online and for pictures of her...this is what I found....The old bird is officially dead...bummer...she was a really nice plane!

What she looked like during the first stages of owning her...This is also the original shot of 3 Shot Gun Shells lake bed where we hold the HSF



What she looked like at the time of the sale after a lot of money went into her...



And now what she looks like...




Bummer

AKT

That sucks! Sweet lookin setup before her demise. Were those 29s ?

Any Idea what happened to the poor girl? this isnt mine but this is one of the aircraft I first learnt to fly in so it still cut deep. to make it worse I was following it in on final and watched it all happen.

At least it wasn't someone abusing her...but the weather sure got to her.... Still sad

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=144453

The Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport’s terminal building roof was damaged and a hangar was destroyed on Friday 2 March 2012, along with at least 18 of the 23 planes housed within, during a storm.


Those instruments remaining aren't cheap! I'd take that CDI and the others. If it's not an accident with incredible forces they are probably still good!

I feel your pain Kevin!

Some of you might remember my good ole Cessna 140. I bought her in Alaska in 2009 while I was working up there. Flew her home to CA later that fall. She was a great airplane and taught me how to fly a taildragger, not to mention a good starter plane for backcountry flying.

I sold her to a guy from Watsonville, and he turned her over on the runway after the flight home with his new airplane!!!

I couldn't believe what happened, luckily no injuries. A few months ago, I saw parts of her being sold on eBay

N2425U was a Cessna 172 I owned, then sold about 30 years ago.

NTSB Identification: LAX92AMS03.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46593.
Accident occurred Sunday, March 01, 1992 in PACIFIC OCEAN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/26/1993
Aircraft: CESSNA 172D, registration: N2425U
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED A COASTAL AIRPORT ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SO. LAKE TAHOE, CA, WITH A PLANNED TIME ENROUTE OF 3 HOURS. ABOUT 6 HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED DEPARTURE TIME, THE PILOT CONTACTED A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, REPORTING THAT HE WAS LOST AND WAS ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FUEL REMAINING. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS RADAR CONTACT WITH SEATTLE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED; THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF THE U.S. COAST LINE AND GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO RETURN TO THE COAST. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER RADAR CONTACT, THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND INDICATED THAT NO SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT WAS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF THE COAST LINE. A SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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GumpAir wrote:N2425U was a Cessna 172 I owned, then sold about 30 years ago.

NTSB Identification: LAX92AMS03.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46593.
Accident occurred Sunday, March 01, 1992 in PACIFIC OCEAN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/26/1993
Aircraft: CESSNA 172D, registration: N2425U
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED A COASTAL AIRPORT ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SO. LAKE TAHOE, CA, WITH A PLANNED TIME ENROUTE OF 3 HOURS. ABOUT 6 HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED DEPARTURE TIME, THE PILOT CONTACTED A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, REPORTING THAT HE WAS LOST AND WAS ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FUEL REMAINING. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS RADAR CONTACT WITH SEATTLE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED; THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF THE U.S. COAST LINE AND GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO RETURN TO THE COAST. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER RADAR CONTACT, THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND INDICATED THAT NO SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT WAS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF THE COAST LINE. A SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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that's insane!

Not really... I'm updated weekly.



Sucks about the 182. We were just talking about it and how sweet it was!

On a brighter note, my old plane is now flying again 42yrs after retirement to the boneyard Davis-Monthan.
http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v ... 7na-flies/
I enjoyed several years in the early '70's traveling around with that great lady Man, I am stoked!
Not too surprised, 'tho, as I have been telling people for years that there are no other planes that can do
what these did, and fortunately, still do!

Joel wrote:On a brighter note, my old plane is now flying again 42yrs after retirement to the boneyard Davis-Monthan.
http://www.globalaviationresource.com/v ... 7na-flies/
I enjoyed several years in the early '70's traveling around with that great lady Man, I am stoked!
Not too surprised, 'tho, as I have been telling people for years that there are no other planes that can do
what these did, and fortunately, still do!

One of these appeared at Oshkosh this summer.

piperpainter wrote:At least it wasn't someone abusing her...but the weather sure got to her.... Still sad

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=144453

The Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport’s terminal building roof was damaged and a hangar was destroyed on Friday 2 March 2012, along with at least 18 of the 23 planes housed within, during a storm.


Those instruments remaining aren't cheap! I'd take that CDI and the others. If it's not an accident with incredible forces they are probably still good!

Wow great find Bryan! 20 airplanes worked by wind!

GumpAir wrote:N2425U was a Cessna 172 I owned, then sold about 30 years ago.

NTSB Identification: LAX92AMS03.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46593.
Accident occurred Sunday, March 01, 1992 in PACIFIC OCEAN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/26/1993
Aircraft: CESSNA 172D, registration: N2425U
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED A COASTAL AIRPORT ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SO. LAKE TAHOE, CA, WITH A PLANNED TIME ENROUTE OF 3 HOURS. ABOUT 6 HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED DEPARTURE TIME, THE PILOT CONTACTED A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, REPORTING THAT HE WAS LOST AND WAS ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FUEL REMAINING. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS RADAR CONTACT WITH SEATTLE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED; THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF THE U.S. COAST LINE AND GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO RETURN TO THE COAST. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER RADAR CONTACT, THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND INDICATED THAT NO SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT WAS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF THE COAST LINE. A SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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This is absolutely unbelievable. It probably got a little awkward when his passenger realized that they were going to crash in to the ocean after six hours of dinking around above the clouds. N2425U had six hours of endurance?

GumpAir wrote:N2425U was a Cessna 172 I owned, then sold about 30 years ago.

NTSB Identification: LAX92AMS03.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 46593.
Accident occurred Sunday, March 01, 1992 in PACIFIC OCEAN
Probable Cause Approval Date: 08/26/1993
Aircraft: CESSNA 172D, registration: N2425U
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND A PASSENGER DEPARTED A COASTAL AIRPORT ON A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO SO. LAKE TAHOE, CA, WITH A PLANNED TIME ENROUTE OF 3 HOURS. ABOUT 6 HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED DEPARTURE TIME, THE PILOT CONTACTED A FLIGHT SERVICE STATION, REPORTING THAT HE WAS LOST AND WAS ON TOP OF AN OVERCAST IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITH LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF FUEL REMAINING. THROUGH COMMUNICATIONS EFFORTS RADAR CONTACT WITH SEATTLE CENTER WAS ESTABLISHED; THE AIRPLANE WAS LOCATED ABOUT 110 MILES WEST OF THE U.S. COAST LINE AND GIVEN RADAR VECTORS TO RETURN TO THE COAST. ABOUT 15 MINUTES AFTER RADAR CONTACT, THE PILOT REPORTED FUEL EXHAUSTION, AND INDICATED THAT NO SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT WAS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 70 MILES WEST OF THE COAST LINE. A SEARCH FAILED TO LOCATE THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER ARE PRESUMED TO HAVE RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ADEQUATELY EVALUATE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS WHICH RESULTED IN THE PILOT BECOMING LOST AND DISORIENTED. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE LACK OF TOTAL AERONAUTICAL EXPERIENCE AND FUEL EXHAUSTION.
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holy crap that is wild. talk about getting in waaaayyy too deep.

Here is a before & after of a plane that I flew for 43 years. I was on my way to Chamberlin and my airbox failed in flight completely shutting down the engine.

I bought the remains from the insurance company and parts of it are now flying in a Super Cub, 2 - Cessna 206's, 3 - Cessna 205's and a Cessna 182.

I don't have any after photos. If any BCP'ers are through Bethel, AK, I'd be obliged if you could get one. I understand the wreckage has been under a blue tarp since it got loose in a windstorm in 2009. 1941 T-Craft. Former US Army trainer. 65 Ponies. This was my first plane that I learned in, soloed in, and round-tripped Alaska- Rhode Island in.
-DP

Any idea where in Beth-hole?

m_moyle wrote:Any idea where in Beth-hole?

Not really- I heard it was alongside a building with a blue tarp covering about half of it. Thanks

My old workhorse Sled in Kotzebue ended up being the "training" airplane for Ariel in the Flying Wild Alaska show... Poor airplane has had a rough life, but somehow she keeps plugging away....



Before the pretty paint and two wrecks, earlier.



Gump

I've got about 75 hours in 84U. It's a nice flying plane. As I recall, it has about 33,000 hours now, and is in the queue for a rebuild. When it comes out I wouldn't be surprised if it weighs a good deal less: it has a lot of paint on it.

Once they pull out all the wood splinters Rod B stuffed into the leading edge of the right wing, it'll weigh even less!

Gump