Cause of Visalia Plane Crash not Known
Simone Sebastian
San Francisco Chronicle
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Visalia, California (US):
A small plane crash killed two Brentwood girls and their grandparents, and authorities are investigating its cause and why the grandfather did not radio for help as his twin-engine craft faltered.
The skies over the Central Valley city of Visalia (Tulare County) were clear when the plane plummeted Friday evening 100 yards short of its destination, the Visalia Municipal Airport, officials said. It crashed into an open field about one-quarter mile from a fire station, a Visalia resident who saw the crash said.
Jorjanna Plumlee, 6, and her sister Kyndal, 3, were heading with their grandfather Bernard "Bernie" Ray Sinor, 67, and grandmother Betty Ann Sinor, 57, to a family gathering in Visalia, where the grandparents lived.
Sinor had been flying for decades and, according to public records, had a commercial pilot's license. Visalia resident Geoff Ludlow said he was driving to his office between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. when he saw the plane go down from an altitude of about 100 feet.
Jan 15, 2006
Simone Sebastian
San Francisco Chronicle
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Visalia, California (US):
A small plane crash killed two Brentwood girls and their grandparents, and authorities are investigating its cause and why the grandfather did not radio for help as his twin-engine craft faltered.
The skies over the Central Valley city of Visalia (Tulare County) were clear when the plane plummeted Friday evening 100 yards short of its destination, the Visalia Municipal Airport, officials said. It crashed into an open field about one-quarter mile from a fire station, a Visalia resident who saw the crash said.
Jorjanna Plumlee, 6, and her sister Kyndal, 3, were heading with their grandfather Bernard "Bernie" Ray Sinor, 67, and grandmother Betty Ann Sinor, 57, to a family gathering in Visalia, where the grandparents lived.
Sinor had been flying for decades and, according to public records, had a commercial pilot's license. Visalia resident Geoff Ludlow said he was driving to his office between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m. when he saw the plane go down from an altitude of about 100 feet.
Jan 15, 2006
