Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 3.5b3) with ESMTP id 843413 for rob@logan.com; Wed, 01 Aug 2001 10:39:31 -0400 Received: from mail.ilnk.com ([63.73.64.10]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2001 08:03:52 -0400 Received: from ca (dialin1-121.ilnk.com [63.73.62.121]) by mail.ilnk.com (Rockliffe SMTPRA 4.5.4) with SMTP id for ; Wed, 1 Aug 2001 08:13:39 -0400 From: "Claudio Garcias" To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Eugene Johannesmeyer crashed in the ocean here in Jax Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2001 08:13:38 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Importance: Normal Sensitivity: Personal X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> This was taken from the Jax News site. Eugene and a passenger died in the crash. Heavy thunderstorms were reported in the area at the time of the crash. Claudio Garcias Jacksonville, FL Experimental Plane Crashes Near Fernandina Beach By First Coast News Staff ST. MARY'S, Ga -- A two seat experimental plane went down off the coast of St. Marys Georgia early Tuesday afternoon. The plane, a Lancair 360, was making its way to St. Augustine from Savannah when it experienced problems. The Savannah air tower placed a call to the Fernandina Airport letting them know that the aircraft may be coming in for an emergency landing. However, the plane fell off of radar contact around the St. Mary's area at roughly 11am. It was about 11.5 miles north east of Fernandina Beach when it disappeared. The Savannah Cost Guard Air Station then dispatched an aircraft to search for debris. However, a Navy P-3 reported that it had found a debris field approximately at 11:15am. The debris field was located 6-7 miles north-east from the coast of Fernandina Beach. The Coast Guard assumed that the debris found was that of the missing Lancair plane. The Coast Guard believe that the physical nature of the debris field indicates that the plane experienced a hard crash into the sea. At around 2pm Tuesday afternoon the Coast Guard reported that they had recovered a body of an adult male from the water. The body that was retrieved has not been identified yet but has been sent to the Jacksonville Coroner's Office for identification. The aircraft is registered to a Eugene Johannesmeyer, who may or may not have been the pilot at the time of the crash. Updated: July 31, 2001 5:49 PM >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>