diverdriver 5 #1 August 27, 2007 Tail number 904DZ. From the FAA daily intake: ***IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 904DZ Make/Model: C206 Description: 206, P206, T206, TP206, U206, TU206, (T Date: 08/26/2007 Time: 0930 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Destroyed LOCATION City: BUSHNELL State: FL Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEAR BUSHNELL, FL INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1 # Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: WEATHER: NOT REPORTED OTHER DATA Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 08/27/2007Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #2 August 27, 2007 After doing a Google news search I'm thinking this might be related. http://www.news4jax.com/news/13986846/detail.html QuoteJACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A 25-year-old man who died in a small plane crash in central Florida on Sunday may have used his employer's aircraft to commit suicide, according to investigators in Jacksonville and Bushnell, Fla. Daren Ramphal took off in a Cessna 206 from Herlong Airport on Jacksonville's Westside before dawn on Sunday. Authorities believe he was killed when the plane crashed in a field east of Interstate 75 in Sumter County. Authorities there located the charred wreckage about 6 p.m. after getting a call from the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office asking for help finding the plane. According to an incident report, Jacksonville police responded to Herlong to investigate a possible suicide attempt. As deputies spotted Ramphal's vehicle, they heard a single-engine aircraft power up and take off. Finding the hanger empty of an airplane belonging to Skydive Jax -- Ramphal’s employer -- police contacted Ramphal's parents. His mother told an officer she talked to Ramphal by telephone at 5:15 a.m. and he told her he "was going to fill the plane and fly east until he could not fly any more." Police were told he was depressed over recently breaking up with his girlfriend and because he was of mixed nationality. His girlfriend said she talked with Ramphal about 5 a.m. and he had been drinking beer and taking medication. Police notified the Federal Aviation Administration of the situation. The Coast Guard and Civil Air Patrol were asked to be on the lookout for a signal from the plane's Emergency Location Transmitter. The Civil Air Patrol spotted airplane in a field off state Road 50, north of Bushnell. The Sumter County Sheriff's Office said Ramphal's body was found about 20 yards from the fuselage of the plane. The National Transportation Safety Board was expected investigate the crash scene on Monday. The owner of Skydive Jax told police during the investigation that he did not wish to press any charges.Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
psychoswooper 2 #3 August 27, 2007 Well, since those silly Skyride phone operators have been telling people that prospective Tallahassee FL jumpers have to go to JAX because "they don't jump in Tallahassee anymore because their pilot moved over to Jacksonville" (I was told this just yesterday after calling the number on one of their virtual DZ websites.) I wonder if they'll tell people that they'll have to go to the "great beyond" because the pilot has moved once again. My condolences, however to the friends & family of the Jax pilot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 August 28, 2007 Guess they can delete this:http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/classifieds/detail_page.cgi?ID=52690;d=1 ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mamajumps 0 #5 August 28, 2007 QuoteTail number 904DZ. From the FAA daily intake: ***IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 904DZ Make/Model: C206 Description: 206, P206, T206, TP206, U206, TU206, (T Date: 08/26/2007 Time: 0930 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Destroyed LOCATION City: BUSHNELL State: FL Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, NEAR BUSHNELL, FL INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1 # Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: WEATHER: NOT REPORTED OTHER DATA Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 08/27/2007 Yes it was their jump plane, however per a friend of mine who works there, it was the back-up plane that they use. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #6 August 28, 2007 Some people who came to Palatka for a tandem on Sunday, told me that they were originally booked at Jax. When they called to confirm, they were told that the plane had been stolen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #7 August 28, 2007 sound like the plane WAS stolen... what a sad thing... OVER trouble with a girlfriend????? damn..... poor guy must have had some issues... sorry for the loss... j Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #8 August 28, 2007 My heart goes out to this man and those he may have hurt when he decided to take his life. If only he could see the repercussions of such a hasty decision.=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottjaco 0 #9 August 29, 2007 QuotePolice were told he was depressed over recently breaking up with his girlfriend and because he was of mixed nationality. His girlfriend dumped him because he was of mixed ethnicity? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hymandd732 0 #10 September 7, 2007 The guy's CPU was malfunctioning causing a crashed operating system. It happens to me all the time but at ground zero. Shortest way to heaven I can think of.Freefall Hall Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
