Reply #22: We had a shitty crash near our house yesterday - and I mean SHIT!

[BrotherBuzz]

PLANE IN GILROY CRASH MISSING FROM SAN JOSE FLIGHT SCHOOL
12/19/06 10:30 PST

GILROY (BCN)

Authorities believe that the small airplane that crashed into a tank of raw sewage at a Gilroy wastewater treatment facility Monday afternoon was the same twin-engine Beechcraft Travelair plane that left a flight school in San Jose earlier that afternoon.

According to a news statement from Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor, officials from the treatment plant reported that rescue crews won't be able to reach the wreckage until the tank, 20 feet deep and 25 feet in diameter, is drained this afternoon.

Rescue crews did find a flight log and a Japanese passport near the scene of the crash Monday, Gregor said. Officials confirmed that a flight instructor and two students, all Japanese citizens, were on board

The San Jose flight school Nice Air reported that it was missing a twin-engine aircraft around 5:30 p.m. Monday. The Beechcraft Travelair departed from Reid-Hillview Airport at 1 p.m. Monday, Gregor said.

According to authorities at the scene, rescue crews were unable to reach the aircraft, see inside it or obtain a tail number.

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http://cbs5.com/localwire/localfsnews/bcn/2006/12/19/n/HeadlineNews/PLANE-CRASH/resources_bcn_html

The tank that is 20 feet deep and 25 feet in diameter will have to be sterilized before investigators can climb inside.