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To answer the Col's question on my answering machine.

I do not know any more details other than I think this is the same guy that owns Bob F.s old P-51
I was in Key West for the airshow this past weekend and did not hear about this until I checked my messages

Does anybody know if this was Bill M. and is he OK?


IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 6436D Make/Model: SNJ5 Description: NORTH AMERICAN SNJ-5
Date: 11/06/2004 Time: 2020

Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown

LOCATION
City: NANTUCKET State: MA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE PERSON ON BOARD WITH UNKNOWN
INJURIES, DAMAGES UNKNOWN, NANTUCKET, MA

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: Y
# 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: General Aviation

Departed: UNK Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: BOSTON, MA (NE01) Entry date: 11/08/2004

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BREAKING NEWS: Vintage plane crashes on approach to Nantucket Airport


By Jason Graziadei
I&M Staff Writer



A single-engine vintage airplane crashed into a wooded area Saturday on its approach to Nantucket Memorial Airport.

The pilot of the plane, Jeff Marks, who was the only person aboard, survived the crash and managed to walk out to a nearby road where he was met by State Police. Marks was taken by ambulance to Nantucket Cottage Hospital to be treated for facial lacerations, according to Fire Chief Everett Pierce.

"He had walked out to the road," State Trooper Kevin Bates said.

The plane went down approximately 200 yards north of Milestone Road in a small clearing surrounded by trees and brush around 3:30 p.m. At the scene, the plane appeared to be relatively unscathed by the crash, with both wings intact and little damage to the exterior. The fuel tanks also did not rupture on impact and there was no sign of fire around the plane.

The navy blue vintage plane, with "Six of Diamonds" written on the nose and "El Toro" on the wings, was based at Nantucket Memorial Airport and is owned by Bill McGrath, the president of Island Airlines.

Pierce said he was unsure what caused the crash, but said the pilot must have been skilled to have brought it down in the manner he did.

"Whatever went wrong, he handled it very well," Pierce said.

Cool! Glad that there was not alot of damage to either A/C or people
Thanks.

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