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Sad News:
From ANN
Two Dead In California L-39 Accident
Plane Was Participating In Movie Shoot

Two men onboard an Aero-Vodochody L-39 jet (file photos of type,
below) were killed Sunday when their jet impacted a mountain
northeast of Los Angeles, CA. The plane was one of three
participating in a movie shoot at the time.

"Nobody survived," said Commander Dave Nelson of the Kern County
Sheriff's Department. The county coroner's office identified the
victims as Skip Robinson, 43, of Klamath Falls, OR and Terry Fregly
from Tallahassee, FL.

Local media reports cite the coroner's office as stating the
pilot of the L-39 lost control of his plane, and impacted the
mountain outside of California City.

ANN will update this story as more information becomes
available.

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 39DF
Make/Model: L39 Description:
L-39/ AERO VODOCHODY
Date: 02/26/2006 Time: 1630

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: CALIFORNIA CITY State: CA
Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT, DURING A PHOTO MISSION, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN
CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TWO
PERSONS ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, 7 MILES NW OF
CALIFORNIA CITY, CA

INJURY DATA Total
Fatal: 2

# Crew: 2 Fat:
2 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:

# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:

# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:

WEATHER: KFDW 261655 19002KT 85SM FEW050 SCT120 BKN200
08/M05 A3011

OTHER DATA


Departed:
Dep Date: Dep.
Time:

Destination:
Flt
Plan:
Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:

FAA FSDO: VAN NUYS, CA
(WP01)
Entry date: 02/27/2006
FMI: www.faa.gov

Any names as yet?

"Nobody survived," said Commander Dave Nelson of the Kern County
Sheriff's Department. The county coroner's office identified the
victims as Skip Robinson, 43, of Klamath Falls, OR and Terry Fregly
from Tallahassee, FL.