SR20 down in San Jose

  • Flying from Napa to San Jose
  • hit a high tension line 5 miles east of RHV airport,
    around 5 p.m. on Friday 1-24
  • plane was found by a PG&E work crew tracking down the
    power outage
  • here is a link: http://www.sfgate.com/news/baycitynews/

from http://www2.faa.gov/avr/aai/I_0124_N.txt

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 893MK Make/Model: SR20 Description: SR-20 CIRRUS
Date: 01/23/2003 Time: 0053

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

LOCATION
City: SAN JOSE State: CA Country: US

DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF REID-HILLVIEW
AIRPORT, AN ALNOT WAS ISSUED WHEN RADIO/RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST, SOLE
OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED, SAN JOSE, CA

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: RHV 0047UTC’M’280@12KTS 4HZ BKN012 OVC080 16/12 3024

OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: General Aviation

Departed: NAPA, CA Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: SAN JOSE, CA Flt Plan: IFR Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: FIVE MILES EAST OF REID-HILLVIEW
Last Clearance: CLRD TO LAND ON RWY 31R

FAA FSDO: SAN JOSE, CA (WP15) Entry date: 01/24/2003

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/5026318.htm