CNN just posted same earlier information on their web site ...so the news
services are following it (abit slowly)
http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/20/geo...ane/index.html

g. beat

"Rusty" wrote in message
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Jorge R. Frank wrote:
Just heard over the grapevine:

"The FAA lost contact with Scott Crossfield's Cessna 210 during a violent
thunderstorm and he is presumed lost. They have not located the aircraft
or
wreckage as yet."

I still hope for the best, but it doesn't sound good.

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Here is the first report that mentions Crossfield:

Legendary Pilot's Plane Missing

Web Editor: Tracey Christensen
Last Modified: 4/20/2006 6:22:12 AM

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed for 11Alive News Thursday
that a plane missing in North Georgia belongs to a legendary test
pilot.

The missing plane is owned by 85-year-old Scott Crossfield, but
officials are not certain that Crossfield was piloting the plane when
it disappeared Wednesday.

The Cessna was last seen on radar near Ellijah, Ga.. It left
Prattville, Ala. on a flight to Virginia. The Civil Air Patrol's
Georgia wing is conducting air and ground searches along the flight
path, a spokesperson said.

On Nov. 20, 1953, Crossfield became the first man to fly at twice the
speed of sound as he piloted the Douglas D-558-II Skyrocket to a speed
of 1,291 mph. He was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame
in 1983, the International Space Hall of Fame in 1988, and the
Aerospace Walk of Honor in 1990.

http://www.11alive.com/news/news_art...?storyid=78819

- Rusty