Scott Crossfield missing, presumed lost?

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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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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JRF

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Here are some weblinks with info about Scott Crossfield

X-15 Pilots: Scott Crossfield
http://www.edwards.af.mil/history/do...rossfield.html

Interview with Scott Crossfield
http://www.edwards.af.mil/history/do...interview.html

AV Web Scott Crossfield
http://www.avweb.com/news/profiles/182924-1.html

NASA Dryden biographies - Scott Crossfield
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...dfrc-p021.html

Scott Crossfield article in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Crossfield



-Rusty

On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:47:54 -0500, "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.

....So do I. FYI, none of the news services are reporting it, and I've
contacted a couple of local newshounds who keep their noses sniffing
for NASA and aerospace news, and haven't dug up anything yet. Here's
hoping it's someone's idea of a bad joke.

OM
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OM wrote:
On Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:47:54 -0500, "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.

...So do I. FYI, none of the news services are reporting it, and I've
contacted a couple of local newshounds who keep their noses sniffing
for NASA and aerospace news, and haven't dug up anything yet. Here's
hoping it's someone's idea of a bad joke.

OM
--

Here is a report of a small plane missing in north Georgia. It was
headed from Prattville, Alabama to Manassas, VA.

Scott Crossfield flies his Cessna 210 out of Manassas, VA.


http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/...s/14381909.htm

http://www.wtvm.com/Global/story.asp?S=4792982&nav=8fap

http://www.accessnorthga.com/news/ha....asp?ID=103125

http://www.wvec.com/sharedcontent/AP...D8H3FES8K.html

http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...s&ct=clnk&cd=7


-Rusty

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.

--
JRF

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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

cnn report just moved:

Famed test pilot missing in flight

Thursday, April 20, 2006; Posted: 7:52 a.m. EDT (11:52 GMT)


ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Authorities were searching early Thursday for a
small plane registered to a famed test pilot that vanished from radar on
Wednesday on a flight from Prattville, Alabama, to Manassas, Virginia.
Air traffic control last had contact with the plane registered to test pilot
Scott Crossfield about 11 a.m. Wednesday when it was about 10 miles
southwest of Ellijay, Georgia, about 60 miles north of Atlanta, an FAA
spokeswoman told CNN.

The spokeswoman said she could not confirm who was aboard the single engine
plane.

Crossfield, 84, was the first man to fly the X-15 jet and the first pilot to
fly faster than Mach 2. He was the test pilot for several other research
aircraft and won dozens of awards and honors for his pioneering work.
Crossfield's test pilot character was immortalized in the book by Tom Wolfe,
"The Right Stuff," and portrayed by actor Scott Wilson in the movie of the
same name.

Capt. Paige Joyner of the Civil Air Patrol also would not confirm the
identity of the pilot but said the family had reported no contact.

Joyner said the plane departed Prattville, about 12 miles northwest of
Montgomery, at about 9 a.m.

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

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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.

--
JRF

Reply-to address spam-proofed - to reply by E-mail,
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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

Wreckage Of Crossfield Plane Located, Pilot's Identity Remains
Unconfirmed

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm

Thu, 20 Apr '06
Coroner En Route To Scene Of Accident

ANN REALTIME UPDATE: 04.20.06 1335EST: Aero-News has received
confirmation the wreckage of a Cessna 210 Centurion belonging to famed
pilot Scott Crossfield has been located in the forest of Northern
Georgia by county fire chief. The plane disappeared from radar late
Wednesday in the vicinity of thunderstorms.

Sources close to the scene tell ANN a coroner has been sent to the
accident site to confirm the identity of the victim(s) of the accident.
It remains unknown at this time whether Crossfield, 84, was onboard the
aircraft.

Original Reports

ANN REALTIME UPDATE: 04.20.06 1235EST: There is still no official
confirmation that record-setting pilot Scott Crossfield was onboard a
Cessna 210 that is believed to have gone down over northwestern Georgia
Wednesday... but sadly, it's not looking good.

The Civil Air Patrol is conducting the search for the missing aircraft,
which is registered to Crossfield. The Associated Press reports a man
who answered the phone at Crossfield's home near Manassas, VA -- the
aircraft's planned destination -- wouldn't say whether Crossfield is
missing.

Aero-News will continue to follow this story throughout the day, and
will update this report as we receive futher information.

ANN REALTIME REPORTING: 04.20.06 0735EST: A Cessna 210 owned by
aerospace legend Scott Crossfield is missing in Northwest Georgia. The
Civil Air Patrol is now leading the search. At this time, It's not
known whether Crossfield, 84, was PIC or even on board, when the plane
disappeared about 60-miles northwest of Atlanta.

The single-engine aircraft, owned by Crossfield Aviation, was on a
flight from Prattville, AL to Virginia late Wednesday. It went missing
near Elijah, GA in what controllers described as strong thunderstorms.
ANN is watching the story carefully and will keep you apprised as the
story develops...

http://www.nasawatch.com/

Scott Crossfield Killed In Plane Crash

Search for plane of legendary pilot Crossfield finds wreck, AP

"Crews searching for a missing airplane registered to legendary test
pilot Scott Crossfield found the wreckage of a small plane with a body
inside Thursday, but they didn't immediately identify the victim."

Editor's note: Reliable sources tell NASA Watch that the body is indeed
Crossfield's.