Report Lists Pilot's Mistakes In Skydiving Plane Crash
By Robin WojtanikRIMROCK -- We now have a better idea of what happened the night a plane crashed near Rimrock Lake. We're not talking about the crash from last weekend. This is the one that killed a plane-load of skydivers. The NTSB is pointing the finger at the pilot. "He had all the little things he needed and wanted in his life and this was the hobby that made him feel rejuvenated," says Dennis Craig, father of deceased skydiver. Nearly two years ago, a father was coming to grips with the loss of his son. Casey Craig, just one of the 10 people killed in the October 2007 Rimrock plane crash. The Cessna hit the ground going 70 miles per hour wreckage was spread over 6,000 square feet. "Pretty normal flight all the way to this point and then something happened, that's all we know." But now we know more. In a new report from the National Transportation Safety Board, the investigation puts the pilot at the heart of the crash. It says the pilot didn't keep the right speed to stay in the air. Flying at 15,000 feet in an unpressurized plane would have limited the pilot's oxygen without showing symptoms. The NTSB also says the pilot didn't check the weather well enough, and flew into dangerous conditions. All this resulted in a terrible wreck. "The plane didn't follow through, it was supposed to land, it didn't land," says Justin Humke, friend of deceased skydiver. Faced with this family members may seek further legal action. But it won't change what happened that night. |
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