WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

[speeddemon]

Local television here tonight (Tuesday, 10/19) is reporting that an L-39, registered to an owner out of Hollister, CA went down in or around Lake Cle Elum, in the mountains in Central Washington.

Two people were reported on board. The flight took off from Boeing Field in Seattle, bound for Lewiston, Idaho....but no names are being released. The last transmission to Seattle Center was that they were having control problems.

Air and ground searches have been called off for the evening, but will resume tomorrow.

[AirDOGGe]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

Sorry to hear that....

I Know Dan Martin is in that area, but I don't think he owns one.

There's also CZECH JET, an L-39 dealer based in Hollister
(http://www.l39.com/), so it may not have been a racer. Their data page says at least one owner lives there:
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L39, N39TJ, 812041, AERO VODOCHODY, L39C, AMA/EXPR, UNKNOWN ENG, 1981, STEWART ROCKY L, HOLLISTER

This info is also verified at this website:

http://162.58.35.241/acdatabase/NNumSQL.asp?NNumbertxt=39TJ

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(CHECKING THE OFFICIAL RENO AIR RACE SITE FOR PILOT INFO...)

According to the RARA site, none of the 2004 L-39 racers are based in Hollister.

Let us know if you hear more, please...

[speeddemon]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

The still photo they showed on the 'late' news tonight was an L-39 painted in a Thunderbirds motif, similar to the one Mary Dilda flew last month @ Reno.

No new info at this point, though.

[Randy Haskin]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

I saw on the news was that it was indeed N39TJ, but no other information.

[rpzo]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

I believe this is N39TJ as seen at this years PRS.

Rick

[Mluvara]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

Newspaper links: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/...wbriefs20.html

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/aplocal_story.asp?category=6420&slug=WA%20Missing%20Jet&searchdiff=1&searchpagefrom=1

[ohioboyinreno]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

FAA registration search say's Rocky Stewart of Hollister.

[Unregistered]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

The jet belongs to Rocky and Dave Morss flew it at Reno this year.

[Section3guy]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

so it wasnt the one flown this year or it was the one flown this year?

[Mystical Pawer]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

This A/C is on ebay for sale. "Cold" seats and new parachutes. Flight plan to Lewiston, ID ???
Tom Campau

[Kevin L]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=26428&item=2495499645&rd=1

Here is a link to the aircraft as listed on ebay. States that it was flown to a third place finish at this years races.

Kevin

[AirDOGGe]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

The jet belongs to Rocky and Dave Morss flew it at Reno this year.

I certainly hope Rocky and whoever was in the plane with him (potential buyer?) is safe and unharmed.....Strange concidence that today is Dave's birthday.

[Mystical Power]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

Any new news on N39TJ???Have they found the pilot and passenger?

[speeddemon]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

Any new news on N39TJ???Have they found the pilot and passenger?

As of this morning (10/21), still no news. The search went on all day yesterday, but nothing was found. Authorities are now concentrating on an area east of Ellensburg, WA.

If there is ANY consolation here, the terrain to the east of Ellensburg is rolling hills and farm/ranch land. West of Ellensburg is mountainous.

[Mystical Power]

Re: WHO OWNS AN L-39 OUT OF HOLLISTER????

Any news on Rocky and N39TJ???