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2008/08/14

Successful Emergency Landing results in Pilot's Death




What: Titan Tornado ultralight aircraft—a single-seat, homebuilt hot-rod capable of hitting 90 mph with a Tornado’s Rotax two-stroke engine
Where: Over San Bernardino County’s Mojave Valley leading to an emergency landing on the westbound lanes of the Interstate 40 connector road to Interstate 95. Ten miles west of Needles.
When: Tuesday morning just after 8 a.m.
Who: Pilot Gene Allen Sheets was instantly ejected from the cockpit and died at the scene
Why: Pilot landed and tried to take off again and the ultralight slammed into an oncoming car.


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