Plane Crashes North of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.

What: Cessna Centurion being used for aerial photography
Where: crash/lands in the shallows north of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
When: 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Who: Pilot Matt Barcelona of San Jose and passenger Bruce Moody.
Why: The pilot reported a loss of power before it crashed. Witnesses reported the plane left a dark trail. After the impact. they managed to get the door open. They waited on the plane's wing until rescued by Coast Guard vessels conducting training sessions within fifteen minutes of the vicinity; passengers were taken to Yerba Buena Island, then to the hospital.

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Texas Family Killed in Colorado Cessna Tragedy

What: Four-seater Cessna 182 flying from Steamboat Springs en route to Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
Where: The crash site was discovered by a hiker on the southeast side of Mount Guyot
When: The plane departed fully fueled about 8:30 a.m. Friday and went missing later that day after encountering Heavier rainfall, light snow in high elevations and scattered thunderstorms. Before dropping off radar, Jacomini was flying at 11,000 feet roughly 70 miles north Mount Guyout, Crash site and bodies were found by a hiker Sunday.
Who: Pilot Thomas Paul Jacomini Jr. his wife Susie, and their two children, Vivi, 6, and Thomas, 8.
Why: Flying in inclement weather in the Colorado highlands, and without a flight plan. Six inches of snow was on the ground in the area.


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