Phil Hinton

Thank you so, very much. I definitely will.

They were my neighbors and the pilot was one of my closest friends! I was contemplating going with them but, decided to drive with their wives and we were all going to meet up for lunch. His bird just came out of annual and was having low compression on one of his cylinders but, was able to get 65psi out of it which is on the lower end so, he decided not to change it out yet. This has devastated us all beyond imagination and needless to say freaked me out! Unfortunately, I think the engine wasn't producing power because of that cylinder and the landing gear may have been stuck in the up position as well just looking at the aftermath pictures. Please keep their wives and family in your prayers.