Holly Ridge-Topsail Island Airport M20J Crash

[HRM]

Anybody have any details? Newswire said M20J, two dead, two injured, a/c had trouble making altitude.

[Hank]

Oh no!

That's a beautiful grass strip, 3500'. Takeoff towards the water is common and pretty open, landing toward the water is more difficult due to tall pine trees with power lines in them that displace the threshold. Taking off that way heavy or on soft, wet ground could be problematic. 

[carusoam]

@mike_elliott (heads up)

Departure stall….

Four people, M20J, two passed, two in hospital….  (Not much more detail than that)

https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-transportation-plane-crashes-federal-aviation-administration-national-transportation-safety-board-06143e799d843ef7e1f2128205306cc6
 

https://www.wect.com/2021/10/21/authorities-confirm-plane-crash-onslow-county/

Prayers,

-a-

[bradp]

Prayers indeed.

[mike_elliott]

Thanks for the notice. We will engage the Bill Gilliland foundation once we learn the surviving Mooney pilot's spouses contact info. Our prayers and thoughts go out for all and hope for complete, speedy recoveries for the injured.

[aviatoreb]

Ugh.  

Prayers.

[carusoam]

Nice sleuthing work again, 1980!

Let’s let Mike @mike_elliott know about the data you have posted…

Best regards,

-a-

[mike_elliott]

We are still trying to ascertain if William Roberts Jr. has a spouse. Does anyone in the Ham radio community (He was big there) or flying musicians association know if he did and if so, what her name might perhaps be? If so, please PM me.

Thanks

 

[Hank]

17 minutes ago, mike_elliott said:

We are still trying to ascertain if William Roberts Jr. has a spouse. Does anyone in the Ham radio community (He was big there) or flying musicians association know if he did and if so, what her name might perhaps be? If so, please PM me.

Thanks

 

Thanks for what you do, Mike. It's not a pleasant task. 

[Marcopolo]

Hi Mike, @mike_elliott

 

  Mr. Roberts does have a spouse, I am trying to gather her contact info and will respond via message to you when I have it.

 

Ron

[mike_elliott]

Thanks Ron.

Mike

EDIT: Ron has supplied us with spousal information. Later next week after my wife and I return from a memorial for her father who died of rona last year, we will reach out to Beth and offer assistance once we have vetted the information