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Richard Lee Stoltzfus
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Richard Lee Stoltzfus

Birth
Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
16 Aug 2011 (aged 68)
Yakutat, Alaska, USA
Cenotaph
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA Add to Map
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Western Airlines pilot 1966-1986
Pastor of the Zion Mennonite Church in Hubbard, Oregon 1988-1991
Morris Airlines
Southwest Airlines Captain 1994-2003
23769 1 Jan 1994 Upgraded 30 July 1998

NTSB Accident Report:

"On August 16, 2011, about 1435 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N4205Z, sustained substantial damage when it presumably crashed in the ocean shortly after takeoff from a remote beach site, about 30 miles west of Cape Yakataga, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot and one passenger are presumed to have died at the scene. On August 22, the body of the passenger was discovered in ocean surf, and the pilot remains missing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was most likely returning to a remote cabin near Cape Yakataga. "

Approximate coordinates of accident: 60°02'22.0"N 143°35'09.0"W
Western Airlines pilot 1966-1986
Pastor of the Zion Mennonite Church in Hubbard, Oregon 1988-1991
Morris Airlines
Southwest Airlines Captain 1994-2003
23769 1 Jan 1994 Upgraded 30 July 1998

NTSB Accident Report:

"On August 16, 2011, about 1435 Alaska daylight time, a Piper PA-18-150 airplane, N4205Z, sustained substantial damage when it presumably crashed in the ocean shortly after takeoff from a remote beach site, about 30 miles west of Cape Yakataga, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91, when the accident occurred. The pilot and one passenger are presumed to have died at the scene. On August 22, the body of the passenger was discovered in ocean surf, and the pilot remains missing. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight was most likely returning to a remote cabin near Cape Yakataga. "

Approximate coordinates of accident: 60°02'22.0"N 143°35'09.0"W


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