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28. ok DU detectives Arizona Plane Crash 1970s

Sun May 24, 2020, 08:44 PM

May 2020

So I am new to this site (so sorry if this is weird or not in the correct place), and I'm not sure if anyone is still following this post, but I am Garry and Mary Ellen's granddaughter and am trying to find any information I can about their death. My mother and uncle have been to the site and gathered some belongings (probably in the late 90's to early 2000s). It's been confirmed from my mom that Mary Ellen was piloting the flight. I'm not really sure what I'm looking for here. I'm working on a writing project and decided to get into my family history. I can't find their obituaries anywhere online, but am waiting for my father to give me access to his Ancesty.com account. I am just curious if anyone out there has any other information than what is posted above. It's actually been really cool researching them and I was so stoked and amazed that people know about this and are talking about it online. I can't imagine being 17 and finding out that both of your parents died in a plane crash. I don't think I would have been as strong as my mother was. Thanks for reading and I appreciate the information you all have already provided.

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ok DU detectives, I have a task for you... [View all] Kali Dec 2016 OP

Google NTSB LAX77FA024 The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #1

... Kali Dec 2016 #2

Weird, that should have worked - but it looks like somebody posted it downthread. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2016 #6

got it, thanks Kali Dec 2016 #16

AviationDB has a listing csziggy Dec 2016 #3

that has something! Kali Dec 2016 #5

got an ancestry.com list for them Kali Dec 2016 #8

Yes - I was just doing some more looking there csziggy Dec 2016 #12

Here's the NTSB report mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #4

thanks! Kali Dec 2016 #7

VFR pilot flying in IFR conditions. Laffy Kat Dec 2016 #18

The NTSB report basically says the pilot--who was not instrument rated--got into mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #9

thanks for the explanation, I didn't get all of it when I was looking. Kali Dec 2016 #15

From Ancestry csziggy Dec 2016 #10

I'm not a member and it kind of looks like the records aren't even for them Kali Dec 2016 #14

Strange that they have the location of death incorrect. Not TX, but AZ. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #17

If it's from Social Security records that is the last place of residence not where they died csziggy Dec 2016 #20

interesting. mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #21

Here is what the SS records list csziggy Dec 2016 #22

that makes more sense than what I had thought Kali Dec 2016 #25

It can be very confusing csziggy Dec 2016 #26

I saw that too and wondered if maybe Kali Dec 2016 #24

That's creepy hibbing Dec 2016 #11

it is rugged and remote Kali Dec 2016 #13

I too am surprised it's still up there. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2016 #19

they may have hauled the front end off, though the kid said there was more debris up high Kali Dec 2016 #23

From the NTSB report, the pilot did not have a lot of hours and no instrument rating mnhtnbb Dec 2016 #27

ok DU detectives Arizona Plane Crash 1970s kryan011 May 2020 #28

Hello! Kali May 2020 #29