The Fatality That Wasn’t

Around here, we’d really like to have more crises like this.

What: small plane en route from the Ramona Airport
Where: emergency landing in a field
When: Monday
Who: John Hammerstrand
Why: The pilot reported engine trouble after take off but was never found by rescue parties. In fact, after the distress signal, he was considered missing during the two hour search. Until the man’s wife reported that he called to report he’d had arrived safely after his plane experienced a power failure

Congratulations to pilot John Hammerstrand for being alive.

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