Plane crash at Pomona Raceway

Greg Reimer 7376 · 11-20-2015, 06:10 PM

Where were the potholes? In the pits or out on the track someplace? I remember when Pomona had the roughest shutdown area out there.

VanPelt · 11-20-2015, 06:37 PM

The pilot survived.

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Jim Caughlin · 11-20-2015, 07:31 PM

Several years ago, a 767 wide body got glided in on the dragstrip at Gimli Manitoba. It had run out of fuel and the pilot dead sticked it in. It was successfully emergency landed, they fixed it and flew it back out after repairs.

jmantle · 11-20-2015, 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Jim Caughlin

Several years ago, a 767 wide body got glided in on the dragstrip at Gimli Manitoba. It had run out of fuel and the pilot dead sticked it in. It was successfully emergency landed, they fixed it and flew it back out after repairs.

Jim, amazing you remembered that, it was 1983!

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

11-20-2015, 06:10 PM	#1
Greg Reimer 7376 VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Glendora,Calif. Posts: 1,137 Likes: 172 Liked 719 Times in 220 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway Where were the potholes? In the pits or out on the track someplace? I remember when Pomona had the roughest shutdown area out there.

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VanPelt Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Mexico Posts: 148 Likes: 22 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway The pilot survived. http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/...iu7Og.facebook

11-20-2015, 07:31 PM	#3
Jim Caughlin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Woodburn, Or Posts: 685 Likes: 83 Liked 805 Times in 245 Posts	Re: Plane crash at Pomona Raceway Several years ago, a 767 wide body got glided in on the dragstrip at Gimli Manitoba. It had run out of fuel and the pilot dead sticked it in. It was successfully emergency landed, they fixed it and flew it back out after repairs.