I am in San Antonio this week for Thanksgiving with the family. Pat(602) sent this email.
Larry,
Just happened to turn on the computer to the Kontiki security cameras this afternoon around 1:30 or so and saw three ambulances and a Sheriff's vehicle parked between the 300 and 500 units of the Kontiki. I could only see that they loaded one person on a stretcher and into an ambulance. There were people looking out toward the bay between the 300 and 200 units. The security camera does not show the bayside.
Anyway, after an hour or so, I called the Kontiki desk to find out what happened. They told me that an airplane had gone down in the bay and 4 people had been rescued, with no fatalities.
I received a phone call a few minutes ago from a friend of mine who told me that he was fishing in the bay and saw the plane go down. As soon as it hit the water, he and his party immediately pulled anchor and went over to where the plane went down. There was a Pescador there already and the passengers were loaded onto the Pescador. David called EMS and told them that the Kontiki was the closest place for the ambulances to get to the survivors. David said that the EMS was there at the Kontiki when they arrived. Very fast response time! The Pescador did not know how to get in to the Kontiki, so David escorted them to the Kontiki channel. Must have been some irate fishermen on the pier as David and the Pescador did not slow down in order to expedite the survivors to the dock. He said that they were hollering at them as the came in to the dock.
I must assume that the airplane was a fixed gear in that it did not skid along the water as would be the case of a retractable gear airplane and a good landing. David said that the depth of the water was around 9 ft. Also, that there was no evidence of gasoline on the water, making me believe that the airplane ran out of gas.
It will be interesting to find out further details
Pat
Larry,
Just happened to turn on the computer to the Kontiki security cameras this afternoon around 1:30 or so and saw three ambulances and a Sheriff's vehicle parked between the 300 and 500 units of the Kontiki. I could only see that they loaded one person on a stretcher and into an ambulance. There were people looking out toward the bay between the 300 and 200 units. The security camera does not show the bayside.
Anyway, after an hour or so, I called the Kontiki desk to find out what happened. They told me that an airplane had gone down in the bay and 4 people had been rescued, with no fatalities.
I received a phone call a few minutes ago from a friend of mine who told me that he was fishing in the bay and saw the plane go down. As soon as it hit the water, he and his party immediately pulled anchor and went over to where the plane went down. There was a Pescador there already and the passengers were loaded onto the Pescador. David called EMS and told them that the Kontiki was the closest place for the ambulances to get to the survivors. David said that the EMS was there at the Kontiki when they arrived. Very fast response time! The Pescador did not know how to get in to the Kontiki, so David escorted them to the Kontiki channel. Must have been some irate fishermen on the pier as David and the Pescador did not slow down in order to expedite the survivors to the dock. He said that they were hollering at them as the came in to the dock.
I must assume that the airplane was a fixed gear in that it did not skid along the water as would be the case of a retractable gear airplane and a good landing. David said that the depth of the water was around 9 ft. Also, that there was no evidence of gasoline on the water, making me believe that the airplane ran out of gas.
It will be interesting to find out further details
Pat
posted by Kontiki at 6:39 PM
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