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This Photo was taken at Gilbert SC Airpark.
My Hanger is at Pelion, SC.
If you are talking about the one that took off overloaded out of a non airport field . No from what I heard he was overloaded in high grass. Dumb!
No, unfortunately Ed left Gilbert headed to Amelia Island and obviously had health issues...put it on auto pilot towards the ocean and went down in the Atlantic.
Last Thursday, went down in the ocean just north of Savannah...health related. I've heard from SIL & BIL that have flown on a number of trips with he and his Wife in his planes. Experienced pilot...just a sad story.
I talked to a friend of mine who knew him quite well. His hangar is at White Plains SC. He lived on Lake Murray.
He had filed a flight plan , but when they lost touch with him they were able to get in touch with a pilot in the area who caught up with the plane and said it seemed to be on automatic pilot. No response from the cabin he followed him until the plane ran out of fuel and went down. He was by himself. Wife and kid at home.
He must have died around Barnwell, SC.
SAVANNAH, Ga. - A plane crashed off the coast of Wassaw Island, and it was apparently supposed to land in Barnwell.
The Coast Guard identified the plane as a Cirrus SR22 and said the search area is about 20 miles southeast of Wassaw.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the single-engine plane crashed in the ocean around 9 a.m. and only the pilot was onboard.
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Michael Chavous at the Barnwell airport said an SR22 – the type of plane that crashed – was supposed to come from Lexington to Barnwell around 9 a.m. but never arrived.ADVERTISEMENT
Flight tracking websites show that SR22 took off from Lexington, flew over Barnwell and then went in a straight line for several miles before dropping from the sky into the ocean off Wassaw.
Chavous said the plane belonged to Ed Farr, who he believes is from Lexington.
Chavous said Farr leased a hangar at the Barnwell airport and was a very experienced pilot and was a regular customer at Barnwell and bought his gas there.
Chavous said the SR22 is a state-of-the-art plane.
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The FAA says the National Transportation Safety Board will be in charge of the investigation into the crash.
A Coast Guard boat crew from Station Tybee and a helicopter from Air Station Savannah are searching for the missing plane. Good Samaritans are also joining the search.
The 165th Airlift Wing confirms the plane was not part of the Sentry Savannah military drills that have been taking off from Savannah and performing exercises along the coast this week.
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