Unconfirmed reports suggest that K4QO and "others" dies in a plane crash today. Not sure who the "others" were/are.
22/10/2009: Once again Pete/W2GJ, Ed/K3IXD, Dallas/W3PP, and Randy/K4QO will operate in the Multi-Operator, Two Transmitters (M/2) Class in the CQWW SSB contest (24-25 October) as C6APR from the Crooked Island Lodge (WW Loc. FL22TT), Crooked Island (NA-133), The Bahamas. The team will be active from 22-26 October. Before and after the contest look for C6AQO on HF CW and SSB, and C6AXD on HF RTTY. Both C6AQO and C6AXD will be on 160m through 10m including the WARC bands. All the QSOs are good for the Bird Rock lighthouse (ARLHS BAH-005) under the 'visual sight' rule. All QSLs via K3IXD, direct or bureau. [K3IXD] 4 die in small plane crash near Charleston SC By BRUCE SMITH (AP) 6 hours ago JEDBURG, S.C. Authorities say four people were killed when a small plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after departure near the South Carolina coast. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said agents at the scene confirmed that four people died in the fiery crash. The twin-engine Piper PA-23 crashed shortly after departure around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday near the Summerville airport in a rural area northwest of Jedburg. Dorchester County Administrator Jason Ward says the plane was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. The flight plan indicated the aircraft was headed to Florida. Jedburg is around 30 miles northwest of Charleston.
