I kind of recall a Mark Molina posting in our forums... Glad they are OK. Sorry for the plane Eliacim
> Anybody know these guys? > > Tommy > > N93929 > > > > Wed, 24 Oct '07 > > > > Apparent Engine Problem Leads To Watery Landing > > Two people are safe after their Ercoupe crashed in the St. Lucie River in > Stuart, FL Wednesday morning. > > > > The Treasure Coast Palm reports pilot Vincent "Mark" Molina and passenger > Gary Hirsch were pulled from the water by a fisherman crabbing near where > the plane impacted. > > > > "There was nobody out there but me, so it was kind of lucky in a way," > said > Donald Plant. > > > > Another stroke of luck -- the plane (type shown at right) came down just > behind an area hospital. Furthermore, local police were on a boat nearby, > and responded to the scene within a minute, according to Stuart Police > spokesman Sgt. Marty Jacobson. > > > > Both men were transported to Martin Memorial Medical Center with minor > injuries. The Ercoupe sank in the water, which ranges in depth from three- > to- eight-feet. > > > > Molina told the paper the men departed from St. Lucie International > Airport > on a sightseeing trip, when the engine started sputtering. > > > > "We couldn't gain any altitude," passenger Hirsch added. "Then I heard the > engine pop. I said, 'We better get over to the airport.'" > > > > Molina was cleared to land at Witham Field, but soon realized they > wouldn't > make it that far. He then aimed for the river. > > > > The Ercoupe flipped on landing, but both men were able to climb out of the > open canopy. > > > > "We want them to buy a lotto ticket today," Jacobson said. > > > >
