> It is with great sadness I must report the passing of one of our own.
> I learned today that John Monday died in the crash of his Bonanza in
> Reno, Nevada 2 days ago. Details are sketchy but from what I
> understand, he and another pilot, (CFI) Chris from Chrisaire Aviation
> in Corona was departing Reno for home and had engine trouble on
> take-off. They attempted to return to the airport and crashed into a
> house. The aircraft burst in to flames and destroyed the house.
> There were not survivors.
>
> A IFR flight plan was filed, however, I don't know the conditions at
> the time of the crash. I think John was just getting cross country
> training in the "V" tail Bonanza he had recently purchased. From what
> I understand, this airplane had the cross over yoke so only one person
> could fly at a time. We still don't know who was flying. I had talked
> to him a couple weeks ago and he was planning on taking the Bonanza to
> the Gathering this year.
>
> The memorial service is tomorrow at 1 pm at Corona, California.
>
> Steve Glover
> KR-2 N902G
> AJO, Ca
> <kr...@cox.net>
>
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