European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday March 23, 1992 the stars and stripes b Page 7report blames crash on guard Pilot Evansville ind. A Pilot error caused the crash of a Kentucky air National guard transport plane that killed 16 people in february a newspaper has reported. The Evansville courier quoting military sources reported sunday that the c-130 Hercules crashed because the Crew failed to maintain proper airspeed causing the plane to stall and literally drop from the sky. All five Crew members and 11 people on the ground were killed feb. 6 when the plane slammed into a hotel restau rant Complex one mile South of Evansville regional Airport. No mechanical problems were found in the c-130 during two separate air Force investigations according to military sources who have seen the Accident report. The Crew was on a routine training Mission and was simulating engine failure during a Low approach Over the Airport moments before the disaster. The courier confirmed the findings after conversations with military sources who spoke on condition of anonymity. The air Force is expected to release its Public report of the Accident by the end of the month. A spokesman for the military Airlift come at Scott fab in Illinois declined to comment. The Kentucky air National guard also would not comment. According to the report the plane climbed to 1,300 feet on the three remaining engines but the Pilot became distracted with checklists and air traffic control commands and failed to notice the planets airspeed was dropping sources said. When the planets Speed dropped below the a in flight minimum control Speed a the c-130 shuddered stalled and banked to the left the Side with the idled propeller. The instructor Pilot maj. Richard a. Strang took control of the plunging aircraft and had begun to Correct the stall but the plane did not have enough Altitude to recover the sources said. It struck the rear of Jojou a restaurant and exploded in a fireball that engulfed the adjacent Drury inn. Two workers inside the restaurant and nine people on the fourth floor of the Drury inn were killed. Several others were injured. A plane stalls when there is not enough airspeed to maintain flight. The usual Way to recover from a stall is to quickly drop the nose to increase airspeed and level the lands safely with 1 engine shut Down from wire reports new York a a concorde jetliner flying with one of its four engines shut Down landed safely at John f. Kennedy International Airport on saturday with a Large chunk of its rudder missing officials said. The plane landed with a 5-foot-by 10-foot Section of rudder gone said Federal aviation administration spokesman Duncan Pardue. But British airways spokesman John Lampl said the missing piece measured Only about l a feet by 2 feet. British airways flight 1, carrying 64 passengers from London arrived saturday morning after the Pilot radioed to the ground that he was shutting Down one of its engines because of Strong , 3 others killed Willis Texas a a 4-Day-old baby died in a grinding traffic wreck that killed her Mother Uncle and a fourth person. Valencia Sha Trelle Crawford still wearing her plastic Hospital identification Bracelet was thrown from the pickup truck she was Riding in with her Mother Claudette Elaine Wiley 22, and Uncle Floyd Lee Smith. Smith 40, lost control of the truck while driving Mother and Newborn Home to Huntsville when a tire blew out about 50 Miles North of Houston on interstate 45. He veered across the median and into the path of two southbound trucks. One of the other Drivers Perry Gordon Blisset 41, was killed while Travis Roy Stigers 30, was visitors poisoned West Palm Beach Fla. Three Young people visiting Florida on Spring break were critically poisoned by Carbon monoxide fumes seeping into their hotel room from a faulty boiler. A housekeeper discovered the unconscious victims at a Holiday inn on Friday. Police and paramedics thought they were suffering from severe sunburn or drug overdoses until an officer collapsed and began vomiting. The victims All from Massachusetts were listed in critical condition at area hospitals. A police officer and a hotel employee were also treated for Gas Over new Leaf Boca Raton Fla. A officials at a condominium Complex have told homeowners to get their plants potted or face the consequences after complaints that the place is going to pot. Plants on balconies at the san remo Golf amp Tennis club were ordered not to be taller than 24 inches and must be in Clay or Clay coloured plastic pots. The Condo complexes newly elected Board also outlawed hanging baskets. A i think its silly. This is just a show of Power a said resident Irene Schor. The boards vice president Bonnie Barry said the Board decided to enforce previously ignored rules because of concerns about safety liability and aesthetics. Dreams come True for woman who weds in homeless shelter new Haven Conn. A for Kathy Hernandez Rivera it was a big Day a the stuff of dreams. Not Only did she celebrate her 23rd birthday amid friends and family but she also got married. Then she began preparing to leave the ranks of the homeless. Only thin missing from an the Only Tang otherwise perfect Dav was a honeymoon. Men Are not allowed to stay overnight at the homeless shelter where Rivera and her two daughters have been living for the past three months. A a we la be in our own apartment on monday though. That a when Well begin the honeymoon a she said last week As she sat in the office of the four Corners shelter for women waiting for the marriage ceremony to begin. Hernandez wore a Lacy White wedding dress and clutched a bouquet. The Flowers and the dress were donated by local merchants As was the wedding cake downstairs. She and Moses Rivera 19, stood before the Rev. Armando Hernandez and exchanged their wedding vows a in Spanish. Then they gently kissed As the Flower girl the brides 6-Ycar-old daughter Jasmaine watched with wide eyes. A a it a so Beautiful a sighed Sharon Dortche the residence manager at the shelter which provides a temporary Haven to battered and homeless women and children in the new Haven area. Dortches son 10-year-old Brandon was the ring bearer. A this is the happiest event we be Ever had at the shelter and its definitely the Only wedding a said Dortche who made most of the arrangements. A Kathy had just been told she and her kids had been approved for a subsidized apartment and she said she wanted to live there with Moses As husband and wife a Dortche recalled. Kathy Hernandez and Moses Rivera Are married by the Rev. Armano Hernandez at four Corners shelter for women in new Haven Conn. It was also the occasion of the brides 23rd birthday. A she said they were planning to get married in front of a judge a Dortche said. A i asked her what she was going to Wear and she said Blue jeans because she did t have any Money for a wedding dress. That a when i said a no a Dortche got on the phone. It did no to take her Long to make the arrangements. A people were glad to help when they heard my Story a she said. Some of the shelter employees pitched in to buy food and refreshments for the reception party. Other residents cooked and decorated the shelter. A everybody pitched in a Dortche said. A a it a been hectic but the Bride said she never dreamed she would get married in a Beautiful wedding dress. A this All seems like a dream a she said. Actor John Ireland Dies of leukaemia Santa Barbara Calif. A John Ireland who appeared in More than 200 movies and was nominated for an Oscar for his supporting role in the 1949 film All the Kings men died saturday at a local Hospital. He was 78. Ireland died of leukaemia said cottage Hospital nursing supervisor Denise Mcdonald. The Canadian born actor began his show business career As a professional swimmer in a water carnival but quickly moved on to legitimate theater appearing both on and off Broadway in a number of Shakespeare a plays. A Shakespeare became his first love and that led to roles on Broadway. A said Ireland a son John Ireland or. He was a leading Man in several movies in the 1940s, but by the 1950s Ireland was becoming familiar to audiences for supporting roles usually As a cynical Tough Guy in a Western or adventure film. He starred opposite Henry Fonda in my Darling Clementine Ingrid Bergman in Joan of arc Kirk Douglas and Laurence Olivier in spartacus and Joan Collins in the Good die Young. Other screen credits included i shot Jesse James the return of Jesse James gunslinger fort Utah Arizona Bushwhacker a walk in the Sun and Farewell my Lovely. Ireland a career went into a Long decline in the 1960s and �?T70s, and in 1987 he paid nearly $2,000 for an advertisement in an Industry newspaper. It stated in Man actor please. Let me act. John the and led to a role As Jonathan Aaron Cartwright the younger brother of Ben Cartwright Ireland inthe television movie Bonanza the next generation. Ireland is also survived by another son Peter and his former wife Elaine Ruth Ireland
