Angels Camp, CA — A pilot from Calaveras County died over the weekend in a plane crash in the United Arab Emirates.
25-year-old Tyler Orsow of Angels Camp was one of four occupants in the plane that crashed down on a taxiway, shortly after takeoff. Orsow was leaving Al Ain International Airport and was planning to fly to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. He was piloting a McKinnon G21G turbo-prop seaplane.
The Associated Press reports that the plane is owned by Triple S. Aviation, a private company based out of Texas. All four people on the plane died, including Triple S Aviation owner and General Manager Landon Studer. Also on the plane was Joshua Hucklebridge, the company’s project manager, and Nevada pilot Charles Kimes. The cause of the crash is unknown.
This post was last modified on 03/01/2011 6:50 am
Written by BJ Hansen.
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