Preface: The ELT beacon law -- Prologue: Hangar flying -- A warning shot -- The boss and his plane -- The family -- The flight -- Trouble brewing -- Crashed! -- The diary -- Al's lonely walk -- Week two -- Letters -- Fading voices -- Shoemaker Bally -- Found -- Aftermath -- ELT beacons work -- Epilogue -- Appendix: NTSB report -- Appendix: Senate report excerpts -- Appendix: Photographs/a family album.
Summary:
"In March of 1967, single-engine private pilot Alvin Oien,Sr. crashed his Cessna 195 in the mountains of Northern California, with passengers Phyllis (his wife) and Carla (his stepdaughter) after he hit unexpectedly worsening weather with fast ice-buildup on his wings. They all survived the crash due to Al's skillful and lucky handling but the icing caused him to spin out of control and fly far off course. He hard-landed near the summit of a remote mountain peak and the three of them were badly injured. This is a flying story as well as a life story. In retelling it, the hope is that the messages of this book spread through the aviation world and beyond, cause people to think about what is important in flying and life. The Oien Family's sacrifice in this needs to be remembered...in this story"--Provided by publisher.
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