This is what i had feared..plane down

[Daveroo]

SAN FRANCISCO —Two small planes collided over the northern part of the San Francisco Bay, leaving a pilot missing after only one of the aircraft landed safely.

Coast Guard spokeswoman Loumania Stewart says a water search is underway after debris was spotted in San Pablo Bay following the Sunday afternoon collision.

Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the collision off the city of Richmond involved a Cessna 210 and a Hawker Sea Fury TMK 20. Each aircraft had one person on board.

He says the Cessna crashed into the water and the pilot of the Hawker was able to land safely at a small airport in Northern California. The pilot was reportedly uninjured.

Read more: http://www.kcra.com/news/2-planes-collide-over-northern-san-francisco-bay/25687678#ixzz3093vbzOL

[Daveroo]

its confirmed it was Dreadnaught,i spoke to Phil Wallick a bit ago,and he has been in touch with some of his people,and is waiting for confirmation on the 210..but it looks like it was the Sanders C-210.Phil is going to call me back..hopefully tomorrow as im headin to bed,but he will let me know what more he hears..its been said that the planes were stacked,no one knows just yet as to which was on top..but seems to me dreadnaught was most likely on top..and the 210 collided with its bottom....thats a guess though and one thats unqualified.

[Daveroo]

yet more from KCRA

SAN FRANCISCO —The Coast Guard searched for a pilot in the northern part of San Francisco Bay on Sunday after two small planes collided over the water and only one of the aircraft landed safely, authorities said.

Debris was spotted in San Pablo Bay after the 4:05 p.m. collision near the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge, Petty Officer Loumania Stewart said.

The collision involved a single-engine Cessna 210 and a single-engine Hawker Sea Fury TMK 20, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. Each aircraft had one person on board.

The Cessna crashed into the water and the pilot of the Hawker was able to land safely at Eagle's Nest Airport in the small Northern California city of Ione, Gregor said. The pilot was reportedly uninjured.

Gregor said both planes took off from Half Moon Bay Airport, roughly 20 miles south of San Francisco.

FAA records indicate the Hawker is registered to Sanders Aeronautics Inc. in Ione. A man who answered the phone at the company's listed number declined to comment.

Sanders Aeronautics' website said the family-run company specializes in aircraft restoration and that its family members are avid air racers.

A Coast Guard cutter, three rescue boats and a helicopter were involved in the search, Stewart said.

Read more: http://www.kcra.com/news/2-planes-collide-over-northern-san-francisco-bay/25687678#ixzz309HlvPxo

[stansdds]

Sad news, indeed.