Show f y r N a a. a r A t e gas a ao e o Pr Donald R. R Mathews Student pilot who crashed at Black Rock SL S. S 11 L. L Pilot Dies In Lake Plane rash Crash rashA CrashA A civil aeronautics administration tion ion investigation was under way Friday into causes of or a plane crash at Black Rock beach on the southern southern south south- ern end of Great Salt lake Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day at p p. p m. m which killed a student pilot Donald R. R Mathews 18 son of Mr 4 and Mrs H H. C. C Mathews East According to witnesses the plane Jlane a light observation Taylor- Taylor craft plowed Into the briny lake water yards off shore after the pilot apparently had dived at a pile of ot half submerged posts Tho The pilot reportedly attempted to bank and climb from an estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated altitude of or 10 feet teet The left wing of the plane dipped into the water and the plane nosed into the thel l lake ake ke within 50 feet of Jerald Dastrup Dastrup Dastrup Das Das- E E. E South and Fern Relf Reit 2810 McClelland ave who were bathing at the beach The body was removed from the wreckage by Dastrup Hal Magna and Dean 1544 W W. So Southgate ave other bathers Rescuers estimated the victim was in the water five minutes before he was brought to shore Dr George C. C C McBride Magna who was called to the scene said Mr Mathews suffered a possible broken back broken jaw possible See Page rage 9 D- D Column 2 Z r Z if 7 f f g r qt r I A c 3 T 1 DEATH CAME TO S. S L L. L RESORT RESORTEd Ed May 1 left and ob Thurman survey uney wreckage at Black Rock Thursday afternoon killing pilot of light plane which crashed Into Great Salt Lake I who reportedly had been stunting at low altitudes PLANE CRASH RASH 1 I I. I Continued from Page One broken neck broken arm and leg Salt SaIt Lake county firemen of No 2 station Magna worked 40 minutes minutes minutes min min- utes with a in an attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to revive him The plane returned Friday to Salt Lake airport was reported by officials of the Thompson Flying service to be a virtual wreck Witnesses reported that the pilot had been stunting in the vicinity of Black Rock and Sunset beaches for some to the accident It was reported that he flew under electric wires near the highway buzzed a sailboat on the lake and skimmed over Sunset beach house so low witnesses felt the prop wash Student FIler Flier Mr Mathews was a student pilot of the Thompson Flying service Salt Lake airport Eddie Main chief pilot at the service said students have been warned re repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re- re against low and reckless flying g. g Carl H. H Hellberg manager of- of atthe the service said the company has been combating this sort of thing for tor a long time Officials of the C CAA A A general inspection service said they have no figures on the number of Utah plane fatalities which are attributable attributable attributable table to low and reckless flying but it was recalled the most re recent recent recent re- re cent plane crash which killed two fliers near St. St George orge occurred when the plane into the ground at the bottom of a loop attempted attempted attempted at at- tempted at a low altitude Donald R. R Mathews born in Salt Lake Cit City September 3 1927 1921 attended attended attended at at- tended Roosevelt junior high and East high schools before entering the maritime service during the war He He was aboard two ships which were torpedoed in the Pacific Pacific Pacific Paci Paci- fic and saw action in Panama and Manila A member of the L D S church he is survived by his parents Hop Hop- kins king C C. C and Wanda Vanda B. B Math Mathews ws three brothers Preston B Wallace H H. and Robert C C. Mathews all of Salt Lake City and one sister Mrs Wanda Vanda Elaine Chalker Los Angeles |