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Col Shawn Obrian Kelley

Birth	:	25 Sep 1970 Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, USA
Death	:	13 Aug 1989 Florida, USA
Burial	:	South Shell Rock Cemetery, Northwood, Worth County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.4439011, -93.2414017
Description	:	Contributed by graver (#47037760): ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Civil Air Patrol pilot and three teenage junior cadets were killed when their single-engine plane plunged into the Gulf of Mexico about 3 miles off St. Petersburg Beach, authorities said. Boaters in the area rushed to the crash site Sunday, August 13, 1989, and tried to dive in after the plane, a four-seater Cessna 172, but it had sunk 25 feet below the murky depths and was upside-down, witnesses said. Divers later found all four passengers dead, still strapped in their seats inside the plane. Killed in the crash were senior pilot Eugene Wayne McKnight,... Read More	Contributed by graver (#47037760): ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A Civil Air Patrol pilot and three teenage junior cadets were killed when their single-engine plane plunged into the Gulf of Mexico about 3 miles off St. Petersburg Beach, authorities said. Boaters in the area rushed to the crash site Sunday, August 13, 1989, and tried to dive in after the plane, a four-seater Cessna 172, but it had sunk 25 feet below the murky depths and was upside-down, witnesses said. Divers later found all four passengers dead, still strapped in their seats inside the plane. Killed in the crash were senior pilot Eugene Wayne McKnight, 43, of Seminole, and cadets Joseph Paul Flythe, II, 17, of Clearwater, Shawn Kelley, 19, of St. Petersburg and Damion Weber, 15, of Seminole. Coast Guard and Civil Air Patrol officials were at a loss to explain the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to begin its investigation Monday after a commercial salvage vessel hauls the plane out of the Gulf, said Coast Guard Petty Officer Keith Scally. Autopsies will be performed on the victims to determine the cause of death, the Coast Guard said. McKnight and his charges had taken off about 1:30 p.m. Sunday from Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg for a 30-minute 'familiarization' flight over Egmont Key, one of six flights the cadets must have before graduating to senior cadet, said Capt. Frank Sportell, commander of the CAP's Pinellas County squadron. They were on their way back to Albert Whitted, where McKnight was scheduled to pick up another group of cadets including his 13-year-old son, Eric when the plane spiraled downward, Sportell said. McKnight did not radio the airport tower of any trouble before the crash, said Sportell. His son was told by St. Petersburg Coast Guard officials of his father's death shortly after divers from Eckerd College found the plane off the coast, Scally said. McKnight was a certified pilot with more than 250 flight hours. 'There was no doubt about his ability,' Sportell said. 'All of our pilots are highly trained. This is the first fatal accident with an airplane in memory since the Civil Air Patrol was established in 1940.' The Civil Air Patrol is an auxiliary of the Air Force that searches for missing and downed aircraft. Members volunteer their time and planes to participate in searches. Cadets, who range in age from 13 to 21, help in ground searches and can qualify to be observers aboard aircraft searching for downed aircraft. Transportation and Safety Board Synopsis - http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_... Narrative: THE ACFT WAS BEING USED TO DEMONSTRATE FLT CHARACTERISTICS TO CAP CADETS. DRG AN OFF-SHORE FLT OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO, THE ACFT ENTERED A DESCENT & CRASHED APRX 3 MI FROM LAND. A WITNESS, WHO SAW THE ACFT JUST BEFORE IMPACT, RPRTD THAT IT WAS SPINNING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE ACFT SANK ALMOST IMMEDIATELY IN 28 FT OF WATER. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE ACFT WAS FOUND. A CHECK OF THE WEIGHT & BALANCE INFO SHOWED THE ACFT HAD BEEN LOADED APRX 114 LBS OVER ITS MAX WT LIMIT. RADAR DATA SHOWED THAT JUST BEFORE THE LOSS OF RADAR CONTACT, THE PLT HAD MADE TWO RAPID 180 DEG TURNS. CAUSE: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RECOVER FROM A STALL/SPIN. EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LACK OF AVAILABLE ALTITUDE FOR SPIN RECOVERY WERE PROBABLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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Where is Col Shawn Obrian Kelley's memorial?
Col Shawn Obrian Kelley's memorial is located at: South Shell Rock Cemetery, Northwood, Worth County, USA.
When did Col Shawn Obrian Kelley death?
Col Shawn Obrian Kelley death on 13 Aug 1989 in Florida, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Col Shawn Obrian Kelley's memorial?
Latitude: 43.4439011
Longitude: -93.2414017

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Mary E. Brown Kelley

(1944 - 2019)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. South Shell Rock Cemetery
Northwood, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4439011, -93.2414017

2. Sunset Rest Cemetery
Northwood, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4481010, -93.2281036

3. North Shell Rock Cemetery
Northwood, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4566994, -93.2600021

4. Stateline Cemetery
Northwood, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4874992, -93.2416992

5. Wanderers Rest Cemetery
Gordonsville, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5133286, -93.2094421

6. Towne Cemetery
Northwood, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4805000, -93.3502000

7. Elk Grove Cemetery
Kensett, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3581009, -93.2643967

8. Kensett Cemetery
Kensett, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3558006, -93.2003021

9. London and Deer Creek Cemetery
Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4874992, -93.1239014

10. Elk Creek Lutheran Cemetery
Kensett, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3577805, -93.3002777

11. Deer Creek Cemetery
London, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5005989, -93.1235962

12. Silver Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
Silver Lake, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4772186, -93.3780594

13. Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
Myrtle, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5430603, -93.1750031

14. South Silver Lake Cemetery
Silver Lake Township, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4508330, -93.3988890

15. Sion Lutheran Church Cemetery
Bristol, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4186096, -93.3986130

16. Somber Lutheran Cemetery
Somber, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.4150009, -93.4047165

17. Our Saviors Danish Lutheran Cemetery
Myrtle, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5580400, -93.1697300

18. Round Prairie Cemetery
Glenville, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5411987, -93.3529968

19. Bristol Cemetery
Joice, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.3866200, -93.3993700

20. Greenwood Cemetery
Glenville, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5727997, -93.2675018

21. Mockingbird Hill Cemetery (Defunct)
Myrtle, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5574989, -93.1299973

22. North Round Prairie Cemetery
Glenville, Freeborn County, USA
Coordinate: 43.5531006, -93.3649979

23. Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery
Manly, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2911110, -93.2013931

24. Manly Cemetery
Manly, Worth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2905617, -93.1999969