Passing of Shawn357
 

Shawn Muscat was killed in a light airplane accident Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Arizona.

I met Shawn a POC event at Willow Springs a couple years ago. I didn't know him well, but he offered to help with my engine drop on my track car shortly after I met him, with advice on tools, time and supplies. Always offered advice on anything mechanical.

Really a nice guy that lived in the same town (Poway, CA). Although I'm involved in aviation, I just heard about this crash this morning in an email from the POC.

Shawn frequented Pelican and had the same demeanor online as he did in person. Godspeed to Shawn and his family he has left behind.

Sorry if something has already been posted, I did a search to no avail.

Wow, sorry to hear of this loss.

Thoughts and prayers to his family.

Did not know him but condolences to the family.

Wow, sorry for your / our loss.

I remember seeing Shawn357 around here over the years. That's very sad news.

Wow. Really sad. We figured out that we both work for the same company awhile ago. He was on my list of people to visit if I made it out to CA.

Wow, very sad.

It would seem one of his last threads was eerily relevant/prophetic.


RIP bud. :(

Oh my, that is the thread that he started regarding the flight that took his life. He was a passenger. I wish he would've contacted me about his fear of flying. An experimental aircraft doesn't really have the greatest safety record behind it to instill confidence in flying.

Oh man, that is possibly the worst thing that has ever happened on this board. So sad.

RIP, Shawn.

Eerie. Rest in peace.

Eerie.
Condolences to his family and friends.
Jim

That sucks. He was way too young. RIP Shawn Muscat.

Here's a link to the story with a great pic of Shawn. Apparently the same pilot/plane crash landed in 2006. :(

Two San Diego Men Killed in Arizona Plane Crash - San Diego 6

This is tragic...

RIP Shawn.

RIP Shawn....

I hope I don't offend by posting this.

But I though it would help make a great tribute to a fellow Pelican.

Godspeed Shawn.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1284691789.jpg

So sorry to hear this.

RIP

wow to read this is beyond belief. never heard about it or i didnt make the connection. really goes to show ALL of us how fragile life is and how quickly it can pass.


godspeed shawn.

Wow. One of the saddest stories I've heard of in a while. Godspeed to Shawn and Glen. Who knows what they were dealing with in that airplane.

Rip :(

RIP Shawn.

Very sad to hear this. RIP Shawn.

too irie. RIP

Wow, that is pretty heavy, life is short and precious, too short all too often.


I remember that fear of flying thread, not such an irrational phobia it appears.

Listen to your little voice guys, if it speaks to you.

Wow... I feel bad now for what I was thinking when I read about his fear of flying. This is just awful.

Even worse Tim, Shawn came up to me at an event, and asked me how I dealt with flying for a living. I think I said something along the lines of feeling more scared on the LA freeways than out over the Pacific.

I'll admit, I am spoiled being in a modern turbine cockpit. I might have been less so in a Thorp.

RIP Shawn.

Very sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to Shawn's family and friends.

What a tragedy to die by your worst fear. Prayers for Shawn and his family.

RIP

Oh Damn.
RIP Shawn

Les

Sorry that Shawn has passed. So young :(

god bless......

So Sad...RIP

The thread, followed by an actual and fatal crash...I call that seriously messed up. What else is there to say but RIP.

Wow, very sad. RIP

Just another reminder to live life to the fullest.

How incredibly sad.

A brave man is someone who knows fear and still moves forward.


My thoughts and prayers to his family. RIP Shawn

Thoughts and prayers from my family to his.
Scott

Yep, I still feel safer flying my little putt putt airplanes on sunny days over northern Ohio than I do driving my car to work each day, but this whole deal is just awful. :(

I wonder what happened.... airplanes don't typically just lawn dart in. I wonder if the guy got too slow in the pattern and cross over spun in or whether there was an ultra rare (even for "experimentals") catastrophic structural failure.

life is often ironic, sometimes brutally so.

godspeed

Rather sad. Godspeed and best to his family and friends!

So sad :(

This really hits home for me for some reason. :(

Godspeed Shawn.