Pilot Parachutes From Disabled Plane
A pilot who bailed out of his disabled airplane en route to Northern California from Santa Monica spent a night in the wilderness, then walked about 12 miles to a ranch near Hollister, where he called his family Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
John Castellucci, 48, of Malibu, suffered slight back and leg injuries in the parachute landing, but was in satisfactory condition when he arrived home Sunday evening, said his wife, Linda.
Castellucci left Santa Monica Municipal Airport shortly after noon Saturday in his single-engine North American Aviation T-28 on a 250-mile flight to Yolo County.
He told authorities the aircraft, a post-World War II military trainer, lost power and he bailed out about 2:30 p.m.
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