Thornton: A pilot who died when his Cessna aircraft crashed into an open field in June and burst into flames apparently was "shooting thousands of pictures" of residential and commercial real estate just prior to the wreck.
A National Transportation Safety Board report released this month said pilot Salil Sinha, 41, was highly skilled, with a commercial pilot certificate. A flight instructor who gave Sinha his last flight review said Sinha "was a step above other pilots that he gave flight reviews to," according to the report.
The crash happened June 29. Witnesses said the Cessna R182 exploded after it flipped and fell to the ground between Quebec Street and Riverdale Road, near East 124th Avenue. No one else was aboard.
Witnesses told investigators it appeared Sinha's plane struggled against heavy winds and possibly a microburst as a storm system moved through the metro area, temporarily grounding flights at Denver International Airport.
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Sinha was president and owner of Julair LLC, which provides aerial-photography services nationwide. Sinha was from Marshfield, Wis.
Family members said Sinha came to the United States from India when he was 18. He flew for another aerial-photography company and saved his money to buy his first plane and start his own company.
The report — which doesn't offer any conclusions about the crash — said Sinha spoke to his wife just before he took off and told her he was going to "shoot a couple of thousand pictures."
Sinha's wife said he voiced no concerns about the weather or how his plane was performing.
26/01/12 Monte Whaley/The Denver Post
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