The State - News from July 28, 1987
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A home-built fiberglass plane lost power shortly after takeoff, smashed into a power pole and crashed on a dirt road in Paso Robles, witnesses said. The pilot, Howard J. Scharschmidt, 57, suffered back injuries and was reported in satisfactory condition at a hospital. The plane was made from a kit, said Roger Oxborrow, manager of the Paso Robles Municipal Airport, where it took off before crashing about half a mile away. There was no immediate word on what caused the accident.
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