Howard and his wife Florence were in a plane crash in November of 1952 at Portland when he was landing and were not injuried.
OBIT: Seattle Times - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Parkland Pilot Killed in Crash Near Copalis
Aberdeen, April 24. -AP- The owner-pilot of a small plane, Howard Ridout, Parkland, Pierce County, was killed, and a companion was injured, today in a crash after take-off from a beach north of Copalis.
Russell-Conley, 40, Spanaway, suffered face and arm cuts. The two had flown to Copalis to dig clams, the sheriff's office was notified. Conley was taken to the Grays Harbor Community Hospital.
OBIT: Tacoma News Tribune - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Plane Plunge Kills Tacoman
A sudden gust of wind or a stalled engine apparently caused the crash of a light plane near Copalis Beach Saturday, carrying the pilot to his death and injuring a passenger, the state patrol at Hoquiam reported.
Killed instantly in the crash was Howard M. Ridout, 38, of 11314 So. Alaska St., owner of the two-place Fairchild plane. His companion on a clam digging trip, Russell Conley, of Spanaway, suffered cuts and bruises.
Conley told state patrol officers that he and Ridout had gone to Copalis Beach to dig clams. They landed on a patch of closely packed sand at the sea shore about 9:30 a.m.
Their clam digging was successful, Conley said, and they took off for the return flight at 11:30 a.m. The plane shook loose of the ground, climbed skyward, then suddenly lurched into a dive. The plane was a total loss, the state patrol said.
Veteran Private Pilot
Ridout had long been a private pilot, associated at the Dupont powder plant where he was employed, said. He had only recently bought the plane, adding it to another he previously owned.
Conley also is an employee of Dupont. He was taken to Grays Harbor Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Native of Idaho
A native of Sweetwater, Idaho, Ridout had lived in the Tacoma area for 35 years. He was a powder line mechanic at the E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. plant.
Survivors include the wife, Florence M.; two sons, Richard Bruce and John Leslie; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ridout of Shelton; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Sharlow and Mrs. Howard Gray, both of Tacoma, and one brother, Floyd D. of Shelton.
Dryer Mortuary will announce services.
OBIT: Seattle Times - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Parkland Pilot Killed in Crash Near Copalis
Aberdeen, April 24. -AP- The owner-pilot of a small plane, Howard Ridout, Parkland, Pierce County, was killed, and a companion was injured, today in a crash after take-off from a beach north of Copalis.
Russell-Conley, 40, Spanaway, suffered face and arm cuts. The two had flown to Copalis to dig clams, the sheriff's office was notified. Conley was taken to the Grays Harbor Community Hospital.
OBIT: Tacoma News Tribune - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Plane Plunge Kills Tacoman
A sudden gust of wind or a stalled engine apparently caused the crash of a light plane near Copalis Beach Saturday, carrying the pilot to his death and injuring a passenger, the state patrol at Hoquiam reported.
Killed instantly in the crash was Howard M. Ridout, 38, of 11314 So. Alaska St., owner of the two-place Fairchild plane. His companion on a clam digging trip, Russell Conley, of Spanaway, suffered cuts and bruises.
Conley told state patrol officers that he and Ridout had gone to Copalis Beach to dig clams. They landed on a patch of closely packed sand at the sea shore about 9:30 a.m.
Their clam digging was successful, Conley said, and they took off for the return flight at 11:30 a.m. The plane shook loose of the ground, climbed skyward, then suddenly lurched into a dive. The plane was a total loss, the state patrol said.
Veteran Private Pilot
Ridout had long been a private pilot, associated at the Dupont powder plant where he was employed, said. He had only recently bought the plane, adding it to another he previously owned.
Conley also is an employee of Dupont. He was taken to Grays Harbor Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Native of Idaho
A native of Sweetwater, Idaho, Ridout had lived in the Tacoma area for 35 years. He was a powder line mechanic at the E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. plant.
Survivors include the wife, Florence M.; two sons, Richard Bruce and John Leslie; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ridout of Shelton; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Sharlow and Mrs. Howard Gray, both of Tacoma, and one brother, Floyd D. of Shelton.
Dryer Mortuary will announce services.
Howard and his wife Florence were in a plane crash in November of 1952 at Portland when he was landing and were not injuried.
OBIT: Seattle Times - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Parkland Pilot Killed in Crash Near Copalis
Aberdeen, April 24. -AP- The owner-pilot of a small plane, Howard Ridout, Parkland, Pierce County, was killed, and a companion was injured, today in a crash after take-off from a beach north of Copalis.
Russell-Conley, 40, Spanaway, suffered face and arm cuts. The two had flown to Copalis to dig clams, the sheriff's office was notified. Conley was taken to the Grays Harbor Community Hospital.
OBIT: Tacoma News Tribune - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Plane Plunge Kills Tacoman
A sudden gust of wind or a stalled engine apparently caused the crash of a light plane near Copalis Beach Saturday, carrying the pilot to his death and injuring a passenger, the state patrol at Hoquiam reported.
Killed instantly in the crash was Howard M. Ridout, 38, of 11314 So. Alaska St., owner of the two-place Fairchild plane. His companion on a clam digging trip, Russell Conley, of Spanaway, suffered cuts and bruises.
Conley told state patrol officers that he and Ridout had gone to Copalis Beach to dig clams. They landed on a patch of closely packed sand at the sea shore about 9:30 a.m.
Their clam digging was successful, Conley said, and they took off for the return flight at 11:30 a.m. The plane shook loose of the ground, climbed skyward, then suddenly lurched into a dive. The plane was a total loss, the state patrol said.
Veteran Private Pilot
Ridout had long been a private pilot, associated at the Dupont powder plant where he was employed, said. He had only recently bought the plane, adding it to another he previously owned.
Conley also is an employee of Dupont. He was taken to Grays Harbor Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Native of Idaho
A native of Sweetwater, Idaho, Ridout had lived in the Tacoma area for 35 years. He was a powder line mechanic at the E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. plant.
Survivors include the wife, Florence M.; two sons, Richard Bruce and John Leslie; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ridout of Shelton; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Sharlow and Mrs. Howard Gray, both of Tacoma, and one brother, Floyd D. of Shelton.
Dryer Mortuary will announce services.
OBIT: Seattle Times - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Parkland Pilot Killed in Crash Near Copalis
Aberdeen, April 24. -AP- The owner-pilot of a small plane, Howard Ridout, Parkland, Pierce County, was killed, and a companion was injured, today in a crash after take-off from a beach north of Copalis.
Russell-Conley, 40, Spanaway, suffered face and arm cuts. The two had flown to Copalis to dig clams, the sheriff's office was notified. Conley was taken to the Grays Harbor Community Hospital.
OBIT: Tacoma News Tribune - April 25, 1954 - pg 1
Plane Plunge Kills Tacoman
A sudden gust of wind or a stalled engine apparently caused the crash of a light plane near Copalis Beach Saturday, carrying the pilot to his death and injuring a passenger, the state patrol at Hoquiam reported.
Killed instantly in the crash was Howard M. Ridout, 38, of 11314 So. Alaska St., owner of the two-place Fairchild plane. His companion on a clam digging trip, Russell Conley, of Spanaway, suffered cuts and bruises.
Conley told state patrol officers that he and Ridout had gone to Copalis Beach to dig clams. They landed on a patch of closely packed sand at the sea shore about 9:30 a.m.
Their clam digging was successful, Conley said, and they took off for the return flight at 11:30 a.m. The plane shook loose of the ground, climbed skyward, then suddenly lurched into a dive. The plane was a total loss, the state patrol said.
Veteran Private Pilot
Ridout had long been a private pilot, associated at the Dupont powder plant where he was employed, said. He had only recently bought the plane, adding it to another he previously owned.
Conley also is an employee of Dupont. He was taken to Grays Harbor Community Hospital, where he was treated and released.
Native of Idaho
A native of Sweetwater, Idaho, Ridout had lived in the Tacoma area for 35 years. He was a powder line mechanic at the E. I. Dupont de Nemours and Co. plant.
Survivors include the wife, Florence M.; two sons, Richard Bruce and John Leslie; the parents, Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ridout of Shelton; two sisters, Mrs. Stanley Sharlow and Mrs. Howard Gray, both of Tacoma, and one brother, Floyd D. of Shelton.
Dryer Mortuary will announce services.
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