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Not in coma; a use of crash rtill unknown By MARLA CONE TODATtMff Wrltar A Florida Institute of Technoloev entduate remainoil In coma Saturday' suffertne from head and Internal InluriM Sustained more than two weeks ago In a plane crash which Killed his Instructor, i John Gleason, 20, 24 West.PoInt Drive, Cocoa Beach, has been unconscious since the single engine plane crasned Into A sparsely populated area of Palm Bay July IS. Aviation inspectors have been unable to determine the Cause of the crash. Witnesses reported seeing the Piper Cherokee 140 spin at a hlgtrrate of speed nose down into an mpty lot. 'We haven't found anything wrong with the aircraft or ijie pilot or the operation yet," said Luis Carmona, an air Safety investigator for the National Transportation Safety Board in Miami. The crash Instantly killed Gleason's flight instructor, Steven Ford, 34, of Melbourne.

Hospital officials have reported no change In Gleason's Condition since he was taken from the wreckage, rushed to Holmes Regional Medical Center and placed In the intensive care unit. Both pilots were highly qualified, with Gleason flying more than 200 hours at F.I.T. and Ford logging more than 2,500 hours. "This is a rare accident. These people were excellent pilots," Carmona said.

The Investigator said he has not ruled out either pilot error or mechanical malfunction. Carmona estimated It will take at least one more month to finish his investigation and issue a report to aviation officials in Washington, D.C. Before the crash, the pilots radioed they would be per fprming stall spins, a difficult but routine maneuver in advanced training flights. The last radio communication came only minutes before the crash. I An unintelligible communication, possibly from Gleason or Ford, was heard at 3:58 p.m.

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