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James Louis Moseley

16 Jan 1942 – 11 Dec 1970

Birth16 Jan 1942
Death11 Dec 1970
CemeteryRoscoe Cemetery
Roscoe , Nolan County , Texas , USA
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Man Killed, One Hurt in Plane Crash One man was killed and another critically injured Friday afternoon when their twin engine plane crashed on take-off from W. P. Hobby Airport. The dead man was identified as Dr. James L. Moseley, 28, an Angleton veterinarian. Dr. James T. Doster III, 33, a Columbus, Miss. physician and apparently the pilot of the plane was listed in critical condition in Southeast Memorial Baptist Hospital with head and internal injuries. Witnesses to the crash said the aircraft, a Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, did not seem to be developing enough power to climb as it took off toward the north about 3:30 p.m. Gary Graves, a 24-year-old computer repairman who was on his way to Pearland for a flying lesson, said he was driving south on Telephone Road when he saw the plane in trouble. "He never did gain sufficient altitude," Graves said. "He barely cleared the (utility) wires. He was trying to gain altitude and made a slight left turn." "I knew he wasn't going to make it," said Graves, of 5932 Milart. "I stopped my car and started running toward him even before it hit." Graves said the plane nosed into the ground. An airport security office, I. E. Cousineau, also saw the crash. "I saw him lose power and put the nose down to gain speed," said Cousineau, who was in his car near the north-south runway. "Then, its left wing dipped and it went in just barely missing the houses." The plane skimmed over the tops of several houses on Airport Boulevard and crashed into a field just west of the airport. The impact of the crash almost broke the forward engine from the main body of the aircraft as it hit and somersaulted about 90 feet. It came to rest right side up. Moseley was thrown from the wreckage. Doster was pinned inside. Graves, his jacket and face splattered with blood, said he and three other men managed to free Doster. One of those helping him was Joe A. Ramirez, 37, of 5407 Arizona, who said he heard the crash while working in a nearby auto body shop. "Fuel was leaking all around," Ramirez said. "The engine was hot and it was smoking." While they were trying to free Doster, someone said, "Well, he's dead anyway." "Then I noticed he was asking for air," Ramirez said, and they renewed their efforts to free him. There was no fire, but airport crash equipment alerted by tower operators, quickly arrived and sprayed the leaky fuel tanks. One of the tower supervisors, W. L. Goheen, said they called out the fire trucks even though Doster had not radioed that he was in trouble. The two men were apparently going hunting. Their luggage included hunting clothes, three guns and ammunition. Federal Aviation Administration personnel said Doster had filed an instrument flight plan from Houston to San Antonio. Friday's crash was the second serious light plane accident at Hobby Airport in the last nine weeks. On Oct. 7, two men were seriously hurt when their single engine plane crashed short of the runway while landing. From The Houston, Texas Post, Saturday, Dec. 12, 1970, Page 3 ***************** Dr. Jim Moseley Funeral services for Dr. Jim Moseley, 28, son-in-law of Dr. Frank Kelley of Pampa, were held in Angleton Sunday with graveside services and burial at Roscoe at 3 p.m. Monday. Dr. Moseley was killed in a plane crash at Angleton Friday when the twin engine private plane he was passenger in crashed on take-off at the W. P. Hobby Airport in Houston. The pilot, Dr. James T. Doster of Columbus, Miss., is reported in critical condition in Baptist Southeast Hospital in Houston. Dr. Doster had flown to Houston to meet Dr. Moseley and take him hunting. Their plane had taken off in Houston when the engine failed, and the plane crashed just off the runway. Dr. Moseley, of Angleton, was born in Roscoe Jan. 16, 1942. He attended Roscoe schools and graduated from Snyder High School in 1960. He attended Texas A & M and received his B.S. Degree and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Degree in 1965. He was married to Dr. Mary Ann Kelley June 8, 1968, in Pampa. He practiced veterinary medicine in Friendswood one year and established in Angleton in veterinary medicine two and a half years. From The Pampa, Texas Daily News, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 1970, Page 2 ****************

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