The NTSB didnt think Gibson was any kind of hero, nor did the people he nearly killed. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home is honored to be entrusted with arrangements. Lois held my hand and asked me to look in first to see what he looked like?? Kevin Gibson Bonnie a close friend visited him on Thursday and Friday of this last week and said he was good. Gibson recovered from his injuries at Cedars of Lebanon hospital (now Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) with actoress June Gale at his bedside. I believe that this nonlinear instability caused TWA flight 841 incident. And he sure loved Lois, his Guardian Angel. I just realized your from Dallas. I wish that I could be there for Hoots celebration of life, but cannot. He told me he only wanted to clear his name and would spend the rest of his life doing so. No. My Father Steve and Mother Shannon (TWA crew) both knew and were close with Hoot. They packed the front seats for the Hoot Gibson Saturday matinees knowing ahead of time, the well worn scripts. Please check back soon for updates. The many variations of just how Gibson earned the name tag "Hoot" is one of them: (1) As a youth, he loved to hunt owls; (2) while a teenager working on a rodeo ranch, other ranch hands called him "Hoot Owl" and that the name was shortened to just "Hoot"; (3) he picked up the nickname while a messenger with the Owl Drug Company; and (4) while touring briefly in vaudeville, he would hoot when the audience cheered and, thus, the nickname.What facts are known about Hoot is that he was born Edmund Richard Gibson on August 6, 1892, in Tekamah, Nebraska. I know my dad was a father figure or role model to many young aviators and I never had that opportunity as Hoot was deeply involved with clearing his name and those of the crew of TWA flight 841. Your Dad has been one of my Heros since the early seventies. He was a great guy and we will miss him. Hoot got the chapel, Kathy and I got hitched and Hoot had a reception at his house for us. I would love to share some memories some time. Did I ask for your lengthy (and unnecessary) discussion? Flight 841s rudder had nothing to do with their 727s uncommanded right roll. FACT! He also won the steer-roping World Championship at the Calgary Stampede. I follow this thread because I can clearly see that there was a coverup of a Boeing mechanical issue which had already caused more than one upset. Matt Weismiller. I had the honor of working Hoots last leg of his TWA careerFlight 771 from London Heathrow to Chicago. Let the family know you are thinking of them. Be sorry and sad for you own comments, not mine. Kevin, you especially. That is your decision. The World War II U.S. Navy veteran, musician and produce mantold the Tallahassee Democrat in July he was grateful he still hadall his faculties, his deep set of vocal cords and a good ear for melody. cause of death. Your comment is not worthy of a reply because it has nothing to do with the subject at hand, regarding the near fatal crash of TWAs 727 that Captain Gibson nearly caused. I dont know what kind of man Gibson was. The Boeing report was written by engineers, not pilots. He most definitely someone you would want to get to know! Hoot Gibson's Death - Cause and Date Born (Birthday) Aug 6, 1892 Death Date August 23, 1962 Age of Death 70 years Cause of Death N/A Profession Movie Actor The movie actor Hoot Gibson died at the age of 70. No matter how likeable and charismatic he may have been, he was a bad pilot. I will be there in spirit!!! I guess I just have gotten too jaded to gush over the unrealty so many people seem to live in these days. They waited and waited and waited and finally it was time. Just curious. I flew with Hoot a couple of times on that investigation taking photographs of a ranch in the Santa Ynez valley near Santa Barbara where the crooks were holed up. Consider this: the IAS at cruise should have been in the neighborhood of around 240 knots, give or take, I think. I was a friend of Hoot, introduced to him through our mutual friend, Steven Wroe. I love you Hoot and you will be deeply missed. Hoot gave me and you two and everyone else on board that night another chance to live. Hoot then moved onto complete his bachelor's degree at UNLV, which he attended on a football . sex or gender. Very insulting and disgusting. And your impression of him are, likely, part of what was wrong with him, an apparent self loving narcissist whos whole being and existence was all about himself, not safety, or his job, or the well being of those who depended on him for their lives. I would love it if Lois could come and attendI never had the pleasure of meeting the one woman who stood by our wild and crazy man (as Steve Martin would say.) A pioneering cowboy star of silent and early talking Westerns, Hoot Gibson was one of the 1920s' most popular children's matine heroes. basketball . Many of us also thoroughly enjoyed ourselves the night before at Hoots retirement party in London. In the early 1920s, Hoot went on to marry another Helen--Helen Johnson. Gibson had apparently only flown the Mossie a handful of times before the fatal flight, and only once at night. Hoot flew out to Oklahoma just to attend my graduation from Air Force Pilot training, and over the years we would get together for all kinds of moonlighting adventures recovering stolen airplanes from Mexico, unofficial support flying in Central America, training in Sri Lanka, and so on. I did get to be one of his first visitors at UCLA Medical Center following his heart transplant. John van den Bosch, my Dutch brother-in-law who lives with his family in Schiedam, Holland, met Hoot years ago down here in Costa Rica. Gibson died of cancer at the Motion Picture Country Home in Woodland Hills, California, just a couple of weeks after his 70th birthday. There are plenty of posts on this site that dispute the NTSBs probable cause. Edmund Richard 'Hoot' Gibson was born in 1892 in Tekamah, Nebraska; he died in Woodland Hills, California in August 1962, at age 70. owned the D4C {'divorce'} Ranch [circa 1940s] at Spring Mountain near Las Vegas, Nevada. Robert Earl "Hoot" Gibson Sr. of Litchfield Park, Arizona passed on January 6, 2021. Former NASA Space Shuttle astronaut and noted air race pilot Robert "Hoot" Gibson was all smiles after getting some stick-and-rudder time in a NASA F/A-18 Hornet mission support aircraft during a pilot proficiency flight with NASA Dryden research pilot Jim Smolka. A Miracle!! and the lives of the other crew members and passengers. I know its difficult for everybody Hoot had met over the course of his illustrious life and career to attend the Boulder City services. Hoot served over 23 years in both the U.S Army and Air Force. There was no question that we were all plunging (rapidly accelerating) to our deaths that night roughly a 6.5 mile nosedive. My wife Kathy and I will celebrate our 40th Anniversary this Dec., Thanks for a good start Hoot. My wife was the Donor. Hoot Gibson is a 70 years old Actor director producer from Tekamah, Nebraska. I am so glad to hear Kevins`s comments because he did talk a lot about him all the time. My comments are demonstrably the truth, which most people find hard to face up to, as it is in this case. He was very fond of them and with the rest of our family in C.R. Was it illegal, of course! Thats why I dont have any personal tolerance for the kind of reckless mistake a professional pilot would make, that could cause the people that depend on them, to lose everything, including their very lives. Stunt Performer Film Director. Hoots being there for us was no coincidence but preordained for the Lords purposes. But, quit making stuff up about things you are clueless about ! We've got that too. A service to celebrate his life of 88 years will follow at 2:00 PM., with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. I will be keeping in touch with Lois and forward any new information I receive in regards to a gathering in remembrance of Hoot Gibsons life. Maybe he has the balls to tell us why! I called Lois and she and I decided we would drive down together to be with him. Gibson managed to find other stunt work in director D.W. Griffith's western short The Two Brothers (1910) and several others for the next few years.Acting, at this point, was not his bread-and-butter income. Hoot and my wife were great friends at TWA . Never a boring experience! Nuff said. I do cherish the many years of conversations I had with dad over the phone and the few times we did get to get together in this life. The Alaska daily empire. On the night before I was to drive to San Antonio to report for training, we were heading up the hill to Hoots cabin. As a child he grew up among horses and received his first pony at the age of 2-1/2. What are the odds?? Anytime they were together you just new something exciting was about to happen, Tragically Dad died in a helicopter accident in the eighties, after that (even before) Hoot was always there keeping all of us kids going down the right path. But real American heroes, now long forgotten by most Americans, still too young and uneducated to remember them, the men who flew, fought, and died for the entire free worlds freedom, at places, like, Ploesti, Romania, Foggia, Italy, Holland, France, and Germany, and all over Europe, Germany, the Balkan States, and the Pacific Theater of Operations, did not create the deadly incidents that cost them their lives. Hoot Gibson flew in the 1933 National Air Race in Los Angeles (which included pilots such as Amelia Earhart and Roscoe Turner). I would like Everyone who knew Hoot to just think of him for who he was. How else could they get the performance needed to make the altitude they had? Roger, The lawyer representing the NTSB investigator asked that Hoot be removed. Hoots my hero! Our famous trip to David, Chiriqui in Panama with Abuela in the disco. Thank you, Kevin. If you dont want to believe the two pilots screwed up by setting the flaps to 2 degrees, and pulling the slat CB, circuit breaker so the slats wouldnt deploy catastrophically, while the FE was in the head, go ahead ! Perhaps a few folks will make something happen even if its just a small gathering. And I wouldnt have been inclined to talk to him after what he did, and afterward, without even having the fortitude to level with the NTSB for the sake of the truth and to establish publicly with the authorities what not to do to, in order to prevent fatal airplane crashes. All true facts. May God bless you all and provide safe travel for those who will be attending. Gibson was not fired by TWA, as I wrote, and someone else commented on, as well. As his last words to me were Drop by and see me sometime! with a smile on his face, just like the Hooter always had, if your are ever there stop by and pay your respects to a legend. Those were the days when pilots did more than just push buttons, they actually knew how to fly! The initials "G.I." I guess thats where I get my sense of humor. The first major non-American Oscar recognition was for Hungarian-born director-producer Alexander Korda's British-made costume drama entitled The Private Life of Henry VIII (1933) - the ground-breaking biopic film received a Best Picture nomination and won the Best Actor award (for Charles Laughton). human. ), Hoot had to land our badly damaged bird at a much higher rate of speed, without flaps, pulling hard to the right (if I recall), on gear which at the time only Hoot, Scott, and Gary knew were damaged and may not hold. 40 Horse Hawkins lobby card.jpg 968 727; 201 KB 40 Horse Hawkins poster.jpg 1,323 1,992; 776 KB 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) - 1.jpg 674 787; 204 KB 40-Horse Hawkins (1924) - 2.jpg 1,321 812; 265 KB He successfully made the transition to talkies and, in 1930, married popular Jazz-era actress Sally Eilers, a third party to his previous divorce. Over the years we flew together in multiple types of airplanes including twice in the Ford Trimotor. After the services, a celebration of life will be held at a hanger at the Boulder City Airport. ~ However, Pilot Gibson did lose his appeal to the NTSBs Appeal Board of professional investigators, and peers of Gibsons, who named him and his copilot as the primary cause of his airplanes near fatal dive ! Its only about IAS! The model shows double (roll and yaw) resonances simultaneously at certain pitch frequencies. In the late 70s I was with the US Customs Service in Ventura California, we worked primarily drug smuggling investigations involving boats and aircraft. Rest in peace, Hoot! Hi TAS has no bearing on structural limitations. Eight of the 89 people on. Once again he is accepted and placed on the transplant list. Certainly the Flight Engineer WOULD have reset the slat breaker, which HE DID, when he saw it popped because HE WOULD IMMEDIATELY HAVE THOUGHT IT POPPED ON ITS OWN BECAUSE OF AN ELECTRICAL OVERLOAD, AND WOULD (and DID) RESET IT TO SEE IF IT WOULD POP AGAIN ! This page is updated often with latest details about Hoot Gibson. Get a life. I think it was about a year or so later that one crashed at Colorado Springs. Kenneth Hoot Gibson, 70, of Meridian, died Tuesday, Jan. 20, 1987, at his home of natural causes. A service to celebrate his life of 88 years will follow at 2:00 PM., with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. I myself am one of those, with cherished memories of our times together over many years. As a teenager, he worked with horses on a ranch, which led to competition on bucking broncos . John, correct me if I am wrong, but the premise of your position seems simple. She only had to call him and say, Uncle Hoot, can you be there for my wedding? Have a problem with that? Hoot was born February 14, 1933, in Brookport, Illinois to Amos Gibson and Annie Holt. The NTSB held a special hearing on this one and only topic. Although I never enjoyed spending much time living near Hoot we did manage to keep in touch over the phone. After a trip to Nebraska Hoot returned to his Butte home and passed away with his family at his side on November 2, 2019. Its called, by the FAA, one of the known Dirty Dozen attitudes of pilots, among others, that cause fatal crashes : complacency, leading to pilot errors, usually basic student pilot flying errors that senior captains should never make. I would love to exchange additional information with you Roger. Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising. Hoot Gibsons birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun. I do know all about his 841 incident and as a lawyer I did go to the Pilots Association and tried to help him out with the reopening of his case with NTSB. was aretha franklin at the harlem cultural festival? Kevin Jones, Emilio: for your records,this is my new email address, replacing the @ice.co.cr address which will be phased out. He was up walking around like nothing had happened. He was interred in the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. Emilio has put his book out for all to read, finally getting your side of the story out. Crack open a can of Tab and dive into these 56 photos that will have you reminiscing with your crew before you know it. When is Hoot Gibsons birthday? I am a contemporary of Hoot from back in the Connie days. He did a favor for old friend John Ford by appearing in a cameo role in the director's 1959 film The Horse Soldiers (1959). God bless you and yours Kassie. The two-reelers usually co-starred either Pete Morrison or Hoor's wife Helen, or sometimes both. In 1995, he made a special trip to Denver to participate in our daughters wedding. You are still in the hearts and minds of many Hooter, we have had to say goodbye to a few more good ones who have joined you in these last 2 years (flying West as the saying goes). Born Edmund Richard Gibson in Tekamah, Nebraska, he learned to ride a horse while still a very young boy. May the grace of God bring each and everyone of you healing for the loss you have experienced as much as myself at this time. In his early acting career, Gibson appeared in such films as "Step on It!" (1922), "Trimmed" (1922) and "The Bear-Cat" (1922). Hoot lost a solid Hollywood contact in Boggs, however, when the director and his working partner, producer William Nicholas Selig, were both shot in October, 1911, by a mentally disturbed employee (Selig was injured, but Boggs was killed). Hoot had 9 great grandchildren. You may even have more than me as I never had much contact with my father as my parents divorced while I was just an infant. Rest in Paradise Hoot Hoot was born July 21, 1926 in Randolph, NE to Samuel and Ruth (Bartels) Gibson. Kevin Gibson E-mail: kurios007@gmail.com, Hoot was one person I will NEVER forget . Nearly two decades later, he appeared in his first talkie, The Long, Long Trail. You, clearly, dont know what you are talking about, because you are not a trained pilot and dont know about, or understand aviation, the Federal Aviation Regulations, nor have you read the NTSB Crash Report, OR have even watched the Smithsonian Channels excellent documentary about, TWAs near tragedy, described in the excellent TV documentary, Air Disasters. Director Francis Boggs was looking for experienced cowboys and stunt doubles to appear in his western short Pride of the Range (1910) starring Tom Mix; both Hoot and another future cowboy star, Art Acord, were hired. FACT. Kevin. I have a bar located close to the airport that I have hosted a fund raiser before..that is a possibility. He also flew in the Vietnam War, and was a former lead pilot for the Air Force Thunderbirds. In remembrance, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and, in 1979, was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. He was a father figure to many. There is no need to argue about anything. I always said if a box had wings Hoot could fly it. Ive been a pilot for a very long time. That is insulting to the real American heroes inside aviation and outside, such as Captain Sully Sullivan and so many others, whos career actions are without the stains that Captain Gibson left on his. Hoot had the foresight to save everything related to TWA 841. The lobby was filled with coughing and hacking folks so I dropped her off and got out of that place> LOL ! Mr. Hoot was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend. Im glad you got the opportunity to connect with him, when he was ready for adulting. Always positive and lots of humor. Hoot was also graced with another 15 years with us through the miraculous gift of a donor heart. Keep up the good work! Probably a wise move Emilio, but let him first respond to my suspicion about his background. WITH FACTS! And you would also know that the idea that Gibson and his copilot SAVED their airplane from crashing, is absolutely false and fantasy because it was the timely separation of the number 7 slat, that failed and separated from the right wings leading edge, under the extreme overspeed air loads from the dive that the airplane was in, just barely in time, that allowed the two pilots to recover from the right rolling motion of the plane (caused by the jammed deployed slat) . Jerry 'Hoot' Gibson, 82, passed away June 22, 2017, from natural causes. He was a feisty 102 years old. For a time he found work in real estate before Monogram Pictures offered the stocky-framed actor a chance to return in 1943. top of this page back to Readers of the Purple Sage Bookstore homepage. And the trick to get a little more performance was common knowledge among the crews so there was no way the FE would have done that! Like many famous people and celebrities, Hoot Gibson kept his personal life private. ROFLMAO !!! Thank you Kevin and Roger for your faith-filled confirmations. You can think whatever you like, and honor and believe in whoever you want, to be your heroes. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. ~ P.S. Im not sure if you are saying that they did the unauthorized procedure. Born: August 6, 1892 (Tekamah, Nebraska) Died: August 23, 1962 (Los Angeles, California) Notable Films: Straight Shooting Career Hoot Gibson learned horsemanship in his native Nebraska. But Im not laughing. I knew Hoot very well and know in my heart he would never jeopardize the crew and the passengers. I think these posts from people whose lives were touched by knowing your dad give you an idea how many feel a deep sense of loss by his passing. I could go on and on with flying stories but think I will go a different direction. Peace. Honestly, over the past 20 years, I have thought about him often.wondering where he was and what he was up to. We had many conversations revolving around our Father in heaven and how he may have intervened on that night your flight began to plummet toward the earth. To Charles & Mary Butera, and Roger Peterson. He furthermore has been weathering the storm of the very volatile scenic business here in Orlando. Well thats we we called him back home.I met Hooter threw my friend Dave Watts Sr. Lets see. The #7 slat had nothing to do with the incident. In 1980, Hoot spent many days at my house in Virginia discussing 841. If the NTSB and Boeing got it wrong, and the producers rely solely on the NTSB report, then you end up with a documentary that only spreads misinformation. Read on! I encourage all who desire to pay their respects and honor Captain Harvey Glenn Hoot Gibsons memory to attend. Ruling Planet: Hoot Gibson had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. Dear Kevin, and all of Hoots friends and family: We have just learned of Hoots demise, down here in Costa Rica, where he has a large number of admiring friends. The surgery was a success. Once more details are available, we will update this section. You can hear from both Hoot and Scott Kennedy. He returned immediately to Universal and was able to restart his career, quickly working his way up to co-star status in a series of short westerns, most of which were directed by his now close friend Ford. Gibson both produced and starred in the film, one of the early sound westerns. Nobody resets a CB unless they first try to determine why it was popped in the beginning! I soon discovered that inside those cartons was everything I needed to tell Hoots story. The NTSB, while not incompetent, went along. Captain Hoot Gibson was a hero to save all lives on Flight 841. Hoot Gibson: Tallahassee icon out of the fruit business but still strumming at 94. My heart is broken by the loss of this wonderful man I knew for a short 11 1/2 years. Whos the richest Movie Actor in the world. I had four children from a former marriage and they loved him very much. Hoot did not cause this incident (nor did any of the crew). on Christmas day 1975 I called Hoot and asked him if he could recommend a chapel to get married in the next day. God bless you and yours. THANK YOU EMILIO ! . Although Ileana and I have not seen him for at least 20 years, we clearly remember Hoot. Here is all you want to know, and more! I always felt like I had the king of the pilots flying my plane..Everyone loved him..Best of all was his humorWe were lucky to have him in our lives. I wish I could have met him in person but our phone chats while I was sick and years after were amazing and I will always be proud to have had that time with him. He was always professional and extremely competent with a great sense of humor. Whos the richest Movie Actor in the world? American professional basketball player (1921-1958) Statements. I know that the memories you have will have will help you through this timethanks you.. In any case, Hoot told me a rudder hard-over caused the yaw, roll, and dive, and I believe him. Although it was a harder-than-normal set-down, it was actually a pretty decent landing. Not being pushy just curious about all my fathers friends and loved ones. I dont recall meeting you or my memory is just getting bad. Also would welcome any pictures that I could put onto/into something for people to see at the gathering. Kaskas13@gmail.com, Hey there Kassie. They, like every pilot flying at that time, knew nothing of that procedure. #1 For instance l was wrong about Gibson being fired from TWA. Much love and respect to you and yours. I flew on N840TW six times prior to 1979 but never after that but followed this story closely over the years! 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