Candi Kubeck
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Candalyn Kubeck was the captain of ValuJet Flight 592
, which crashed in the Everglades
. She was the first female captain
to die in a commercial airline crash.
Candalyn Chamberlain was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
, on May 10, 1961. She grew up in the San Diego
area and started flying lessons while in high school
. Kubeck went to Palomar College
in San Marcos
where she was a member of the flight team. Kubeck transferred to Metro State College in Denver, Colorado
, where she earned her bachelor's degree
in Aviation Studies in 1982. While at Metro she flew on the college flight team and was named Top Woman Pilot at the National Intercollegiate Flying Associations national meeting in 1981. The award has since been named after her. She also earned a Ninety-Nines Amelia Earhart Memorial Flight Scholarship in 1983 and got to meet Amelia's sister, Muriel.
She married Roger Kubeck on the Queen Mary
in Long Beach, California
in September 1987.
Kubeck had many jobs in the aviation field: flight instructor, air traffic control specialist, freight pilot, commuter airline captain, and finally captain for ValuJet Airlines
.
ValuJet Flight 592
ValuJet Flight 592 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight between Miami International Airport, Miami, Florida, and William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia...
, which crashed in the Everglades
Everglades
The Everglades are subtropical wetlands in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed. The system begins near Orlando with the Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow Lake Okeechobee...
. She was the first female captain
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
to die in a commercial airline crash.
Candalyn Chamberlain was born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood is a famous district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema...
, on May 10, 1961. She grew up in the San Diego
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
area and started flying lessons while in high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. Kubeck went to Palomar College
Palomar College
Palomar College is a community college with one campus and six education sites in San Diego County, California. The main campus is located in San Marcos, while the six education sites are located elsewhere throughout north San Diego County. The largest of these is the education center located in...
in San Marcos
San Marcos, California
San Marcos is a suburb of San Diego in the North County section of San Diego County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 83,781. Outside the San Diego region, it is best known as the home of California State University, San Marcos...
where she was a member of the flight team. Kubeck transferred to Metro State College in Denver, Colorado
Denver, Colorado
The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains...
, where she earned her bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Aviation Studies in 1982. While at Metro she flew on the college flight team and was named Top Woman Pilot at the National Intercollegiate Flying Associations national meeting in 1981. The award has since been named after her. She also earned a Ninety-Nines Amelia Earhart Memorial Flight Scholarship in 1983 and got to meet Amelia's sister, Muriel.
She married Roger Kubeck on the Queen Mary
RMS Queen Mary
RMS Queen Mary is a retired ocean liner that sailed primarily in the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line...
in Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
in September 1987.
Kubeck had many jobs in the aviation field: flight instructor, air traffic control specialist, freight pilot, commuter airline captain, and finally captain for ValuJet Airlines
ValuJet Airlines
ValuJet Airlines was an American low-cost carrier, headquartered in unincorporated Clayton County, Georgia, that operated regularly scheduled domestic and international flights in the Eastern United States and Canada during the 1990s...
.