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Kit plane crash kills pilot
A RV-4 kit plane crashed en route to crashed Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport. The plane with the deceased pilot was discovered at 7:20 on April 20, 2013. The FAA collected the plane at 2:15 p.m. No flight plan was filed. »
Homebuilt Crashes in Spain
A homebuilt plane crashed near El Álamo, Madrid after departing from Casarrubios Airport. The pilot was the only one aboard and died in the crash. The plane caught on fire, and two fire crews from Madrid responded to teh scene. The cause of the crash has not been determined. An investigation is underway. The... »
Single Engine Plane Crash in Brazil
On December 22, 2012 18:30, a Van’s RV-7A plane with two aboard was near Tito Teixeira aerodrome in Brazil when it crashed after the pilot lost control. The single engine plane blew up as it was falling on Saturday night near the Ituiutaba Airport in Triangulo Mieiro. There was a pilot-instructor aboard and a... »
Pilot Killed in Kit Plane Crash in Georgia
On December 18, 2012 at 2:15 p.m. a Hummel H5 en route from Tom B. David Field Airport crashed and caught fire in a forested area in Calhoun, Georgia. The pilot, Roy Gardner Russom (76) died on the scene. It was the first flight of the experimental plane which Russom had been tinkering with... »
Plane Flips on Emergency Field Landing De Kalb
What: Auman T-51 Where: De Kalb, IL When: Dec 11, 2012 Who: pilot Why: After taking off from De Kalb Airport, the Auman T-51 developed engine trouble, losing altitude and emitting smoke. Pilot James L Auman landed the plane in a field, then bounced and flipped. Plane and pilot both sustained substantial damage. Auman... »
Crabtree Accident Preliminary Investigation Out
What: RV6 two-seat airplane Where: Crabtree When: Nov 26, 2012 Who: 2 aboard Why: The preliminary report on the Nov 26 crash of a 2 seat kit plane says a witness saw one wing fold upward during a turn, and the wing apparently hit the canopy, shattering its glass. A wing was lost in... »
Kit Plane Crashes Near Airport
What: Kit plane en route from Niagara District Airport Where: Niagara-on-the-Lake airport When: Nov 18, 2012, 2:15 pm Who: 2 aboard Why: The two seat plane took off from Niagara-on-the-Lake airport, but had an immediate emergency. Pilots attempted to return to the airport. They failed to make the runway, and crashed. The pilot and... »
Byron California: Small Plane Crashes Killing 2
What: DSB Inc Glasair III Where: Byron, California When: October 23, 2012 Who: 2 fatalities Why: Five miles from the nearest airport, the small home-built Glasair III crashed in a field near Byron, California, killing two aboard. A witness saw the plane “corkscrewing toward the ground.” IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 655DB Make/Model: EXP Description: GLASAIR Date:... »
French Pilot Crashes in Vienne
What: Skyranger Where: Vienne France When: Oct 23, 2012 3:00 pm Who: 1 fatality Why: The pilot of a SkyRanger failed to return from a 2 hour flight, triggering a Sater Bravo land-air rescue. A search went on till 2:00 a.m. The next day his remains were discovered near an electrical cable in a... »
5 Injured in Kit Plane Crash through Publix Roof
What: Seawind 3000 kit plane built by Larry E. Sapp Where: Northgate Shopping Center in DeLand Florida When: April 2, 2012, 7:20 pm Who: 2 aboard, 5 injured Why: Taking off from Deland Municipal-Sidney H. Taylor Field Airport, the small kit plane developed engine problems and crashed into a Publix market in the Northgate... »
