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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... »
Ultralight Pilot Walks Away from Crash
On January 21, 2013, a Rotax 447 ultralight was flying, clipped treetops and crashed after takeoff. The pilot, Randy R. Roman took off at 2:45 pm and shortly later crashed on Mendoza road in Manatee County. The pilot was uninjured but the ultralight was a total loss. After crashing his homebuilt ultralight, reports say... »
Missing Coyote Found, Pilot Safe
On January 10, 2013, a homebuilt Rans S4 Coyote went missing. A search was underway for the plane which is not equipped for night flight. Only the pilot, ERIC P HEINZ was aboard. The missing plane was located when the pilot’s campsite was discovered, at 9:30 after it had crashed in Lake Pleasant Arizona.... »
Emergency Landing on Route 67
What: Homebuilt Europa en route from Gillespie Field Where: Route 67 in Santee When: July 21, 2012 Who: Pilot Why: When his engine locked up in a turn after taking off from Gillespie Field, pilot Wayne Oehler of El Cajon made an emergency landing on to the freeway near Riverton road. A California Highway... »
Croatian Pilots Survive Coyote Crash but not the Fire
What: Rans S-6 Coyote Where: Letjelište Zvekovac, Croatia When: June 16, 2011 Who: 2 fatalities, one injury Why: A home built ultralight carrying two passengers on a training exercise crashed at an airfield two hundred feet from the runway between 10:00 and 10:15 pm. The plane fell from the sky, and exploded when it... »
Rag Bags Plane Crashes during Vancouver Island Airshow
What: Home built “rag bags” kit plane Where: Nanaimo Airport, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. When: June 4, 2011 Who: pilot Dr. Bill Phipps, 71, of Campbell River Why: Six minutes into a planned eight minute exhibition before 1000 spectators at the Wings and Wheels air show, while supposed to be doing a four... »
Valencia County Crash
What: home built plane en route to Los Chavez Where: Mid-Valley airport in Los Chavez, Valencia County When: Oct 17, 2010 7: 58 am Who: pilot and passenger Why: The plane was on approach to Los Chavez when it crashed into a drainage ditch. The occupants survived but had to be extracted from the... »
Missing Plane Crash Couple Found
What: Privately owned Glasair Aviation “Sportsman 2+2″ plane en route to a fishing trip on Lake Klemka Where: Pipmuacan Reservoir in the Saguenay region When: Sunday August Who: Carol Tremblay, 56, and Nathalie Cote, 44, Why: The couple had decided to go fishing on Lake Klemka, and flew there on the Sportsman configured with... »
Missing Plane and Pilot
What: RV-7 aircraft en route from Ohio to Georgetown, Texas. Where: (missing in the) Ark-La-Tex area When: August 22, 2010 Who: pilot Charles Miller Why: The pilot took off from El Dorado Arkansas Thursday and has not been seen again. »
Legacy Crashes in Apple Orchard
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Martin West What: Lancair Legacy 2000 Where: 2276 Freedom Boulevard, Watsonville, CA When: Nov 21, 2009 Who: 1 fatality Why: On approach to the Watsonville Municipal Airport, the plane’s engine was on fire. ATC lost contact with the pilot. The wreckage was found on... »
