Experimental

Plane Crash in Dam

Monday, April 22, 2013
By George Hatcher

The Vans RV-9A (a single-engine experimental aircraft) was being flown from Americana city by its owner with a female passenger aboard when it struck power lines and crashed by Ester Mill Dam in Cosmópolis in São Paulo, Brazil. Both people aboard died at the scene. The plane crashed in a remote area with difficult... »

Granite Quarry Experimental Ultralight Crash

Tuesday, October 2, 2012
By George Hatcher

What: Experimental Ultralight aircraft en route from Rowan County Airport to High Rock Lake, Where: a field close to Shaw’s Mobile Home Park When: Sept 30, 2012, 6 p.m. Who: pilot Why: The ultralight ppeared to stall out shortly before impact. Cecil Dwayne Brown, of West Second Street, in Faith, died in the crash.... »

Daredevil CEO Dies in Experimental Plane Crash

Saturday, February 4, 2012
By George Hatcher
Daredevil CEO Dies in Experimental Plane Crash

Contact photographer J.B. Barbour What: Raleighwood Aviation LLC Lancair IVP-TP (built by Carlos Garza) Where: Boise Airport, Idaho When: Feb 03 2012, 8:58 a.m. Who: 1 fatality Why: Steve Appleton was flying an experimental Lancair IVP-TP. On his second flight, he took off, turned back to the airport. He contacted ATC and said ““321... »

One Fatality in Single Engine Crash, Oswego County NY

Friday, December 2, 2011
By George Hatcher
One Fatality in Single Engine Crash, Oswego County NY

What: Wittman W-10 Tailwind (Built by John R. Wing) practicing touch and go Where: Fulton, 1 mile SW of Oswego County Apt.- KFZY, NY When: Dec 1, 2011, 2:30 pm Who: pilot Why: After practicing touch and go the pilot crashed in a wooded area called Old Incinerator Hill, off Whitaker Road, near the... »

Plane crash under investigation

Sunday, July 25, 2010
By George Hatcher

What: small, single-engine experimental Nadiq, a fixed-wing, single-engine plane Where: Sandy Creek township, near Miller Road in Venango County When: July 24 2010, 11:25 a.m Who: fatalities: 57-year-old David Wagner, of Clairon, and former Clairon County commissioner 54-year-old Rob Carbaugh, of Seneca. Why: Crash in the woods of Sandy Creek »

Experimental Jet Crashes in Oklahoma

Sunday, November 8, 2009
By George Hatcher
Experimental Jet Crashes in Oklahoma

Pictured: A Steen Skybolt-180 Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Jeff Snyder What: Skybolt en route from Altus/Quartz Mountain Regional Airport Where: Oklahoma When: Nov 8 2009 Who: 2 fatalities: pilot Robert N. Munson and passenger Zachary james Cook Why: Shortly after takeoff, the plane crashed and burned in a... »

Biplane crash Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

Sunday, October 18, 2009
By George Hatcher
Biplane crash Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome

An Avro 504K replica on the flight line ready for the weekly airshow, Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Rhinebeck NY Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Adam Cramer What: Avro504K replica bi-plane Where: Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, Stone Church Road and Norton Avenue in Red Hook, just north of the Rhinebeck line. When:... »

Experimental Plane Crashes in Oregon

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
By George Hatcher
Experimental Plane Crashes in Oregon

Pictured: An RV-8 domiciled at Scappoose – Industrial Airpark Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Phil Gilston What: Vans RV-8 kit plane Where: hills of Columbia County, 5 miles from Scappoose, Oregon When: October 5 2009 Who: Kenneth Turpen of Bainbridge Island, Wash Why: The plane had been cleared for... »

NC: Kit Plane Crash Kills Pilot

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
By George Hatcher
NC: Kit Plane Crash Kills Pilot

Pictured: An Experimental Homebuilt RV-6 kit plane Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net Contact photographer Connector What: RV-6 experimental kit plane en route from Wilmington to Louisburg, 31 miles northeast of Raleigh. Where: Behind Magnolia Mobile Home Park off Highway 903 near Magnolia in Duplin County NC When: Oct 05, 2009 12:45... »

Two In One Day

Friday, May 22, 2009
By George Hatcher

What: experimental plane Where: Healdsburg Municipal Airport When: Thursday, May 21 10:58 a.m. Who: Pilot Why: A quartering wind caused the pilot to veer off the runway and into the Funsten Ranch vineyard grape vines. Plane owner/pilot was not injured when his homebuilt crashed. Then…a mere six hours later…same place… What: low-wing, single-engine Mooney... »

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