Experimental

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    Home built Crashes, Kills Pilot

    What: “experimental high wing” or home-built single-engine plane registered to William McDuffie of Louisiana
    Where: East Texas near a landfill between Longview and Kilgore.
    When: Discovered Monday afternoon
    Who: Ronald Vickers of Arlington died in the crash. Death was pronounced on the scene.
    Why: Prior to crashing, the plane made contact with the power lines. The right wing susustained damage. Ronald Vickers was about halfway through the 350 mile trip from Oak Ridge, La to taking his newly purchased plane home to Texas. It is not known why he was flying low.

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    Oakland Plane Crash under Investigation


    experimental plane pictured
    What: PZL 104 WILGA (experimental ) built in 1980 and last certified for flight in May 2000
    Where: 9 MILES FROM OAKLAND, CA crashed onto a hill on the north end of Lake Chabot
    When: 01/03/2009 2 p.m. Saturday
    Who: pilot Thierry Thys of Oakland was injured.
    Why: The crash is under investigation by the NTSB.

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    Small Experimental Plane Makes Emergency Landing on Pennsylvania Turnpike


    What: Small experimental airplane registered to Michael Hannagan en route from Endicott, New York to Atlanta, Georgia.
    Where: Emergency Landing near Pennsylvania Turnpike south of the Newville Exit, in rural Cumberland County.
    When: Thursday 1 o’clock
    Who: The unnamed pilot walked away from the crash.
    Why: The pilot lost half power, attempted to land on the turnpike but struck a tractor ahead of him. FAA is investigating

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    Australia Kit Crash update

    What: kit-built Thorpe-T18 engaged in a biennial flight review
    Where: south of Perth
    When: Thursday last week.
    Who: pilot Fred Murray and pilot examiner Allan Hayes, both fatalities
    Why: The plane crashed after it clipped trees about a kilometre from the Serpentine airfield.

    The pilot Mr Murray spent 20 years working with Aboriginal people and will be missed.

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    Ultralight crash in Arizona


    What: ultralight/motorized glider en route from Mexico
    Where: over Arizona Border crashed in a lettuce field about one mile from the Colorado River.
    When: 7:15 a.m
    Who: San Luis
    Why: The pilot died as a result of injuries to the head. He was carrying 140 lbs of pot.

  • Cedar Fort Crash Update

    Video Courtesy of KSL.com

    What: home-built airplane classified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an experimental aircraft
    Where: Cedar Fort
    When: Tuesday just after 11 a.m.
    Who: pilot, 62-year-old David Silfvast, from Salt Lake, and his passenger, 71-year-old David Edgerly both killed in the crash
    Why: Under Investigation

    There have been six deadly crashes in Utah since the middle of July killing 21.

  • Experimental Crash in NC

    What: 300-pound experimental aircraft taking off from Hiatt Airport
    Where: neighborhood off Myrtle Drive in Thomasville, Davidson County
    When: just after 5:30 p.m. November 1, 2008
    Who: Pilot John Jones. There were no passengers
    Why: The pilot walked away after the crash.

  • Washington Plane Crash


    What: Stinson 108 built in 1946 registered to a Bellevue address.
    Where: near Concrete near the intersection of SR20 and Russell Road Skagit County
    When: 10 p.m. Wednesday
    Who: 71-year-old Wayne “Red” Smith of Bellevue was killed. His two passengers were identified as a 46-year-old Craig Foster of Sequim a 43-year-old Veronica Parker of Seattle.
    Why: The injured were taken to Skagit Valley Hospital then flown to Harborview in Seattle where they are reported to be in satisfactory condition. The passengers were returning from purchasing a dissembled plane.

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    2 Camarillo Crashes in a week


    What: Experimental aircraft with a single engine
    Where: Ventura County’s Camarillo Airport.
    When: Tuesday
    Who: Pilot and passenger
    Why: The plane had experienced mechanical problems and on return overshot the runway and flipped over just past the landing strip. No injuries.

    This should not be confused with a similar incident Monday when another single-engine plane was towing a banner, flipped and the pilot was killed.