Len Lanetti
Cleared for Takeoff
Link to the story in the "Daily Local News" (local newspaper)
http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16489842&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6
Picture of the post crash aircraft can be found here (this is the landing page, changes daily).
http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.asp?brd=1671
Accident occurred about 1pm local time, weather was good VFR. From TV reports last night the pilot/owner (now deceased) owned the aircraft for about a month...also from the news last night pilot credited for good airmanship for not causing more harm by missing nearby homes. To me it looks like he clipped trees while en-route to a field. Non pilot eye witness cite "explosions" which I think might be the engine backfiring as another witness recounted that he saw flames coming from the exhaust. From the news and the paper it sounds like he was trying to return to the airport but given the average accuracy of the press I don't know if that is true or not.
Len
http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=16489842&BRD=1671&PAG=461&dept_id=17782&rfi=6
Picture of the post crash aircraft can be found here (this is the landing page, changes daily).
http://www.dailylocal.com/site/news.asp?brd=1671
Accident occurred about 1pm local time, weather was good VFR. From TV reports last night the pilot/owner (now deceased) owned the aircraft for about a month...also from the news last night pilot credited for good airmanship for not causing more harm by missing nearby homes. To me it looks like he clipped trees while en-route to a field. Non pilot eye witness cite "explosions" which I think might be the engine backfiring as another witness recounted that he saw flames coming from the exhaust. From the news and the paper it sounds like he was trying to return to the airport but given the average accuracy of the press I don't know if that is true or not.
Len