DeBird 2 crash Sat. evening Aug 3

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Karol DeGraw, wife of famed rotorcraft builder Dick DeGraw was killed Sat. evening around 9pm local in the crash of their DeBird 2 gyroplane. She had just departed from the runway at their home in Napoleon, MI and crashed in a heavily wooded area 1-2 miles away for unknown reasons.

Accident DeGraw De Bird 2 N140DG, Saturday 3 August 2024

On August 3, 2024, about 2058 central daylight time, a De Bird gyroplane, N140DG, was substantially damaged during an accident near Napoleon, Michigan. The pilot was fatally injured. The ...
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Very sad. From the linked interview, it was her gyro, he built for her because she wanted one, too. 2011 video:
She pops into the interview around 6:46.
 
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