Three dead in Albany, GA (ABY)

[timwinters]

It was on the news here this morning. No details yet except crashed on take-off.

Three dead, R.I.P.

I worked down there for a few months, Albany has a nice airport, plenty of runway legth, ample open areas for emergencies when taking off to the south, etc., it'll be interesting to find out more about this one.

Local report with not much info.

 

[write-stuff]

Yep, very sad. My wife called me in hysterics last night. The pilot was a very close friend.

 

[timwinters]

Bummer, sorry for your, and your wife's, loss.

 

[write-stuff]

Like all of these, a tragic loss. But he was a close friend of the wife's. I'd only met him a couple of times and didn't know him well.

 

[frfly172]

May they rest in peace.

 

[Cpt_Kirk]

Been there a hundred times. I'll just wait until the report comes out.

 

[Hank S]

Been there a hundred times. I'll just wait until the report comes out.

We will all have to, as there is no information available yet.

 

[mscard88]

Update @ Albany News says a Lancair 4, one of the deceased was a State Trooper helo pilot.

 

[ollopa]

Update @ Albany News says a Lancair 4, one of the deceased was a State Trooper helo pilot.

Interesting discussion a few years back:
The Lancair IV, unsafe at any speed??
http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37958

 

[3 in the green]

Interesting discussion a few years back:
The Lancair IV, unsafe at any speed??
http://www.pilotsofamerica.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37958

Great thread read, thanks for posting.

 

[Coloradokevin]

Update @ Albany News says a Lancair 4, one of the deceased was a State Trooper helo pilot.

That's really too bad… a loss for the aviation and law enforcement community.