X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 16:32:19 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from smtp113.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.198.212] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.2) with SMTP id 1541812 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:37:38 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.142.198.212; envelope-from=n98pb@sbcglobal.net Received: (qmail 80706 invoked from network); 7 Nov 2006 16:36:54 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=sbcglobal.net; h=Received:From:To:Subject:Date:Message-ID:MIME-Version:Content-Type:X-Priority:X-MSMail-Priority:X-Mailer:X-MimeOLE:Importance:In-Reply-To; b=VZr5P/zBeHACYXP+2+r5mTfHnE1sU5cGAj2AtOc5wUi0KrQYeIZYjH+YYY5smj5xeGdrIduxDd+C2aAANs5+IdDtC+gaorqDU9kTvHbVIfa4hWdk/xICz/uC3MpHc7LY9gEJXRF5kz71DLbftQOn00sZCwuYww1MkayuWtRk6XA= ; Received: from unknown (HELO Sam) (n98pb@sbcglobal.net@75.32.106.28 with login) by smtp113.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 7 Nov 2006 16:36:53 -0000 From: X-Original-To: "'Lancair Mailing List'" Subject: RE: [LML] Lancair down in Georgia X-Original-Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 08:36:44 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: <002101c7028a$eb0b09a0$0301a8c0@Sam> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0022_01C70247.DCE7C9A0" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0022_01C70247.DCE7C9A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =20 =20 =20 Updated: Nov 06, 2006 - 08:01:17 pm CST =20 New: Charles Laing of Sycamore dies in Georgia plane crash | = Comments (2) By Carrie Hargett - Chattanooga Times Free-Press =20 DALTON, Ga. - An Illinois man flying a small, kit-built aircraft to = Florida crashed and was killed here Monday shortly after he radioed the Dalton airport tower to say he was having engine trouble.=20 =20 Killed was Charles Laing of Sycamore, whose Laing Management Co. owned apartment complexes throughout DeKalb and Sycamore, according to = authorities there. Kevin Day, supervisor of the Whitfield County 911 Center, said = the pilot reported a mechanical problem at 12:30 p.m. and was directed to = land at the Dalton Municipal Airport. =20 "A lot of people will be crying in DeKalb County tonight," said Jim = Mason, owner of Mason Properties, and a fellow apartment complex owner. =20 Laing owned complexes around DeKalb and Sycamore. =20 "He was a friend to all the kids in his neighborhood. He was Santa Claus = at Christmas, he kept the swimming pool warmed up so they could use it," = Mason said.=20 =20 "His projects were always well done," the mayor said. "He built = affordable housing for people, but he didn't cut corners." =20 Harvey Halman, manager of the Dalton Municipal Airport, said the = Chattanooga Air Traffic Control notified the Dalton airport tower of the emergency. =20 "He was coming down pretty fast," Mr. Halman said. "It was pretty clear = he wasn't going to make it (to the airport)." =20 Mr. Laing was about six miles away from the Dalton airport when he = radioed, Mr. Halman said. =20 "His engine had quit and he didn't have enough to make it the last four miles," Mr. Halman said. "He didn't have any power and he didn't have = any options. It was going to go where it was going to go." =20 Mr. Halman said when the pilot first radioed, the plane was flying at = 4,000 feet. At 4.4 miles out it had fallen to 2,400 feet and crashed shortly = after into the median of State Highway 52 east of Dalton, near the = intersection of State Highway 286. =20 Katie Brooker, who lives close to the crash site, said she was in her = home when she heard a "loud boom." She said she didn't realize it was a plane crash until she heard sirens and went outside to see what had occurred. =20 "When I came out here, they had it all blocked off," she said. The plane = did not explode, but it spilled fuel onto the highway and scattered debris. =20 Whitfield County Fire Chief Carl Collins said emergency personnel = secured the area, but would not start a cleanup until federal investigators = arrived. The westbound lanes of Highway 52 were closed Monday afternoon until investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board arrived. =20 Mr. Halman said it is unclear if the pilot intentionally landed in the median to avoid traffic. =20 The turbine-powered Lancair had been enroute from DeKalb Taylor = Municipal Airport in DeKalb, Ill., to Hernando County Airport in Brooksville, = Fla., aviation officials said. =20 The plane was registered to Scott Carlson of Sycamore, Ill. Mr. Halman = said the pilot was a relative of Mr. Carlson. =20 Mr. Halman said when the pilot didn't arrive in Brooksville, Fla, his = family called the Dalton airport to check on the status of the airplane. =20 According to Mr. Halman, the Lancair was "home-built" from a kit. He described the plane as "real fast," with an engine that is large in comparison with its small cockpit. Weather did not appear to be a = factor, he said. =20 FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said investigation will be handled by = the National Transportation Safety Board. =20 Staff Writer Lauren Gregory contributed to this report. =20 =20 =20 =20 -----Original Message----- From: Lancair Mailing List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of Farnsworth Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:13 AM To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: [LML] Lancair down in Georgia =20 Near Dalton, GA yesterday (6 Nov) afternoon. 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Updated: Nov 06, = 2006 - 08:01:17 pm = CST 

   New: Charles Laing = of Sycamore dies in Georgia plane crash |  Comments = (2)

By Carrie Hargett - = Chattanooga Times = Free-Press

 

DALTON, Ga. - An Illinois man flying a = small, kit-built aircraft to Florida crashed and was killed here = Monday shortly after he radioed the Dalton airport tower to say he was having engine = trouble.

 

Killed was Charles Laing of = Sycamore, whose Laing Management Co. owned apartment complexes throughout DeKalb and = Sycamore, according to authorities there. Kevin Day, supervisor of the Whitfield = County 911 Center, said the pilot reported a mechanical problem at = 12:30 = p.m. and was directed to land at the = Dalton Municipal Airport.

 

“A lot of people will be = crying in DeKalb County tonight,” said Jim = Mason, owner of Mason Properties, and a fellow apartment complex = owner.

 

Laing owned complexes around = DeKalb and Sycamore.

 

“He was a friend to all the = kids in his neighborhood. He was Santa Claus at Christmas, he kept the swimming = pool warmed up so they could use it,” Mason said.

 

“His projects were always = well done,” the mayor said. “He built affordable housing for = people, but he didn't cut corners.”

 

Harvey Halman, manager of the = Dalton Municipal Airport, said the Chattanooga Air Traffic Control = notified the Dalton airport tower of the emergency.

 

“He was coming down pretty fast,” Mr. Halman said. “It was pretty clear he wasn't going = to make it (to the airport).”

 

Mr. Laing was about six miles = away from the Dalton airport when he radioed, Mr. = Halman said.

 

“His engine had quit and he = didn't have enough to make it the last four miles,” Mr. Halman said. = “He didn't have any power and he didn't have any options. It was going to go = where it was going to go.”

 

Mr. Halman said when the pilot = first radioed, the plane was flying at 4,000 feet. At 4.4 miles out it had fallen to = 2,400 feet and crashed shortly after into the median of State Highway 52 east = of Dalton, near the intersection of State Highway = 286.

 

Katie Brooker, who lives close to = the crash site, said she was in her home when she heard a “loud = boom.” She said she didn't realize it was a plane crash until she heard sirens = and went outside to see what had occurred.

 

“When I came out here, they = had it all blocked off,” she said. The plane did not explode, but it = spilled fuel onto the highway and scattered debris.

 

Whitfield County Fire Chief Carl = Collins said emergency personnel secured the area, but would not start a cleanup = until federal investigators arrived. The westbound lanes of Highway 52 were = closed Monday afternoon until investigators from the Federal Aviation = Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board arrived.

 

Mr. Halman said it is unclear if = the pilot intentionally landed in the median to avoid traffic.

 

The turbine-powered Lancair had = been enroute from DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport in DeKalb, Ill., to Hernando County Airport in Brooksville, Fla., aviation officials = said.

 

The plane was registered to Scott = Carlson of Sycamore, Ill. Mr. Halman said the pilot was a relative of Mr. = Carlson.

 

Mr. Halman said when the pilot = didn't arrive in Brooksville, Fla, his family called the Dalton airport to check on the status of the = airplane.

 

According to Mr. Halman, the = Lancair was “home-built” from a kit. He described the plane as = “real fast,” with an engine that is large in comparison with its small = cockpit. Weather did not appear to be a factor, he said.

 

FAA spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen = said investigation will be handled by the National Transportation Safety = Board.

 

Staff Writer Lauren Gregory = contributed to this report.

 

 

 

 

-----Original = Message-----
From: Lancair Mailing = List [mailto:lml@lancaironline.net] On = Behalf Of Farnsworth
Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 7:13 AM
To: Lancair Mailing = List
Subject: [LML] Lancair = down in Georgia

 

Near Dalton, GA yesterday (6 = Nov) afternoon. Charlie Laing the pilot. Looks like a IV or maybe an ES.

 

Anyone have any = information?

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