X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 09:22:13 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms042pub.verizon.net ([206.46.252.42] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.3) with ESMTP id 2946770 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 31 May 2008 02:12:46 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.252.42; envelope-from=skipslater@verizon.net Received: from wbs ([71.177.218.156]) by vms042.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0K1P00CCZYJWVFA4@vms042.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 31 May 2008 01:11:56 -0500 (CDT) X-Original-Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 23:11:49 -0700 From: "Skip Slater" Subject: Re: [LML] Legacy crash kills two X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Original-Message-id: <003301c8c2e5$377a7250$0201a8c0@wbs> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8C2AA.8A0B89E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8C2AA.8A0B89E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable This plane was bought partially completed last year and was finished = just a couple of hangars down from me at French Valley Airport (F70). I = just spoke to the owner earlier this week. I only knew his first name, = which was Leroy. He'd just finished putting the engine back on the = plane after discovering some serious cracks in his motor mount during = phase one testing last month. The cracks were so bad he bought a new = mount rather than fix the old one. I wasn't at the airport when the crash occurred, but from what I've = been told, the owner was flying a local hop and during his turn from = base to final, he overshot the centerline and in his effort to pull the = plane back to it, he entered an accellerated stall. The plane flipped = on it's back and went nose first into a field killing him and his = passenger instantly. Though I'm not sure, it sounds like the passenger = was a guy who had helped Leroy with some of the wiring in the plane. If = that's who it was, he left a wife and three kids. Leroy was in his 60's = and his kids are all grown. If I hear any newer news, I'll post it. Skip Slater N540ES ------=_NextPart_000_0030_01C8C2AA.8A0B89E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

This plane was bought partially = completed=20 last year and was finished just a couple of hangars down from me at = French=20 Valley Airport (F70). I just spoke to the owner earlier this = week. I=20 only knew his first name, which was Leroy. He'd just finished = putting the=20 engine back on the plane after discovering some serious cracks in his = motor=20 mount during phase one testing last month. The cracks were so bad = he=20 bought a new mount rather than fix the old one.

I wasn't at the airport when the = crash=20 occurred, but from what I've been told, the owner was flying a local hop = and=20 during his turn from base to final, he overshot the centerline and = in his=20 effort to pull the plane back to it, he entered an accellerated = stall. The=20 plane flipped on it's back and went nose first into a field killing him = and his=20 passenger instantly. Though I'm not sure, it sounds like the = passenger was=20 a guy who had helped Leroy with some of the wiring in the = plane. =20 If that's who it was, he left a wife and three kids. Leroy was in = his 60's=20 and his kids are all grown. If I hear any newer news, I'll post=20 it.

Skip Slater

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