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Oh no. Another one down leaving OSH about 6 hours ago.
An American Legend Cub lost engine power over Lake Michigan about 4
miles out from Chicago.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/newsroom/chi-060730plane-crash,0,6816065.story?coll=chi-homepagepromo440-fea
The article says the passenger was able to stay afloat using a seat
cushion, but he got separated from the older pilot. They have not been
able to find him as of 10 PM CDT.
Paul Dow (Remove Caps in mail address) wrote:
> It wasn't a very good week as far as accidents go. The Cherokee rumor
> was actually an Europa. Two people died in that crash. This morning a
> TBM taxied into an RV6 killing the passenger.
>
http://www.thenorthwestern.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060730/OSH/60730005/1987
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> Then there's the F-86 in North Carolina that was on it's way to OSH.
>
> On the not-in-motion type of accident, there was a storm in Appleton
> this morning that damaged a Maule and a Bonanza.
>
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=ddaea35a-db4c-4566-bc58-a0f147b03c58&
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>
> Wunderground.com shows the wind this morning peaked at 40 gusting to 58 MPH
>
> Jim Burns wrote:
>> I just got off the phone with Jay Honeck. The group that had left
>> KIOW this morning arrived at OSH after several holds and an accident
>> on 9/27. Rumors are that a Cherokee pilot perished in an air to
>> ground crash. No other details.
>>
>> For those that are going to the Rec.Aviation.*.* party Wednesday
>> night, Jay and Mary's parking/camping spot is # 558 in the North 40 on
>> the NORTH side of 9/27 on the departure end of 27 fairly close to
>> Friar Tucks.
>>
>> Good luck to all that are inbound to OSH and fly safe.
>>
>> See you Wednesday
>>
>> Jim Burns
>>
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Re: Rec.Aviation OSH report
