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August 5th, 2011 | Other accidents
August 5, 2011 An ultra-light plane crashed in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, on Thursday, August 4, killing two men. Channel3000.com reports that the victims include the 64-year-old pilot (a Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, resident) and his 81-year-old father-in-law (from Tucson, Arizona). Both men died on an impact when the plane — an Ultra-Light Challenger II model built from… Read More
August 3rd, 2011 | Aviation accident
August 3, 2011 A pilot lost his life Wednesday, August 3, when his 1960 Piper Comanche went down in Camas, Washington. The accident occurred around 4:40 p.m. in a field less than a mile northeast of Grove Field Airport. The 84-year-old pilot was returning to Camas after a pilot friend flew him earlier in the… Read More
July 29th, 2011 | Aviation accident
July 29, 2011 Investigators have determined that pilot error caused the plane crash that took the life of a Purdue University student near small town Americus, Indiana, in February 2011. The vintage plane—a 1942 Taylorcraft DCO-65 single-engine—went down nose first into a wooded area, slamming into the snow-covered ground on the afternoon of February 15.… Read More
July 27th, 2011 | Other accidents
July 27, 2011 A 47-year-old man from Makanda, Illinois, and 36-year-old woman from Kimberly, Wisconsin, died Monday, July 26, when their plane crashed into Lake Winnebago. The male was piloting the 1940 Piper Club, which was returning from the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The plane was registered to Wilmington, Delaware’s Tri Star… Read More
July 25th, 2011 | Other accidents
July 25, 2011 Three family members died on Sunday morning near Rantoul, Illinois, when their single-engine plane went down shortly after takeoff. The family—a 56-year old man, his 47-year-old wife, and 19-year-old daughter—lived and worked in Champaign. The Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette reports that the plane crashed near Rantoul Airport around 9:20 a.m. The family had been… Read More
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