Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Ultralight crash in Indiana today

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--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Roger Poyner <rogpoyn@...> wrote:
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> Lyle I copied this from the news station.  Roger
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> 2 men killed in
> ultralight plane crash
> Cops: Pilot tried left turn just
> before landing
> Updated: Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009, 11:12 PM EDT
> Published : Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009, 7:19 PM EDT
> SWITZ CITY, Ind. (AP/WISH) - Indiana State Police say two men are dead following the crash of an ultralight aircraft in southwest Indiana.
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> Trooper Eric Russell said the Red, 2006, Sportflight International LLC, Model Astra HKS crashed at 6:15 p.m. into a soybean field just south of the Shawnee Field grass airstrip in Greene County's Fairplay Township.
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> Police believe the pilot attempted a left turn upon landing and struck the ground, killing both the passenger and himself. Police said both men were restrained and wearing helmets.
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> Police have identified the pilot as David C. Johnson, 68, of Linton, Ind. They say the passenger was 42-year-old Mark E. Muzii of Bloomington.
> The Bloomington Herald Times reports that rescue workers tried to revive the men but were unsuccessful.
> A farmer, who owns an adjacent property, said the aircraft was mangled and in pieces but that there was no fire, the Times reported.
> Russell says the Federal Aviation Administration has been contacted.
> Members of the Switz City Fire Department and Worthington Police Department also were on the scene.
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> From: Lyle Cox <LyleCox@...>
> To: Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:17:25 AM
> Subject: Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Ultralight crash in Indiana today
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>  
> What “ultralight” crashed in Indiana today?  Two people killed, so, no, it wasn’t an ultralite.
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>      Lyle Cox
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>      Fun Aero Sports, LLC
>      3344 Long Creek Drive
>      Fort Collins, CO  80528
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>      970-631-3983
>      www.funaerosports. com
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