Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: hanger break-in

I posted to the following groups. A couple comments are below:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RANSflyers/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RansS7Courier/

You may want to check with a DAR for reporting of the engine as stolen as they are now checking new completed planes for engine serial numbers due to the increase in engine theft.

Regrettably this sort of thing, whilst not common, isn't unheard of here in UK and Europe. The commonly held belief is that the equipment is stolen to order for East European customers. There is a facility to register the engine serial number as stolen on the Rotax website. I have dealt with maybe six or so such thefts here in UK over the years none of the engines have reappeared to date.

Gordon.

I would suggest monitoring ebay for the next few months to see if the stolen gear pops up. You can set up alerts to have ebay mail you if a match hits the market. Might want to watch barnstormers as well.

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Ralph <rstar447@...> wrote:
>
> I have some sad news to report. Mark's hanger at Forest Lake (25D in
> Minnesota) was broken into last night and my Kolbra was targeted. The thieves
> stole the engine, battery, aircraft seatbelts, and all avionics by unbolting and
> cutting off the engine cable and unscrewing the panel and cutting off the wires
> to all the instruments. Mark's large snowblower, tools, and battery charger were
> also stolen. Mark just finished building his new RANS S-7 and he is worried that
> his fuel may have been compromised although his airplane looked intact.
>
> They got in through the locked door and then opened the bi-fold hanger door to
> bring a hoist and vehicle into the hanger. This was all done under the cover of
> darkness. Mark called the police this morning and they have the engine serial
> number (#4400582). The Warp Drive tapered prop was also stolen (#T9433). The
> engine had a Titan exhaust system with a specially-made prop spacer. This
> polished aluminum prop spacer is very large and is one-of-a-kind.
>
>
> If anyone has any information on this please contact me or local law enforcement
> (651-325-6461 Forest Lake Police Department). Please be on the lookout for
> anyone who has recently acquired a used 912UL 80hp engine. The instruments,
> include an EIS, transponder, Microair radio, ASI, altimeter, and compass.
>
> I would appreciate it if you could forward this to other lists that I am not
> aware of.
>
> Here are some pictures ...
>
> Thanks for any information about this theft,
> Ralph Burlingame
> Mound, Minnesota
>

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