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>Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 12:27:03 -0700
>From: refroelich@juno.com
>To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
>Cc: win_froelich@msn.com, froelich@cybertrails.com, Valn23@silcom.com
>Subject: N493K
>Message-ID: <20000611.122705.-171695.0.refroelich@juno.com>
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>N493K is no longer a flyable lancair IV.  Descended from 10,500 feet to
>about 5,700 feet with the engine near idle.  Made a 180 degree turn, then
>applied power and there was none.  Had to dive under four sets of tall
>high tension power lines to belly in a field at 4,250 feet.  The rudder
>counter weight must have caught a line that tore off about 15 per cent of
>the top of the rudder.
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>I believe I had about 50 seconds to make decisions and land.  In time I
>will probably have a number of goodies, including the $5,000 leather
>interior, for sale.  Irronically I had just that morning update the
>KLN90B data base.
>
>Bob

I normally have little use for lawyers, but in this case I would be
having a long talk with one.
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Lorn H. Olsen, US MidTel, Corp.
248-771-1010, LNC2, N31161, PTK, Michigan
lorn@mich.com
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