X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 09:00:41 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net ([209.86.89.67] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2846446 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:57:30 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.86.89.67; envelope-from=rtitsworth@mindspring.com DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=dk20050327; d=mindspring.com; b=M/YKomAOm3nlMBnWGqsYGuyDomQS4WW3ShGsG2LB8YupDWF3aA4FADekTPzP63bH; h=Message-ID:Date:From:Reply-To:To:Subject:Mime-Version:Content-Transfer-Encoding:X-Mailer:Content-Type:X-ELNK-Trace:X-Originating-IP; Received: from [209.86.224.30] (helo=mswamui-chipeau.atl.sa.earthlink.net) by elasmtp-scoter.atl.sa.earthlink.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JlEsF-0002wu-OP for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:56:51 -0400 Received: from 71.238.59.21 by webmail.atl.earthlink.net with HTTP; Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:56:51 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <20901056.1208141811654.JavaMail.root@mswamui-chipeau.atl.sa.earthlink.net> X-Original-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2008 22:56:51 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Rick titsworth Reply-To: Rick titsworth X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: FYI - News reports of Legacy Down (fatal) @ SNF today Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Mailer: EarthLink Zoo Mail 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 X-ELNK-Trace: b17f11247b2ac8f0a79dc4b33984cbaa0a9da525759e26542cfe1c6bb6070cddcd41dfe9d87db0d6676ae045857c2f36350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 209.86.224.30

It was reported to be a Legacy - but there was a some confusion as = to the specific plane (even among the officials)... News articles sta= ted it was a "hunk of twisted, burning steel"... steel airplanes???

I was near the Lancair Tent at the time and the smoke (west of the airpo= rt was visable). The airport was closed for about 15 minutes. <= /P>
http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=3D78169 The news text follows...

Lakeland, Florida=E2=80=94 44-year-old Gerald Schkolnik of Bluffton, SC = has been identified as the victim in Sunday morning's plane crash.

The aircraft took off from the Sun =E2=80=98n Fun Fly-In at the Lakeland Linder Regiona= l Airport in Polk County. Sheriff=E2=80=99s investigators are conducting a = death investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration is also on scene t= rying to determine why the plane crashed.

=E2=80=9CThere is nothing immediately clear as to what may have caused i= t. Whether or not there was engine trouble, or it hit something, there was = nothing in the air that happened,=E2=80=9D said Polk Sheriff=E2=80=99s Offi= ce spokesman Scott Wilder. =E2=80=9CIt=E2=80=99s a mystery right now as to = why it went down.=E2=80=9D

The two seat Lancair Legacy crashed around 11:15 a.m. Sunday mornin= g about three quarters of a mile southwest of the runway near the 4400 bloc= k of Hamilton Road. It was not immediately clear if the pilot was the only = one on board.

Witnesses described seeing a large plume of dark smoke immediately after= the plane made impact. The crash caused a small brush fire which was quick= ly contained after fire rescue crews arrived.