Latest on Dan: He was transported from the local Mt Vernon hospital to one in St. Louis.
Dave David Mullins wrote: > Just a short note that N4DD crashed on landing today at Mt. Vernon. > Dan Freeman has some good cuts and scrapes on his head, arms and > feet, but should pull through. He is currently at a local hospital being > treated for his injuries. > > I almost had the crash in pictures as I was walking out of the terminal > to shoot the first KR arrival as he touched down and bounced back up > into the air. A gust of wind pushed him further up into the air. He > tried to > correct and get the nose down when the gust subsided and he fell 30+ > feet to the ground. > > He hit with the nose down and the right wing down. The plane slid the > length of the taxiway, about 130 ft. The right wing folded under the > fuselage. The engine and instrument were broken off and swung back > along the fuselage side. > > Will give an update on Dan's condition once I hear something. > > > Dave Mullins > > > > > > > >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > >
