Plane Crash in Ohio

[Happy Mom]

Investigation ongoing into Ohio plane crash
Updated: 3/6/2010 5:25:28 PM Posted: 3/6/2010 5:18:41 PM



MARYSVILLE, Ohio -- Federal and local authorities continue to investigate the Ohio crash of a small plane that killed the two Indiana men flying to Pennsylvania.

The Highway Patrol says 67-year-old pilot Arthur Potter of Greenwood, Ind., and 55-year-old passenger Frank Granato of Carmel, Ind., died in the crash yesterday in Union County in central Ohio.

Jerome Township Fire Chief Scott Skeldon says a search began after the plane failed to make a scheduled refueling stop at the Union County Airport.

The red single-engine 2007 Evektor-Aerotechnik SportStar Plus was found in a wooded area about 8:30 p.m.

The patrol says it was owned by Greenwood Flying Club LLC of Indianapolis.

http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.a ... yid=131922

[backstagedee]

http://www.evektor-aircraft.com/

There is a real glut of these little Czech designs on the market. I have looked most of them over very carefully and have never been able to talk myself into thinking that flying one of them would be a good idea. They skirt Part 23 certification by fitting into the Light sport category. They have all the right parts and materials but every one I have seen looked like it was built on a Monday morning by an alcoholic who got a bonus on Friday. Several flight clubs and schools are now using them strictly because in this economy they cannot afford conventional certified aircraft. It's a shame Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, Mooney or American Champion cannot compete labor wise. I fly to Greenwood a few times a year. I probably had breakfast with those guys but didn't know them by name.

[York]

Do any of you remember the Tell City, IN Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crash?

[Happy Mom]

Do any of you remember the Tell City, IN Northwest Orient Flight 710 Crash?

When did this happen? and why are you asking?