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Hangar Flying / Defiant fatal crash
« on: December 05, 2005, 01:00:49 PM »
I am the former wife of this pilot. Is there anyone who can offer insight and thus "closure" regarding this accident? I would really appreciate your feedback and any assistance.
Thank You
NTSB Identification: CHI05LA257
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, September 07, 2005 in Bloomfield, IN
Aircraft: Hildebrant Rutan Defiant, registration: N219DF
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On September 7, 2005, at 1625 eastern standard time (est), an amateur-built Hildebrant Rutan Defiant airplane, N219DF, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during a post- accident ground fire after overrunning the departure end of runway 36 (2,160 feet by 150 feet, turf) at the Shawnee Field Airport (1I3), near Bloomfield, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.
Thank You
NTSB Identification: CHI05LA257
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, September 07, 2005 in Bloomfield, IN
Aircraft: Hildebrant Rutan Defiant, registration: N219DF
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed.
On September 7, 2005, at 1625 eastern standard time (est), an amateur-built Hildebrant Rutan Defiant airplane, N219DF, piloted by a commercial pilot, was destroyed during a post- accident ground fire after overrunning the departure end of runway 36 (2,160 feet by 150 feet, turf) at the Shawnee Field Airport (1I3), near Bloomfield, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot was fatally injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.