ryoder Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 I was 2000 feet away when I heard this demo aircraft crash nose first in the grass. The amphib sales guy I was talking to said oh no and ran out as it was one of his. Not sure if the polot survived. All announcements and flights were suspended as ems rushed out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpainter Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 That sucks.....any update if he survived? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Oh god thats horrible...pray they are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danb Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 just got an avweb update and unfortunately 2 people perished in the accident 200 yes from the exhibition site...aweful.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-sky-captain Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Any idea what happened? Was it on takeoff or landing? RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PTK Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Terrible. May the deceased rest in peace. Prayers to the families to have peace and strength at this very difficult time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Prayers... -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorealOne Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Good god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N601RX Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 It looks like it hit with some nose down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aviatoreb Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Oh terrible.  Sounds as if it was a demo ride maybe. Sad any which way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I feel like terrible. Home safe and getting ready to enjoy dinner with my wife. I was actually speaking with one of the sales people from the company as this airplane was flying. He ran out to help and I followed but was told to stay back. The sound of that crash is haunting me. I heard there was some sort of elevator trouble and that the airplane was banking heavily and pitching down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Wow, was going to leave early this morning and fly in but something came up and had to cancel. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryoder Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 This is what a friend of mine said about the accident. He was at Sebring demonstrating his aircraft. The pilot of that Aventura slammed the tail down on a ground incident minutes before flight. Instead of getting and checking if there was any damage, he continued to the runway and took off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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