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 Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 5:51 pm Post subject: Washington state aircraft crash, MK lll |
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Richland Airport _IATA_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Air_Transport_Association_airport_code) : RLD – _ICAO_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization_airport_code) : KRLD – _FAA_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Location_identifier) : RLD Summary Airport type
Public Owner Port of Benton Serves _Richland, Washington_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richland,_Washington) Elevation _AMSL_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level) 394 _ft_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(length)) / 120 _m_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre) _Runways_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway) _Direction_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway#Orientation_and_dimensions) Length Surface _ft_
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(length)) _m_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre) 1/19 4,009 1,222
_Asphalt_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asphalt) 8/26 3,995 1,218 Asphalt
RICHLAND-- An experimental aircraft flying in the skies over Richland
suddenly plunged to earth Thursday, killing the pilot.
The accident happened around 1:50 PM, according to Richland Police Captain
Mike Cobb. Witnesses told police the plane took off on the Richland Airport
runway, made a hard right bank and simply fell out of the sky. Witnesses said
it looked like the pilot was trying to circle back around.
Investigators are looking into the possibility of whether 72-year-old Chuck
Bigelow had a medical condition that caused the accident, or if the
experimental one-seater fell apart midair.
Witnesses say the engine may have been sputtering before the plane came
crashing down from about 250 feet.
"I was very distressed to hear it," said Bigelow's friend Robert Ver Steeg.
"It give aviation a black eye."
Crews finished picking up the pieces at the Richland airport Thursday
afternoon. The coroner is conducting an autopsy.
Friends of Bigelow at the scene said he was an avid aviator and auto racer
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