A quest to create the world’s only flightworthy Bugatti 100P replica ended in tragedy on Saturday when builder Scotty Wilson was killed in a crash of the airplane shortly after takeoff from Clinton Sherman Airport in Burns Flat, Oklahoma.
Pilot Killed in Crash of Bugatti 100P Replica
Key Takeaways:
- Scotty Wilson, an Air Force veteran, was tragically killed when his replica Bugatti 100P aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff during its third test flight.
- Wilson and his team spent over $400,000 and 10,000 man-hours building the flightworthy replica of the unique 1930s Bugatti 100P, which had never flown in its original form due to WWII.
- The fatal crash, which occurred after the plane struggled to gain altitude, was intended to be the replica's final flight before it was retired to a museum.
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