At about 20:15 EDT, a homebuilt Acro Sport II crashed near Pence Springs, W.V. The student pilot operating the airplane was seriously injured and his son, a passenger, was killed. A witness at the Hinton-Alderson Airport said the pilot made one takeoff and one landing before taxiing back to pickup his 15-year-old son. Witnesses who where fishing along the Greenbrier River reported that the airplane approached the accident site from the northeast and started to execute a loop. Halfway through the loop the airplane entered a spin, which continued until the airplane struck the ground.
May 22, Pence Springs, W.V. / Acro Sport II
At about 20:15 EDT, a homebuilt Acro Sport II crashed near Pence Springs, W.V. The student pilot operating the airplane was seriously injured and his son, a passenger, was killed. A witness at the Hinton-Alderson Airport said the pilot made one takeoff and one landing before taxiing back to pickup his 15-year-old son. Witnesses who where fishing along the Greenbrier River reported that the airplane approached the accident site from the northeast and started to execute a loop. Halfway through the loop the airplane entered a spin, which continued until the airplane struck the ground....
Key Takeaways:
- A homebuilt Acro Sport II crashed near Pence Springs, W.V., resulting in the death of a 15-year-old passenger and serious injury to the student pilot.
- The accident occurred when the airplane, while attempting a loop maneuver, entered a spin and struck the ground.
- Witnesses observed the pilot making a takeoff and landing prior to picking up his son for the flight that ended in the crash.
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