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Aerobatic Pilot Parachutes to Safety

** Photo: Dan Marcotte AirShows Facebook**
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Key Takeaways:

  • Aerobatic pilot Dan Marcotte safely parachuted from his Ultimate Aero biplane after an in-flight malfunction, landing uninjured as his aircraft crashed in a fireball on a Vermont interstate.
  • Marcotte, an experienced airshow performer, was found dangling from a tree and expressed sorrow on social media over the loss of his beloved plane.
  • The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently investigating the incident.
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When something went wrong in the air during a practice flight, aerobatic pilot Dan Marcotte jumped from his Ultimate Aero 10-200, parachuting to safety as the single-seat biplane crashed in a fireball onto a northern Vermont interstate.

Marcotte, an experienced aerobatic pilot, bailed out of the airplane last Friday over Highgate, Vermont, near the Canadian border and Franklin County State Airport. Firefighters found him dangling in his parachute from a tree and cut him down. He was not seriously injured, according to police.

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