Creighton King with his Cassutt 111M. [Credit: KITPLANES]
Key Takeaways:
Creighton King, an experienced aircraft builder and race pilot, was killed in West Jordan, Utah, during a test flight of his Cassutt 111M race airplane, "Last Lap Player."
The accident occurred shortly after takeoff from South Valley Regional Airport, with witnesses reporting the plane veered right at low altitude before crashing.
King was testing the overhauled engine of his custom-rebuilt aircraft in preparation for the upcoming Reno Air Races, and the NTSB is investigating the crash.
These words appear on the web page of Cassutt Aircraft, owned by Creighton King. King, an aircraft builder and race pilot who was killed Wednesday in West Jordan, Utah, during a test flight of his Cassutt 111M race airplane, Race No. 15, Last Lap Player.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
