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The NTSB has released the probable cause for the July 2011 crash of a Wright “B” Flyer replica in which two people died during a test flight in Springfield, Ohio. After examining the wreck of the experimental airplane, investigators found a crack in a weld on the left propeller shaft, which, according to the NTSB […]

At about 1055 Eastern time, the airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a forced landing near Springfield, Ohio. The commercial pilot and pilot-rated passenger sustained fatal injuries. Visual conditions prevailed. Witnesses reported the airplanes engine sounded like its rpm varied.

Two men were killed on Saturday when they made a forced landing in a replica Wright Model B Flyer in a rural Ohio field. The men were conducting a test flight in the replica, known as the “Silver Bird,” when they made a radio call from the air alerting authorities about their impending forced landing. […]

The airplane collided with the Atlantic Ocean at 1325 Eastern time about mile offshore. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. Visual conditions prevailed. The pilots son later said the flights purpose was to practice aerobatics, and he was on a nearby beach with a handheld radio acting as a “safety guide.” All communications with the accident airplane were “normal.”

At 1600 central time, the experimental, exhibition Wright Redux Association 1903 Wright Flyer stalled on takeoff about 30 feet above the runway and landed hard at Clow International Airport. The pilot was uninjured and the airplane received substantial damage….

At about 2020 eastern time, an experimental Wright Model B struck trees while maneuvering at Horse Feathers Airport. The pilot suffered serious injuries. The airplane was an exact replica of the original Wright Model B, produced by the Wright Brothers. The airplane was undergoing a series of high speed taxi tests and was experiencing serious directional stability problems. While taxiing, the airplane suddenly became airborne and the pilot was not sure if he could land the airplane in the space remaining. However, he elected to maneuver for a landing attempt, but was unable to effectively control the airplane….

The Spirit of Glen Ellyn, the Wright Flyer reproduction we reported on last month, made its first flight at Bolingbrook, Illinois. Pilot Ken Kirincic had the honors and took the Flyer replica on a 136-foot flight, landing the fragile craft without incident. The Spirit of Glen Ellyn was the result of a four-year project by […]

At 15:26 central time, a Curtiss-Wright SB2C struck a Cessna 152 single-engine airplane while taxiing at New Orleans Lakefront Airport. The SB2C, the only flying example of the World War II dive-bomber, sustained minor damage. No one was injured. The pilot of the Cessna reported that she had just landed on runway 36R and exited the runway at taxiway Juliet, where she stopped to perform her after-landing checklist. The pilot of the Helldiver was holding on Juliet on the other side of the runway, waiting for the Cessna to exit. He was cleared to taxi to parking and twice asked the ground controller if traffic ahead was clear. The tailwheel airplane had limited visibility to the front and the n…

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