Fri, Mar 21, 2003
William F. "Bill" Wilson, 59, owner and operator of Sport Gyro
Aviation at the Rancho Murieta Airport near Sacramento (CA), and
John P. Brady, 64, identified in local reports as "a pilot from
Clear Lake," were killed Wednesday as Wilson's Bandit II gyroplane
went in, on a ranch next to the airport.
There are no witness reports available, but emergency
respondents called the noontime accident "a very hard crash." Both
men were pronounced dead at the scene.
Wilson, flying under an ASC waiver, was reputed to have been a
very careful, highly-respected instructor.
[file photo]
** Report created 3/20/2003 Record
7 **
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: UNREG
Make/Model: GYRO Description:
UNREGISTERED GYROCOPTER
Date: 03/19/2003 Time: 2020
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: SACRAMENTO State: CA Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
AN UNREGISTERED GYROCOPTER CRASHED IN A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN
CIRCUMSTANCES, TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE
COPTER WAS DESTROYED, 25 MILES SOUTHEAST SACRAMENTO, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
2
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KMHR 192045Z 19007KT 25SM SCT150 17/08 A3010
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Unknown Operation: Other
Departed:
UNK
Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination:
UNK
Flt Plan: UNK
Wx Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: UNK
Last Clearance: UNK
FAA FSDO: SACRAMENTO, CA
(WP25)
Entry date: 03/20/2003
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