Tue, Jul 22, 2003
Builder/Pilot Killed
Raymond Burgner, 48, of Lakeland (FL) was killed Sunday, in an
accident of as-yet undetermined cause.
The local flight originated at Lakeland-Linder Regional Airport
(if that sounds familiar, it's the host airport of Sun 'n Fun), at
about 6PM, according to a local report. A John Chambliss report in
the Lakeland Ledger says that sheriff's deputies told him, "A
witness ... saw the yellow plane flying over a field near Deen
Still Road in the Green Swamp area about 7:30 p.m. A short time
later, the witness, who was driving a car, turned south onto Moore
Road and saw parts of the plane in the road, said sheriff's Lt.
Wayne Lott."
The car driver called 911. The plane was upright, with its cowl
torn off and its engine barely attached, but still oriented in the
correct general direction. The main gear was still attached, but
badly damaged. Burgner was dead at the scene, in the cockpit.
Though the airplane is registered as a Sonerai II,
Chambliss told ANN that deputies later said they thought that
the plane was making an emergency landing, and may have snagged
some power lines at or near the edge of the sod farm's field. Any
damage to such lines has not yet been confirmed.
![](/images/content/sportav/2003/SoneraiIIcrash072003_1a.jpg)
** Report created 7/21/2003 Record
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 224RB
Make/Model: EXP Description:
EXP-SONERAI 11B
Date: 07/20/2003 Time: 2330
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: LAKELAND State: FL Country:
US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, ONE PERSON
ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, ACFT WAS DESTROYED, LAKELAND,
FL
INJURY DATA Total Fatal:
1
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat:
0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: METAR KLAL 202250Z 28006KT 15SM SCT040 BKN300 32/20
A3003
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Unknown Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: LAKELAND,
FL
Dep Date: 07/20/2003 Dep. Time: 2300
Destination:
UNK
Flt Plan: NONE Wx
Briefing: N
Last Radio Cont: CLRD FOR TAKEOFF
Last Clearance: GAVE TRAFFIC INFO 2305Z
FAA FSDO: ORLANDO, FL
(SO15)
Entry date: 07/21/2003
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