Suffered Severe Burns Attempting To Save Second Pilot Aboard The Airplane After It Went Down

A group of friends of pilot Dan Shure of Benton, WA has established a crowdfunding effort to help him pay medical bills after he was involved in an accident May 6th in Little Rock, AR.

Shure was working towards his ATP when the Cessna he was aboard went down shortly after takeoff from North Little Rock (AR) Municipal Airport. A check pilot, 56-year-old Doyle Reynolds was also on board the Cessna 310. According to the information posted on the GoFundMe page established by his friends and family, Shore was relatively uninjured, and escaped from the aircraft, but he suffered severe burns trying to get back into the plane to help Reynolds, who was fatally injured.

Shure was a captain in the Air National Guard who typically flew Lockheed C-130s, according to the NSTB. He also held an FAA commercial pilot certificate with single-engine land, multiengine land, and instrument airplane ratings. His application for the ATP certificate, dated May 4, 2016, listed a total flight time of 950 hours, of which 612 hours were accumulated in multiengine airplanes. The pilot examiner held a FAA ATP certificate with single-engine land, single-engine sea, multiengine land, and instrument airplane ratings. The pilot examiner also held a flight instructor certificate with single-engine, multiengine, and instrument airplane ratings. According to a FAA medical application, dated July 24, 2015, the pilot examiner had accumulated 12,257 hours of flight time.

Now he is recovering from his injuries. According to the GoFundMe page, as of May 15th, he is in stable condition at a burn center in Little Rock. "His road to recovery will be arduous, and he will need assistance from his family until he regains the use of his hands. Though he was hesitant to the idea, he has agreed to let us raise funds to assist him during this time.

"Our goal is to raise enough capital so that Dan can continue to pay for his home and normal living expenses as he progresses in his recovery, and to provide financial relief to his family who will be giving 24 hour care to him until he can regain the use of his hands.  The funds will be used for any physical therapy he may need, costs towards surgeries, and also any costs that will incur as a result of him not being able to work as he recovers."

(Image from GoFundMe page)

FMI: www.gofundme.com/Howsure-Danshure, NTSB Preliminary Report