Annual Aeronautical Extravaganza Runs 01-04 September
Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum will host its popular annual AirFest event from 01 through 04 September 2023. Attendees of the AirFest celebration can look forward to aircraft and aerial displays, reenactments, live music, classic cars, face painting, caricatures, vendors, exhibitors, food, beer, and more, the four-day hootenanny is the museum’s largest yearly fundraiser.
The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) Board of Trustees has named the distinguished recipients of the inaugural National Aviation Hall of Fame Congressional Leadership Award. Chairman of the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, Congressman Sam Graves, and Ranking Member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Ranking Member Senate Commerce Committee -Aviation Subcommittee, Senator Jerry Moran, will be honored for their outstanding contributions to American Aviation and Aerospace.
During The Go-Around, The Airplane Seemed Low And Then The Witness Lost Sight Of The Airplane
On July 30, 2023, about 1230 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T206H, N918KG, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Valley County, Idaho. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. A witness, who was located near the airport observed the airplane attempt to land in gusty wind conditions. Subsequently, the pilot aborted the landing and accomplished a go-around. During the go-around, the airplane seemed low and then the witness lost sight of the airplane, when it went around a ridgeline.
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