A Saturday morning accident has claimed the life of an 87 year old flyer retuning home from a short cross-country flight. According to the Ohio Highway Patrol, the single-engine experimental Sonex went down in a wooded field while attempting a landing in NE Ohio. Identified as killed in the crash, Robert McGrath of Louisville, OH, reportedly departed Yoder Airport in Stark County, flew to Salem and was in the process of a return when the accident occurred at 1053 local time. McGrath was the only occupant in the impact, which took place in Nimishillen Township, some 5 SM E of Canton, OH.

** Report created 4/27/2009 Record 28 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 692RM Make/Model: EXP Description: SONEX
 Date: 04/25/2009 Time: 1453
 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: LOUISVILLE State: OH Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON FINAL, CRASHED INTO THE TREES, THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, LOUISVILLE, OH

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: VFR
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
 FAA FSDO: CLEVELAND, OH (GL25) Entry date: 04/27/2009

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