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Wed, Aug 20, 2003

Crowded Sky Over Florida

It's a Miracle Nobody Died, in 3-Aircraft Midair

There was something for everyone here: an ag plane doing towing duty, a helicopter practicing autorotation, and a glider, just trying to stay out of it. Although details are sketchy, we can be glad this particular mixing of aircraft in the same airspace didn't produce even more-disastrous results.

**   Report created 8/19/2003   Record 15  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 341ZG        Make/Model: R22      Description: R-22
  Date: 08/16/2003     Time: 1600
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: None     Mid Air: Y    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
  City: NORTH PALM BEACH   State: FL   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT, ON TAKEOFF TOWING A GLIDER, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N341ZG, AN R22 ROTORCRAFT, DOING PRACTICE AUTO ROTATIONS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE GLIDER RELEASED AND LANDED SAFELY, ONE PERSON ON BOARD PA25, N8785L, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY, AND TWO PERSONS ON BOARD N341ZG, R22, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY, NORTH PALM BEACH AIRPORT, FL
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  2     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Training      Phase: Maneuver      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: FT LAUDERDALE, FL  (SO17)             Entry date: 08/18/2003


**   Report created 8/19/2003   Record 26  **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 8785L        Make/Model: PA25      Description: PA-25 Pawnee
  Date: 08/16/2003     Time: 1600
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Serious     Mid Air: Y    Missing: N
  Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
  City: NORTH PALM BEACH   State: FL   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT , ON TAKEOFF TOWING A GLIDER, COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, N341ZG, AN R22 ROTORCRAFT, DOING PRACTICE AUTO ROTATIONS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE GLIDER RELEASED AND LANDED SAFELY, ONE PERSON ON BOARD PA25, N8785L, SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY, AND TWO PERSONS ON BOARD N341ZG, R22, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY, NORTH PALM BEACH AIRPORT, FL
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: UNK
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Take-off      Operation: General Aviation
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: FT LAUDERDALE, FL  (SO17)             Entry date: 08/18/2003


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