Ron Lee
Well Known Member
I was involved with responding to an experimental crash not many years ago.
Some Fed came down and at the crash site I helped establish control continuity.
After the plane was moved to a hangar another pilot and I examined the tubular spar and noticed something that could have been a key to the accident. A proper analysis may have required that the spar area be sent to some testing facility.
To my knowledge, it never was and the plane may have been scrapped before such analysis was done.
I have no input into what happens with the RV aircraft but I hope that it is not scrapped before someone can objectively and properly examine the parts to try to establish the real cause...no matter what it was.
Some Fed came down and at the crash site I helped establish control continuity.
After the plane was moved to a hangar another pilot and I examined the tubular spar and noticed something that could have been a key to the accident. A proper analysis may have required that the spar area be sent to some testing facility.
To my knowledge, it never was and the plane may have been scrapped before such analysis was done.
I have no input into what happens with the RV aircraft but I hope that it is not scrapped before someone can objectively and properly examine the parts to try to establish the real cause...no matter what it was.
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