William F. "Bill" Wilson, 59, owner and operator of Sport Gyro Aviation at the Rancho Murieta Airport near Sacramento (CA), and John P. Brady, 64, identified in local reports as "a pilot from Clear Lake," were killed Wednesday as Wilson's Bandit II gyroplane went in, on a ranch next to the airport.

There are no witness reports available, but emergency respondents called the noontime accident "a very hard crash." Both men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Wilson, flying under an ASC waiver, was reputed to have been a very careful, highly-respected instructor.
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**   Report created 3/20/2003   Record 7   **
IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: UNREG        Make/Model: GYRO      Description: UNREGISTERED GYROCOPTER
  Date: 03/19/2003     Time: 2020
  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
  City: SACRAMENTO   State: CA   Country: US
DESCRIPTION
  AN UNREGISTERED GYROCOPTER CRASHED IN A FIELD UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, TWO OCCUPANTS ON BOARD SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES, THE COPTER WAS DESTROYED, 25 MILES SOUTHEAST SACRAMENTO, CA
INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   2
                 # Crew:  1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   1     Fat:   1     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
WEATHER: METAR KMHR 192045Z 19007KT 25SM SCT150 17/08 A3010
OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: Other
  Departed: UNK                         Dep Date:    Dep. Time:
  Destination: UNK                      Flt Plan: UNK          Wx Briefing: U
  Last Radio Cont: UNK
  Last Clearance: UNK
  FAA FSDO: SACRAMENTO, CA  (WP25)                Entry date: 03/20/2003