Gary Palmer Was President Of Ottawa EAA Chapter

Aero-News has learned the victim in Sunday's tragic taxiway accident at AirVenture 2006 was Gary Palmer, president of the Experimental Aircraft Association's Chapter 245 in Ottawa, Canada.

Palmer was a passenger in the RV-6 homebuilt (file photo of type, above) that was struck from behind by a WWII-era Grumman TBM Avenger, as both aircraft were taxiing for departure from Wittman Field Sunday.

An autopsy performed Monday determinded Palmer died from injuries caused by the Avenger's propeller.

The pilot of the homebuilt, Donald Reed, was not injured. The RV-6 is a two-place plane, with seating in a side by side configuration.

Neither of the two people onboard the Avenger were injured. Pilot Paul Redlich was seated at the front of the Avenger, with his wife Diane in the rear seat.

No charges have been filed in the accident, pending the outcome of investigations by the FAA, NTSB, and local authorities.

The staff of Aero-News extends our condolences and sympathies to the persons involved in this tragic accident.

**   Report created 7/31/2006   Record 2
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IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: CFNQP        Make/Model: RV6       Description: RV-6
  Date: 07/30/2006     Time: 1707

  Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Fatal     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
  Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
  City: OSHKOSH   State: WI   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  CFNQP, CANADIAN REGISTRY RV-6 ACFT, WHILE TAXIING FOR  DEPARTURE, WAS
  STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY NL420GP, A GRUMMAN TBM-3 WARBIRD, THERE WERE TWO
  PERSONS IN THE RV-6,  ONE PERSON WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE OTHER
  SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PERSONS IN THE GRUMAN
  TBM3, OSHKOSH, WI

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   1
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   1     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: OSH METAR 1653Z 160008KT 10SM FEW050 23/20 A2984

OTHER DATA

  Departed:                             Dep Date:    Dep. Time:     
  Destination:                          Flt Plan:              Wx Briefing: 
  Last Radio Cont: 
  Last Clearance: 

  FAA FSDO: MILWAUKEE, WI  (GL13)                 Entry date: 07/31/2006

FMI: www.faa.gov, www.ntsb.gov