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Sun, Jul 23, 2006

Victims Identified In Wittman Field Accident

ANN REALTIME UPDATE 07.24.06 1200 EDT: Aero-News has confirmed the two people lost in the Sunday morning accident at Wittman Field were Clifford and Betty Shaw, from Edmonds, WA.

EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski told ANN the couple's Europa XS experimental aircraft (file photo of similar type below) impacted the ground about 500 feet short of Runway 27, the victim of the apparent stall-spin.

The FAA is on site to conduct the investigation.

ORIGINAL REPORT

Two people in a small plane coming in to land at Wittman Field for AirVenture 2006 Sunday morning were killed when the plane went down short of Runway 27.

A spokesman for the EAA told Aero-News the accident occurred at 8:45 am, and involved an experimental aircraft from Washington state. Onboard were a man and a woman believed to be in their 60s.

No further details were available Sunday night.

The thoughts and prayers of the ANN staff go out to the victims' families.

FMI: www.eaa.org

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