On Thursday, the NTSB release its Preliminary Report on last
week's accident in Ludville, GA that claimed the life of famed test
pilot Scott Crossfield. In what is perhaps the report's most
significant finding, the NTSB reports wreckage from the accident --
which occurred in IMC conditions near a Level
6 thunderstorm cell -- is "consistent with a low altitude
in-flight breakup."
NOTAM Number: FDC 6/6378
Issue Date: April 27, 2006 at 19:13 UTC
Location: United States
Beginning Date and Time: Effective Immediately
Ending Date and Time: Until further notice
Reason for NOTAM: Temporary flight restrictions for national
security
Type: Special
Replaced NOTAM(s): N/A
Crews searching for a Maryland pilot who went missing Tuesday
afternoon have narrowed their search to Franklin County, PA, based
on calls to the missing pilot's cell phone.
Calls On Gov't To Remove TFR While UAVs Are Grounded
Stating that an accident Tuesday involving a US Customs and
Border Patrol Predator B reinforces their position that UAVs must
meet manned aircraft safety standards, the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Association is calling on the FAA to revoke TFRs currently
in place along the US-Mexico border while the fleet is grounded as
investigators determine why the unmanned plane crashed.
It wasn't a mechanical problem that brought down a Cessna U206G
Stationair last Thursday near Bloomington, IN, in an accident that claimed the lives of
five University of Illinois graduate music students.
That's the word from the National Transportation Safety Board,
which issued its Preliminary Report on the accident Wednesday.
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