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July 09, 2021

Aviation's Heart: Humanitarian Aircraft, Missions To Be Highlighted At Oshkosh

Several Of The Humanitarian Aircraft Will Be Open For Tours

EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is hosting a special attraction this year that will highlight humanitarian aircraft that focus on providing medical and relief assistance to those in need around the world. These aircraft and organizations will be part of a salute to humanitarian aviation during the 68th edition of the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual fly-in convention, which runs July 26-August 1 at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh...

Airplane Reached An Altitude Of About 50 Ft When It Made A Left Turn, Stalled, And Impacted

On June 15, 2021, about 0820 mountain standard time, an experimental Covey Quickie airplane, N8054Y, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Gila Bend, Arizona. The pilot was seriously injured, and the passenger was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The owner had recently purchased the airplane and was flying it home to Texas. They had refueled the airplane the day before the accident, at the Gila Bend Municipal Airport (E63).