Crash near Lawrence, MA (LWM)...any more info?

[Chris Wells]

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/city_region/breaking_news/2006/04/homemade_planes.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12269326

http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO17682/

http://www.townonline.com/melrose/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=470880

Does anyone know what kind of plane he was flying, or the engine he was using? How about his level of experience?

[Jim Carriere]

Chris Wells wrote:
> http://tinyurl.com/kmavv
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> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12269326
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> http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO17682/
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> http://tinyurl.com/ropx6
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> Does anyone know what kind of plane he was flying, or the engine he
> was using? How about his level of experience?

The short answer is I have no idea, I don't know the guy and have never
heard of him :)

Here are some search results, using the name of the pilot from the
articles. I think this is _probably_ the aircraft (KR2):

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/nnumsql.asp?NNumbertxt=24065

Although I found this too:

http://nt-i.info/s-ultralight.html

Maybe... although ultralight + Corvair engine + KR2 doesn't really add
up. Then again, since when did the popular media verify the facts
(opinion)? In the 6th paragraph in this link, the writer seems
uncertain of the pilot's gender:

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/8677225/detail.html?rss=bos&psp=news

Now I've started on one of my anti-media rants! But seriously, I'm glad
the guy is OK. Too bad the airplane is a wreck.

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"Chris Wells" > wrote in message
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> http://tinyurl.com/kmavv
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> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12269326
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> http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO17682/
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> http://tinyurl.com/ropx6
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> Does anyone know what kind of plane he was flying, or the engine he
> was using? How about his level of experience?
>

The has been a KR-2 accident discussed a little over on the Matronics Zenith
list. No real data yet, though the original Matronics poster is based at the
same airport and member of the same EEA chapter. Here's a link to that
discussion.

http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?t=6739&sid=3e8cf456a1f77e0633af1cf17b81c2e4

[Cy Galley]

Airmen Database Search Result
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Name : MICHAUD, NORMAN JOSEPH
Airman's Address : 7 WINTER ST
MELROSE, MA, 02176-3920
FAA Region : New England
Date of Medical : Jan, 2006
Class of Medical : 2
Expiration of Class 2 : Jan, 2007
Airman Certificates : Private Pilot
Airplane Single Engine Land
"Chris Wells" > wrote in message
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>
> http://tinyurl.com/kmavv
>
> http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12269326
>
> http://www3.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO17682/
>
> http://tinyurl.com/ropx6
>
> Does anyone know what kind of plane he was flying, or the engine he
> was using? How about his level of experience?
>
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> Chris Wells