Mid-Air at Turf Soaring

From :

Aero-News Network "Propwash" E-Mail Aero-News Summary 12.29.03



Glider/Piper Cub MidAir Kills 4

A tragic midair

collision near the highly respected Turf Soaring School, of Peoria

AZ (West of Phoenix) has killed all four persons aboard the

aircraft involved -- a Piper Cub and a 1983 Schleicher AS K21. Both

aircraft are two seaters and were fully occupied.

While the FAA and NTSB have yet to complete an investigation,

published reports suggest that the AS K21 was engaged in an

aerobatic maneuver (reported as a loop) when it collided with the

J-3 over Pleasant Valley Airport. The aircraft impacted just North

of the runway and all four were reported lost at impact.

Turf Soaring School Aerobatic Instructor Keith Coulliette

(right), 30, was giving dual to Matthew Broadus, 36, of Redmond,

Washington. Coulliette, tragically, is also the son of Turf

Soaring's owner Roy Coulliette. The Cub was reported to be under

the guidance of Carl Remmer, 82, a retired Marine Corps pilot from

Sun City. He was accompanied passenger Bob Shaff, also reported to

be in his mid-80s, also of Phoenix. The aircraft departed the

airport prior to the collision but was not involved in any school

operations.

FMI: www.turfsoaring.com

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"Herbert Kilian" wrote in message
om...
This morning I read in the Chicago Tribune about a mid-air between a
2-33 and a Piper Cub at Turf Soaring in AZ. Each aircraft was
carrying two passengers, all died in the crash.
Does anybody have more detailed information on the accident or links
to articles in the Phoenix press?

Herbert, J7