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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:13:40 PM UTC-4, AS wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:56:29 PM UTC-4, Tango Eight wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 My condolences to the family and friends! I always enjoyed reading his contributions. The SSA 'Where to fly' site does not show a soaring operation at this site. How did he get airborne? Is there a local tow plane/pilot available? Uli 'AS' miniLAK FES is self-launcher. |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:38:49 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:13:40 PM UTC-4, AS wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:56:29 PM UTC-4, Tango Eight wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 My condolences to the family and friends! I always enjoyed reading his contributions. The SSA 'Where to fly' site does not show a soaring operation at this site. How did he get airborne? Is there a local tow plane/pilot available? Uli 'AS' miniLAK FES is self-launcher. Thanks, Dale! I did not know that. Uli 'AS' |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 5:51:16 PM UTC-6, AS wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:38:49 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:13:40 PM UTC-4, AS wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:56:29 PM UTC-4, Tango Eight wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 My condolences to the family and friends! I always enjoyed reading his contributions. The SSA 'Where to fly' site does not show a soaring operation at this site. How did he get airborne? Is there a local tow plane/pilot available? Uli 'AS' miniLAK FES is self-launcher. Thanks, Dale! I did not know that. Uli 'AS' AirNav suggests 9 gliders may be based at Lamson Field Airport at Lakeport, CA. Frank |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
AS wrote on 8/12/2020 4:51 PM:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:38:49 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:13:40 PM UTC-4, AS wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:56:29 PM UTC-4, Tango Eight wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 My condolences to the family and friends! I always enjoyed reading his contributions. The SSA 'Where to fly' site does not show a soaring operation at this site. How did he get airborne? Is there a local tow plane/pilot available? Uli 'AS' miniLAK FES is self-launcher. Thanks, Dale! I did not know that. The subject line is confusing: there isn't any LAK-17B FES Mini. The website lists a miniLAK FES (aka LAK-17 MINI FES), which is self-launching, and a LAK-17B FES which isn't listed as self-launching. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1 |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:56:29 PM UTC-6, Tango Eight wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 Sorry, I don't have a Spot account. Your link requires a log-in with Spot to see it. |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 8:27:19 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:56:29 PM UTC-6, Tango Eight wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 Sorry, I don't have a Spot account. Your link requires a log-in with Spot to see it. Try this one: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...IttUHsMoDu Iu T8 |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 5:13:49 PM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote:
AS wrote on 8/12/2020 4:51 PM: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:38:49 PM UTC-4, Dan Daly wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 7:13:40 PM UTC-4, AS wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:56:29 PM UTC-4, Tango Eight wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote: On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history Doesn't look like a take off accident. T8 My condolences to the family and friends! I always enjoyed reading his contributions. The SSA 'Where to fly' site does not show a soaring operation at this site. How did he get airborne? Is there a local tow plane/pilot available? Uli 'AS' miniLAK FES is self-launcher. Thanks, Dale! I did not know that. The subject line is confusing: there isn't any LAK-17B FES Mini. The website lists a miniLAK FES (aka LAK-17 MINI FES), which is self-launching, and a LAK-17B FES which isn't listed as self-launching. -- Eric Greenwell - Washington State, USA (change ".netto" to ".us" to email me) - "A Guide to Self-Launching Sailplane Operation" https://sites.google.com/site/motorg...ad-the-guide-1 There is no confusion: Matt Heron was flying a self-launching mini-LAK out of Lampson Field. Do you REALLY expect newspapers to get motorglider model numbers right? Tom |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On 8/12/20 6:13 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote:
AS wrote on 8/12/2020 4:51 PM: Thanks, Dale! I did not know that. The subject line is confusing: there isn't any LAK-17B FES Mini. The website lists a miniLAK FES (aka LAK-17 MINI FES), which is self-launching, and a LAK-17B FES which isn't listed as self-launching. The FAA registry lists seven LAK-17B FES MINI ships registered in the US, including one for Matt J Herron. I believe this is Matt Herron Sr, with a son Matt Herron Jr also a glider pilot. -Dave |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 1:44:40 AM UTC-6, kinsell wrote:
On 8/12/20 6:13 PM, Eric Greenwell wrote: AS wrote on 8/12/2020 4:51 PM: Thanks, Dale! I did not know that. The subject line is confusing: there isn't any LAK-17B FES Mini. The website lists a miniLAK FES (aka LAK-17 MINI FES), which is self-launching, and a LAK-17B FES which isn't listed as self-launching. The FAA registry lists seven LAK-17B FES MINI ships registered in the US, including one for Matt J Herron. I believe this is Matt Herron Sr, with a son Matt Herron Jr also a glider pilot. -Dave The junior Matt Herron was also flying that day according the the SSA Sailplane Locator. |
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Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini
On 8/12/20 11:16 AM, John Foster wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport. NTSB prelim is now out, adds a few details: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/Re...relim&IType=LA |
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