PW_Plack
Active Member
Our hearts are heavy as officials have identified the victim of a trike crash Wednesday as former Chapter 2 member Allen Speer. Allen was 60 years old. We hadn't seen much of him lately, and he had told us about a year ago he was leaning toward trikes as a less expensive and safer alternative to gyros.
In a posting on a trike forum about a month ago, Allen commented he was still looking for training.
The aircraft involved in Wednesday's accident was N58AS, a Northwing Apache Sport. While reported in the media as an ultralight, it was an experimental. There was apparently fuel on board at the time of impact, creating a spill, but no post-crash fire nor evidence of engine failure in flight. Attempts by bystanders to resuscitate the pilot using CPR failed.
Witnesses said it looked like an attempted landing on a road serving campgrounds at Willard Bay State Park. Willard Bay is a freshwater reservoir north of the Great Salt Lake. The crash site was directly below power lines, but utility crews found no evidence on the lines to suggest the aircraft hit a wire.
Here's a local newspaper story, and coverage from KSL-TV.
It's too soon to know exactly what happened. All of us in Chapter 2 offer our condolences to Allen's wife and other surviving family. I'll post more info if there's an investigation.
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 07-APR-14
Time: 23:40:00Z
Regis#: N58AS
Aircraft Make:
Aircraft Model:
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: BRIGHAM CITY
State: Utah
Country:
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL APACHE SPORT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, WILLARD BAY STATE PARK, NEAR BRIGHAM CITY, UT
INJURY DATA
Total Fatal: 1
In a posting on a trike forum about a month ago, Allen commented he was still looking for training.
The aircraft involved in Wednesday's accident was N58AS, a Northwing Apache Sport. While reported in the media as an ultralight, it was an experimental. There was apparently fuel on board at the time of impact, creating a spill, but no post-crash fire nor evidence of engine failure in flight. Attempts by bystanders to resuscitate the pilot using CPR failed.
Witnesses said it looked like an attempted landing on a road serving campgrounds at Willard Bay State Park. Willard Bay is a freshwater reservoir north of the Great Salt Lake. The crash site was directly below power lines, but utility crews found no evidence on the lines to suggest the aircraft hit a wire.
Here's a local newspaper story, and coverage from KSL-TV.
It's too soon to know exactly what happened. All of us in Chapter 2 offer our condolences to Allen's wife and other surviving family. I'll post more info if there's an investigation.
IDENTIFICATION
Date: 07-APR-14
Time: 23:40:00Z
Regis#: N58AS
Aircraft Make:
Aircraft Model:
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: Fatal
Aircraft Missing:
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: BRIGHAM CITY
State: Utah
Country:
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT, EXPERIMENTAL APACHE SPORT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED, WILLARD BAY STATE PARK, NEAR BRIGHAM CITY, UT
INJURY DATA
Total Fatal: 1
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