White Lightnin' Crash
Photos
The following crash photos were sent in by then-Association Chairman, Dick Willsie, and are courtesy of AV Web
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**** 6/26/01 Preliminary Accident/Incident Data Record 7 **** A. Type: A Mid Air: N Missing: N Entry date: 6/26/01 From: SOUTHERN REGION OPERATIONS CENTER B. Reg. No.: 25Y M/M: P38 Desc: Activity: Business Phase: Approach GA-A/C: General Aviation Descr: AIRCRAFT FLYING TOWARD GREENWOOD AIRPORT, LEFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH, COCKPIT FILLED WITH SMOKE AND PILOT COULD NOT SEE CONTROL PANEL, OVERFLEW AIRPORT AND LANDED IN A FIELD WEST OF AIRPORT, GREENWOOD, MS WX: METAR KGWO 251453Z 06004KT 7SM FEW065 24/19 A3016 RMK A02 Damage: Substantial C2. Injury Data: # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: D. Location. City: GREENWOOD State: MS Country: US E. Event Date: 6/25/01 Time: 1428 F. Invest Coverage. IIC: AYCOCK Reg/DO: SO07 DO City: JACKSON DO State: MS Others: G. Flt Handling. Dep Pt: TULLAHOMA, TN Dep Date: 6/25/01 Time: 1330 Dest: GREENWOOD, MS Last Radio Cont: ACFT 10W GWO ARPT INBOUND, ENGINE ONFIREVIA GWO NFCT Flt Plan: NONE Last Clearance: SME PROVIDED VFR FLT FLWG FR 26I164015 TO VCNTY GWO TIL 1419 WX Briefing: Y Other: AAIIIC: |
If this is the final accident report, we are not sure why it shows one fatality, when it was being flown by Ladd Gardner, who is alive and well.