Photos & Accident Report
The following crash photos were sent in by then-Association Chairman, Dick Willsie, and are courtesy of AV Web
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Accident Report
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.
**** 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: P-38, F-5 Lightning (L-222/322
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:
