Weather
FAA says homemade plane broke up in air before crash near Salem, Ark.by KY3 News
SALEM, Ark. -- Federal investigators say a small plane that crashed and killed the pilot near Agnos in Fulton County last Friday broke up in mid-air. The pilot was from the Chicago area, Charles Cummings, 71, but owned property in Cherokee Village and kept his plane at the nearby Sharp County Regional Airport.
The plane was an experimental home-built model that the Federal Aviation Administration says has killed 10 people because of in-flight breakups. The agency recommends grounding them unless design changes are made. The crash of the Zodiac CH-601XL scattered debris in an area more than 600 feet long. Both wings had separated from the fuselage in flight. In April, the board said the plane is susceptible to "aerodynamic flutter," a phenomenon in which the surfaces of the plane can suddenly vibrate and, if unmitigated, break the plane apart. The NTSB says the plane's designer, Zenith Aircraft Company, has asked the planes' owners to make structural modifications recommended by the FAA before flying again. Most PopularMore Good StuffAdvertisement
|
YouNews
This content requires the latest Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled.
Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player.
StocksStock Quotes |
KY3 on Facebook
Most Popular
On Demand
AP VideoLinks We Like
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
