"Morgans" wrote:
There has already been a double fatal crash, today.

At around 8:45 this morning, an experimental came down short of 9/27,
and both of the occupants died. The Oshkosh papers had no more
details, but I was able to find one source that said they were from
Washington state. No other details, as to why they came down short,
or what kind of plane.

It appears to have been a Europa XS with a married couple from Washington
state. There are more details on some of the messages posted to the
Matronics Europa forum.

Just for the record on the safety record of Oshkosh, this news story,
http://wfrv.com/topstories/local_story_204183942.html
claims:

"EAA spokesman Dick Knapinski says the homebuilt airplane landed short of
the runway at Wittman Regional Airport.

This is the first fatal crash at the air show in a long time. "The weather
conditions were just about perfect, It was perfectly clear, Very little, if
any, wind at the time. It has to be at least 15 years, just a considerable
length of time since something like this occurred at the airport," said
Knapinski."

Also, one message on the Matronics list from someone who claimed to know
the couple well said this was the third Oshkosh trip for them (among other
fly-ins), so the pilot was probably familiar with the demands involved.