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Old August 13th 20, 01:27 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
John Foster
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Default Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:56:29 PM UTC-6, Tango Eight wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries


So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport.


https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history

Doesn't look like a take off accident.

T8


Sorry, I don't have a Spot account. Your link requires a log-in with Spot to see it.
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Old August 13th 20, 01:42 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tango Eight
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Default Sad news, Lake County glider crash, LAK-17B FES Mini

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 8:27:19 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:56:29 PM UTC-6, Tango Eight wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 1:16:40 PM UTC-4, John Foster wrote:
On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 2:55:07 AM UTC-6, wrote:
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/11/u...ion=Obituaries

So sad to loose Matt. Any word yet on what exactly happened? From what I've been able to piece together, it appears the crash happened on take-off or shortly after that, as it seems it was quite close to the airport.


https://maps.findmespot.com/Track?is...#panel-history

Doesn't look like a take off accident.

T8


Sorry, I don't have a Spot account. Your link requires a log-in with Spot to see it.


Try this one:
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/f...IttUHsMoDu Iu

T8
 




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