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Crash
Following from Houston Chronicle Thursday morning.
SMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES Pilot killed as homebuilt plane goes down in field. One man was killed Wednesday after his homebuilt aircraft crashed in a Brazoria county hayfield. The one-man private airplane crashed about 7 pm, nearly one mile south of Clover Field airport in Pearland. Officials had not released the man's identity at press time. Brady Mora was working in his business when he heard a muffled explosion coming from outside. I turned around and looked behind me. That's when we saw the aircraft sitting out in the middle of the field, said Mora, owner of Friendswood Firewood Company. Mora said people who identified themselves as family members of teh dead pilot were at te4h scene. Department of Public Safety troopers and local law enforcement cordoned off teh crash site. His brother said he was quiet and an intellectual, Mora said. Officials did not know if the plane crashed during take-off or landing at the field. Mu condolences to the family. Big John |
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The Chronicle has updated info now..
I did not know him personally, and I'm not even sure I've met him even though I have been based out of Clover/Pearland for over 2 years (I havent been on the field much in the past year or so).. I have been to a few EAA Chapter 12 meetings before, Mike was a Past President. The chapter has recently relocated to EFD(Ellington)from AXH (Houston SW). My heart goes out to his family and his friends. Dave http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory...olitan/2774341 Small aircraft crashes Pilot killed as homemade plane goes down in field By RICHARD STEWART Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle An aircraft mechanic was killed when his single-seat homebuilt airplane crashed into a hay field less than a mile from Pearland Regional Airport Wednesday. Michael Gerald Bernard, 46, was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings around 7 p.m. when he radioed that he was having trouble with his Cassutt airplane, the Department of Public Safety reported. The small white airplane crashed nose first into a field about a quarter mile south of County Road 129. Bernard was killed on impact, DPS investigators said. Investigators are searching for the cause of the crash. Bernard maintained a hangar at the field and had two other airplanes, said Wayne Messinger, airport operations manager. He was licensed to work on both airplane engines and airframes. "We have a lot of great guys among our pilots, and he was one of the best," Messinger said. "He was just stellar." Big John wrote: Following from Houston Chronicle Thursday morning. SMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES Pilot killed as homebuilt plane goes down in field. One man was killed Wednesday after his homebuilt aircraft crashed in a Brazoria county hayfield. The one-man private airplane crashed about 7 pm, nearly one mile south of Clover Field airport in Pearland. Officials had not released the man's identity at press time. Brady Mora was working in his business when he heard a muffled explosion coming from outside. I turned around and looked behind me. That's when we saw the aircraft sitting out in the middle of the field, said Mora, owner of Friendswood Firewood Company. Mora said people who identified themselves as family members of teh dead pilot were at te4h scene. Department of Public Safety troopers and local law enforcement cordoned off teh crash site. His brother said he was quiet and an intellectual, Mora said. Officials did not know if the plane crashed during take-off or landing at the field. Mu condolences to the family. Big John |
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Follow to original post.
Houston Chronicle Friday 3 September FEDS INVESTIGATIGATE PERRLAND PLANE CRASH ----Clip---- Michael Gerald Bernard, 46, of Pearland, died on impact when his single seat 1974 Cassutt 111-M airplane crasshed into a hayfield kess than a mile from Pearland Regional Airport. Bernard, who worked as an airplane mechanic for Continental Airlines at Hobby Airport. was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings just after 7 pm when he radioed that he was having trouble. ----clip---- Again my condolences. Big John On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 09:09:43 -0500, Big John wrote: Following from Houston Chronicle Thursday morning. SMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES Pilot killed as homebuilt plane goes down in field. One man was killed Wednesday after his homebuilt aircraft crashed in a Brazoria county hayfield. The one-man private airplane crashed about 7 pm, nearly one mile south of Clover Field airport in Pearland. Officials had not released the man's identity at press time. Brady Mora was working in his business when he heard a muffled explosion coming from outside. I turned around and looked behind me. That's when we saw the aircraft sitting out in the middle of the field, said Mora, owner of Friendswood Firewood Company. Mora said people who identified themselves as family members of teh dead pilot were at te4h scene. Department of Public Safety troopers and local law enforcement cordoned off teh crash site. His brother said he was quiet and an intellectual, Mora said. Officials did not know if the plane crashed during take-off or landing at the field. Mu condolences to the family. Big John |
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Oh.... Crap....
The "continental mechanic" bit gave it away... I know exactly who he is... never knew his name.... and saw him a few hours before the accident, when he came in to shoot the breeze with wayne and some others when I was out there Wednesday afternoon. Dave Big John wrote: Follow to original post. Houston Chronicle Friday 3 September FEDS INVESTIGATIGATE PERRLAND PLANE CRASH ----Clip---- Michael Gerald Bernard, 46, of Pearland, died on impact when his single seat 1974 Cassutt 111-M airplane crasshed into a hayfield kess than a mile from Pearland Regional Airport. Bernard, who worked as an airplane mechanic for Continental Airlines at Hobby Airport. was practicing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings just after 7 pm when he radioed that he was having trouble. ----clip---- Again my condolences. Big John On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 09:09:43 -0500, Big John wrote: Following from Houston Chronicle Thursday morning. SMALL AIRCRAFT CRASHES Pilot killed as homebuilt plane goes down in field. One man was killed Wednesday after his homebuilt aircraft crashed in a Brazoria county hayfield. The one-man private airplane crashed about 7 pm, nearly one mile south of Clover Field airport in Pearland. Officials had not released the man's identity at press time. Brady Mora was working in his business when he heard a muffled explosion coming from outside. I turned around and looked behind me. That's when we saw the aircraft sitting out in the middle of the field, said Mora, owner of Friendswood Firewood Company. Mora said people who identified themselves as family members of teh dead pilot were at te4h scene. Department of Public Safety troopers and local law enforcement cordoned off teh crash site. His brother said he was quiet and an intellectual, Mora said. Officials did not know if the plane crashed during take-off or landing at the field. Mu condolences to the family. Big John |
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