---------------------------------------------------------- KIS-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 07/18/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:25 PM - Sad Report: Another TR-4 Down (Robert Reed) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:25:00 PM PST US From: Robert Reed Subject: KIS-List: Sad Report: Another TR-4 Down Reported on the news tonight in Dallas:=C2- An Experimental Aircraft - TR -4 =0Amanufactured by John Davis in 2006 Tail number N767GW crashed near De nton =0ATexas.=C2- Two passengers on board were taken to Parkland Hospita l in Dallas for =0Atreatment of injuries.=C2- No additional information o n who was flying or =0Aon-board.=C2- The plane was totally destroyed by f ire with only the tail section =0Aappearing to be in tact.=0A=C2-=0AFrom what I have been able to learn the plane was registered Harold Culp in =0AC arrollton Texas.=C2- I didn't even know there was a KIS TR-4 in the area. =C2- =0A=0A=C2-=0A=0A=0AI will update as more information becomes avail able but in the mean time please =0Akeep the pilot and passenger in your pr ayers.=0A=0ABob Reed=0A=0A=0A=0ADENTON (CBS 11 / TXA 21) - =0AA two seat aircraft failed to gain enough altitude and crashed about a mile =0As outh of Denton Municipal Airport around 7:15 p.m. Sunday. A husband and wif e =0Awere on board and transported by a CareFlite helicopter to Parkland Ho spital =0Awith severe burns.=0A=0AJohn Cabrales, City of Denton spokesman, called the plane an "experimental =0Atwo-seat aircraft" and confirmed that it took flight at about 7:12 p.m. from =0Athat airport.=0A=0AThe plane was cleared for take-off by the airport's control tower, but could not =0Again altitude fast enough. It lost power in the wind and plummeted to the =0Agro und. =0A=0A=0AAt about 8:30 p.m., officers had sectioned off about a 50 yar d section of the =0Afield where the plane went down. In the middle of the a rea was the demolished =0Aaircraft, which burst into flames during the cras h. Debris from the plane was =0Ascattered across the sectioned off area in all directions. =0A=0A=0AInvestigators from the Federal Aviation Agency wil l look into what caused the =0Acrash. A Department of Public Safety trooper said the type of aircraft it was =0Amay have increased the risk of a crash . =0A=0A=0A"Whenever someone makes an aircraft - maybe it's called a kit pl ane - they put =0Ait together themselves and then it's labeled experimental ," trooper Lonny =0AHaschel said. "That may have been what we are dealing w ith." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message kis-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/KIS-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/kis-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/kis-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.