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Few answers: NTSB wraps architect's plane crash investigation Published on Jun 27th, 2011 0 comments Over a year after the fiery private plane crash that killed a Charlottesville pilot-architect, the government investigation concludes with few additional answers. The National Transportation Safety...
Mid-air collision kills two in Weyer's Cave Published on Dec 31st, 2010 10 comments The helicopter was photographed over Charlottesville in July. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER The two occupants of a single-engine Cessna airplane are dead after after a mid-air collision with a medevac...
Power loss: Crashed plane had history of engine trouble Published on Mar 11th, 2010 4 comments Pilot James Arvid Youngquist, 62, of Reston died in the Louisa crash. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER Less than a week after a fatal plane crash at a front yard in Louisa, the National Transportation Safety...
Preliminary due: Report on fatal Louisa crash expected Published on Mar 8th, 2010 6 comments The Cessna Crusader burned after impact. PHOTO BY HAWES SPENCER A preliminary report pointing to possible causes of the fatal front-yard crash of a private plane in Louisa could be posted later this...
Flight 349 survivor to host memorial Published on Oct 12th, 2009 1 comments The tentative list of speakers includes Frank McCue, the doctor-in-training who wrenched the injured man's hip back in place, Ann Mallek, the supervisor of the district where the plane went down, and...