>-----Original Message----- >From: Mike Stirewalt via KRnet > "(Aerovee Turbo). The aircraft he was in was a test bed for this >engine as I understand it."
>It's doubtful it was the engine that killed Monnett. It's hard to >imagine how a power loss, even a catastrophic one, on takeoff could >cause what happened to them. Guys, There are only two people who will ever know exactly what happened to them and that is Jeremy and Mike. Living here in Wisconsin and only 60 mile away from the crash site I have heard a lot of news stories and even some first hand info. The crash was very unfortunate as two very young outstanding men were taken from this world way too early. One major decision on takeoff that was made which no one should ever do was to request takeoff from midfield instead of using all of the available runway. This was one factor which possibly was detrimental to the outcome. Their flight path took them right into the parking lot of military vehicles manufactured by Oshkosh Truck whose property borders Oshkosh airport. When their problems started they had no power to climb, do a 180 or enough runway left to set her down. The only option was the parking lot of the military trucks which they hit two and came to an abrupt stop. An eyewitness employ at Oshkosh Truck who was in the parking lot stated the engine did not sound normal. Mark Jones (N886MJ) Stevens Point, WI E-mail: flykr2s at charter.net Web: www.flykr2s.com
