Plane Crash @ Pearson Field in Vancouver, Wa

[AirFox]

Looks like a Kitfox crashed today.
Sad news.

[wadeg]

Sad news in the Portland area. A Kitfox went down at Pearson Field (Vancouver,WA) today killing one. The other's condition is not known. It appears to have gone down on the field.

Read into the reports and please keep your speculation private. Let the investigation play out.

Keep the families in your thoughts/prayers and be careful.

[DesertFox4]

:( So sorry to hear this.
It's a difficult thing to lose a Kitfox family member.
Prayers for eternal rest.
Our heartfelt condolences and prayers for family and friends of the deceased
and for a full recovery for the survivor.
Thanks to all our TeamKitfox members for the respect and courtesy that is shown for those lost and for their family and friends during difficult times such as these.

3617
Gone West but never forgotten.

[inzersv]

My condolences to the families. My heart is heavy.

[DanB]

Prayers going up,
Godspeed recovery for the injured,
Condolences to the family,

[rwaltman]

My condolences to the families.

This site:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=146541
mentions "apparent engine problems on takeoff"
The FAA registry says it had a Rotax, but not what model.

Roberto.

[Zorro]

I am the Kitfox 4 pilot who survived the Pearson field crash, loosing my good friend Gary Spark. He was my Kitfox transition instructor.

5 weeks in ICU 3 in a induced comma

Broken,

rt, ankle,

LF knee shattered rebuilt

every vertebra fractured

Smashed removed L1 L2 vertebra

broken neck at c2

multiple fractures in skull

smashed jaw compound fractures, Got a rebuilt jaw

16 ribs

punctured both lungs

had internal swelling so they gutted me to allow room for breathing and circulation, I'm still gutted but have a skin graph covering it till July then they can separate my abdominal muscles and stitch them back together.

I attributed my survival to the robust Kitfox frame and hooker 4 point harnesses.
I am still healing at home the last few weeks

I lost my good friend sadly, I also lost my Kitfox and I miss her

[Dorsal]

Wow, just wow, thats a lot of repair and healing. I am glad you are still here to post and very sorry for the loss of your friend.

[DesertFox4]

Thank you for the update. Hard to read but glad you are still with us to report on your progress. Keep working hard to get back to normal and again our condolences of the loss of your friend Gary.

[War Eagle]

What a miracle! Wish you well in your healing and hope you get back into a life that will not require you to be tethered to mechanical devices.

[Av8r3400]

Zorro - I'm sorry for your losses though this whole ordeal. However we are all very happy to hear you are healing, though a long road is still ahead.


Please stay with us, here and hopefully one day you will fly again.

[Av8r_Sed]

Hi Zorro,

Glad you're able to post and check in here with your people. It sounds like you're doing recovery the hard way. I'm sure being home is a good thing for you. Keep your spirits up and check back in periodically.

Too bad they don't make jigs for people where they could assess the damage, cut out the unusable and weld in some new. Guess you're doing that in a way, but the biological route takes so much longer.

Get well soon!

[GWright6970]

I'm very sorry about losing your friend and your aircraft. That has got to be rough.

It's great to have you back here on the forum! Please keep us updated as to how yu are progressing.

I wish for you a full, and speedy recovery!:)

[HighWing]

Thanks for the post. I think I understand a little bit of what you have been going through, but just a little bit. Best wishes to you and all those who are experiencing your recuperation with you.
Lowell

[MotReklaw]

My Goodness!

Thanks for bringing your kitfox family up to date. Along with all the others, I am sorry for your losses and wish you a speedy recovery.

[cubtractor]

So sorry for your loss. Hope you have a speedy recovery.

[peanut]

I am very sorry to hear of this. A very tragic event. I wish you a speedy recovery.

[Renard]

It always grabs one a little when a brother pilot goes in, even more so "Going West". Hang in there, take it slow and wish you a speedy recovery.