RE: Regrettable thing
hello i am a rc jet modeler and i was personally at markham park on sunday when this jet took a dive
i just finish landing and as i was taxing back i did see a piece of airplane fly off as plane was about 100 feet high over mid runway
plane continued linear straight and then dove and crashed
it was later confirmed that one of the elevator from base root inside the aircraft tore completely off in mid flight
it was found in the middle of the field 300 yards away from crash site
this should not happen
the pilot i know to be a very experienced flyer and is very knowledgeable about detail
i believe this to be totally an unseen circumstance and there is no way of knowing that if all screws are tightened and all bolts are
locked a most crucial article of a jet an elevator should come off completely
it looked liked a clean cut break
i have had first hand experience with many jet crashes and this was definitely not pilot error or pilot mishap
i vouch for this individual and if there is any thing that anyone can do it would benefit all to accomodate as best as possible