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Old 03-20-2008 | 09:30 PM
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Default RE: full face helmets...? I don't get it.

I don't know what to tell you Jerry. It was on the news, It was talked about heavily at the airport that I work at. I'll ask around and see what I can find out. But, I assure you, there was a fatal Christen Eagle crash very close to 29G. Also, I can tell you that there have been many many more fatal crashes than the 5 you found!

Off the top of my head:
THis year:
Cleveland Hopkins Beech Baron 1 Fatal
Sandusky? 172 plunges into lake Erie 2 fatal
N.W. Ohio Cessna 421 stall spin on short final 4 fatal

Last year:
Wayne Co. Mooney lost engine 1 fatal
Portage Co. Mid Air w/ Lancair & C172 Several fatal

Several years back:
Kidron, Cherokee 6 stall spin 3 fatal enroute to Cleveland Airshow
Medina Co. Rotorway Exec heli crashed in residential neighborhood 2 fatal
Cleveland Life Flight Sikorski crashed while trying to land in heavy winds. 3 fatal
Medina Co. BATF Cherokee 6 Ice, Overloaded 3 fatal
Weltzeins Skypark C-150 Suicide straight in off end of runway. Vertical descent from 8000Ft.
Wadsworth, Cherokee hits powerlines 2 fatal

And that's just the ones I remember! Ohio is one of the busiest GA states.