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A 72-year-old pilot died when the home-built plane he was flying to an experimental aircraft convention crashed in a remote corner of Idaho, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.A 72-year-old pilot died when the home-built plane he was flying to an experimental aircraft convention crashed in a remote corner of Idaho, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Milon Jay Meyer was the sole victim of the crash, which happened in a mountainous area in the Clearwater National Forest on Monday.Milon Jay Meyer was the sole victim of the crash, which happened in a mountainous area in the Clearwater National Forest on Monday.
Meyer was flying to the annual convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from his home in Richland, Washington, some 1,800 miles away. He reported trouble on Monday morning to Montana’s Helena Regional Airport, saying that oil had spread all over his windshield and that he was concerned about his plane’s ability to make it that far.Meyer was flying to the annual convention of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, from his home in Richland, Washington, some 1,800 miles away. He reported trouble on Monday morning to Montana’s Helena Regional Airport, saying that oil had spread all over his windshield and that he was concerned about his plane’s ability to make it that far.
The county sheriff’s office began searching for him shortly after the distress call, and found his single-engine aircraft crashed about 10 miles west of Lolo Pass, in a mountainous region near the border between Idaho and Montana.The county sheriff’s office began searching for him shortly after the distress call, and found his single-engine aircraft crashed about 10 miles west of Lolo Pass, in a mountainous region near the border between Idaho and Montana.
Meyer, an engineer, was a certified pilot and instructor, and also held certification from the Federal Aviation Authority as a “repairman experimental aircraft builder”. His plane, a Lancair Legacy, was a small, one-person model and available to build from a kit. The FAA and NTSB have said they will investigate the crash. Meyer, an engineer, was a certified pilot and instructor, and also held certification from the Federal Aviation Authority as a “repairman experimental aircraft builder”. His plane, a Lancair Legacy, was a small, two-person model and available to build from a kit. The FAA and NTSB have said they will investigate the crash.
The Experimental Aircraft Association bills itself as “a community of passionate aviation enthusiasts” as well as an advocacy group. Its services for members include aircraft construction advice and safety and certification guidelines.The Experimental Aircraft Association bills itself as “a community of passionate aviation enthusiasts” as well as an advocacy group. Its services for members include aircraft construction advice and safety and certification guidelines.
It describes its goal at the federal level as “to lower regulatory and cost barriers to participation in aviation”. EAA lists attendance at last year’s convention at 508,000, and says more than 10,000 aircraft flew into regional Wisconsin airports.It describes its goal at the federal level as “to lower regulatory and cost barriers to participation in aviation”. EAA lists attendance at last year’s convention at 508,000, and says more than 10,000 aircraft flew into regional Wisconsin airports.
• This article was amended on 30 July 2014 because an earlier version said the Lancair Legacy was a one-person model.