Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), July 31, 1991, p. 16

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the HERALD Wednesday July 31 1991 Community Ultralight plane crash claims life of pilot By LISA BOONSTOPPELPOT The Herald A Brampton man is dead after the Uitra Light plane he was fly nig crashed into an open field near Winston Churchill Boulevard and 17 Satur day night William Leo King of River Road in Brampton was doing cir out patterns from a private field runway when his plane may have stalled and nosedived to the ground killing him instantly ac cording to investigators Initial indications reveal the Ultra Light plane stalled at an in sufficient altitude for him to recover said Rick Pdson an operational investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada which is investigating the crash He explained that Mr King who had only owned this par aircraft a Challenger for three weeks was performing a generally accepted practice of circuit riding which involves lift off following a pattern and doing a landing but accelerating as soon as the plane touches the ground to repeat the same pro cedure Its like taking off going around and landing again and again and again said Mr Pilson who believes Mr King had already done a few of these circuits before crashing From his investigation Mr Pilson certain the plane was experiencing no engine failure or structural failure during the flight As well an autopsy per formed Sunday on the victim revealed nothing was wrong with the pilot Mr explained that a stalled engine isn regarded as engine failure because airplanes frequently stall in the air Usual ly the stall occurs at an altitude where the pilot can recover When Mr Kings Ultra Light stalled it was only to feet in the air he said an Ultra Light aircraft the pilot sits in a cockpit situated beneath the plane s cloth wings Mr King s cockpit has a covering which was not being used during the flight but Mr said the covering have saved Mr King Caledon are assisting the Safety Board with their in vestlgation The board investigates all fatal aircraft accidents to identify any safety deficiencies that may ex ist If deficiencies pop up we advise the appropriate parties that these need to be looked at said Mr Pilson LIMITED OFFER on Posturepcdic The Ultimate life Support System COAST TO COAST SALE HOTEL EACH PIECE 168 TWIN SIZE LIMITED TIME OFFER EXECUTVE MODEL Full Size 98 Pen Queen Size Set SALE PRICE APPLIES TO SETS ONLY STOREWIDE SEALY SALE ENTIRE PREMIUM COLLECTION 25 TO 45 OFF EACH PIECE 200 POSTURPEDIC Full Size Queen Size sei King Size 798 Sot COUNTRY MATTRESS shop ISO HWY 7 WEST UNITS TO 57 HAMPTON BICE CENTRE Regular or Diet PEPSI OR7UP 69 litre bottle MIRACLE COUP ON Regular or Diet OR 7UPj case of 24 355 ml tins t coal ml WITH THIS COUPON WHITE SWAN BATHROOM TISSUE 8 roll pkg WITH COUPON White WHITE SWAN BATHROOM TISSUE roll pkg WITH THIS COUPON miracle Assorted Varieties HOSTESS POTATO CHIPS 180190 bag 99 Assorted Flavours PARLOUR ICE CREAM I litre tub i WITH THIS COUPON l Frozen Concentrated MINUTE MAID ORANGE JUICE Product of Ontario Canada No 1 Grade SWEET CORN 1QJ44 Miracle Value Trim Beef BONELESS oca TOP SIRLOIN STEAKS lb BONELESS PORE LOIN STEAKS Centre Cu J Product fOnlar Cunada N I FRESH PEACHES pork 69 WHITE BREAD 450 K 79 Ml OFF ITALIAN STILE OROKTOBERFEST MOST STORES OPEN CIVIC HOLIDAY MONDAY AUGUST 5911Q am to 6

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