Plane flips at Bayport Aerodrome; 2 hurt

Plane flips at Bayport Aerodrome; 2 hurt

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http://www.newsday.com/long-island/s...hurt-1.3825178

A plane crash at Bayport Aerodrome on Saturday afternoon left two people with minor injuries, Suffolk police said.

An emergency team from the Bayport Fire Department was on the scene to treat the injuries, which were not considered life-threatening, officials said.

Jim Peters, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration's regional office, said the biplane flipped as it was departing at 2:38 p.m.

"As he [the pilot] was departing, he ran into a strong tail wind," Peters said. "He tried to put it down, and then it flipped."

Only two people were aboard the aircraft, which sustained substantial damage, Peters said. He added that the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate possible causes of the crash.

I got a picture of that one from the LGA Kids Day 2011
http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=7240648&nseq=39

Good News about this one, it will be rebuilt and is staying on Long Island. It was totalled by the insurance company, bought back from the insurance company by the owners and sold as a project. The payout allowed them to purchase another Stearman, the former Warbirds Over LI / Baranaskas example that was for sale, and it is now home at Bayport. The above plane's new owner has it in a hangar at Gabreski, and is currently working on the wings in a hangar at Bayport. If/when a hangar at Bayport opens up, the plan is to move back in.