CNN reporting GEICO Skytyper aircraft down in Norfolk

**nikon50bigma** · 09-08-2007, 10:51 PM

On their website they mention having 6 of the 11 remaining SNJ-2 aircraft left.
Since it happened in Oceana, do you think they will ship the plane back to FRG for further investigation.
Or just leave it at Oceana, and sent it off from there to the boneyard and have it as a write off?

**PhantomII** · 09-08-2007, 11:11 PM

Any investigation will likely happen at Oceana. The investigation would be run by the NTSB, not the Skytypers, so not much point in shipping the pieces back to FRG. Early indications are the pilot may have suffered a heart attack.

**Gerard** · 09-09-2007, 08:56 AM

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>I'm sure you saw #6. I was there also, parked next to the terminal,<

LOL I was probably parked next to you because that was where I was.

**Gerard** · 09-09-2007, 09:05 AM

> Early indications are the pilot may have suffered a heart attack<

In an article in Sundays Newsday Virginia officials told the pilots wife that "a heart issue" had
been ruled out but his fellow pilots do believe he may have suffered from a "sudden medical
condition".

**Derf** · 09-09-2007, 04:24 PM

Here he is departing FRG for the last time

**Greg_NY** · 09-09-2007, 09:33 PM

I was at the NAS Oceana show this weekend and I wanted to add that the announcer Rob Reider had some words of tribute and a moment of silence for Mr Wildbergh. It was very touching.

The Blue Angels flew a missing man formation in his honor as well.

If I remember correctly the Geico Skytypers flew a missing man formation for the fallen Blue Angels pilot earlier this year.

Very sad