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  1. 05-17-2012, 04:30 PM #1
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    Post Plane Crash Lands on Long Island After Losing Canopy

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    Plane Crash Lands on Long Island After Losing Canopy

    A Rutan Quickie Q200 crash landed at Brookhaven Airport in Shirley, NY, Thursday afternoon, but neither of the occupants were injured.
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  2. 05-17-2012, 06:57 PM #2
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    I went out to get pics & the canopy was still attached. It was one of those that rotates up from the front, so how did they "Lose" it?
    EVERYONE IS THERE TO SEE THE SHERPA!
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    I dunno, maybe it just flew open? Or maybe LI Press was wrong. I'm hearing it might have not been a Quickie either, but a Piper.

    Can you post some of the pics?
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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  4. 05-18-2012, 06:41 AM #4
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    Here is the article I wrote for another News Publication.



    Light Sport Aircraft Down At Calabro
    Fire News,     Long Island
    By: Tim Asbell

    The Mastic Fire Department was alerted to a report of an aircraft down on 5/17/2012. A single engine aircraft developed mechanical difficulty shortly after takeoff from Brookhaven's Calabro Airport in Mastic and attempted to return to the airport, crash landing short of the runway. The plane, a 2006 Sport Cruiser 600TT, owned by Sport Flying USA out of Ronkonkoma, NY was damaged as it came to rest 350 feet North of Calabro's runway. Fortunately, it's 2 occupants were able to walk away virtually unscathed. The FAA & Suffolk County Police are investigating.

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  5. 05-18-2012, 02:07 PM #5
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    Nice shots. I've updated the article with the corrected plane type.
    Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
    All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
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