Very thoughtful Leo. Thanks for letting us know the outcomes although some
were extremely sad.
On Mar 22, 2016 3:33 AM, "leop_at_lyradev.com [Indoor_Construction]" <
Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> At 1:00pm EDT, Monday, March 21, 2016, the body of Don's deceased
> Ultralight EZB was retrieved after it’s crash landing on the second atrium
> column clockwise from the Mineral Springs West Baden Hotel entrance. It
> appears that the initial weekend rescue efforts caused severe trauma and
> the subsequent death. The autopsy has listed the cause of death to be a
> severely broken main wing, a missing stab, a broken tail boom, and the
> traumatic amputation of both prop blades. Any of these would have alone
> proved fatal. The high-lift team was able to retrieve many of the body
> parts and all are being kept for transplant to other EZB’s to be built.
> The body was transported to the Bloomington airplane funeral home and balsa
> repository. Future visitation and services await the decision of the EZB’s
> immediate family.
>
> The retrieval team worked diligently to recover four other planes that
> crashed or had forced landings in the same atrium area. All four were
> found alive with differing amounts and types of injury. All are at the
> Bloomington airplane hospital and workshop awaiting transport to
> rehabilitation facilities or their homes. One plane, the F1L, was found to
> have wandered from its initial hard landing location but the retrieval
> searchers found it in the upper dome area somewhat downhill from the
> initial landing site. The F1L was not injured and there are plans for it
> to fly again in a few weeks. The two LPP’s that had crashed into the crown
> moldings were each retrieved with some non-life threatening injuries. A
> second EZB was found on a balcony near the initial search area just
> clockwise from where the deceased EZB was found. That EZB suffered a
> severally broken stab that appears to require a complete amputation and
> replacement.
>
> The search and rescue team work above and beyond the call of duty. One
> team member, Tony, deserves special mention for his deft handling of all
> the rescued planes. Jim, the team leader, showed great skill in navigating
> the high lift rescue equipment in sometimes tight confines.
>
> With our condolences,
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> LeoP
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