SWANSON ROBERT J

CPT Robert J. Swanson was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 08/07/2005 at the age of 62.2 from A/C accident
Fort Washington, MD
Flight Class 71-18AF
Date of Birth 06/12/1943
Served in the U.S. Air Force
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More detail on this person: LIGHT SPORT AIRPLANE CRASH AMONG FIRST FOR NEW CATEGORY

Investigators are trying to find out what went wrong when an Allegro 2000 light sport airplane crashed in a North Carolina cow pasture Sunday, killing the two people on board. The owner, Robert Swanson, 62, was a helicopter pilot in Vietnam and had some 40 years of flight experience, according to "The (Raleigh) News & Observer." John Nesbit, 51, was a former TV anchor in Greensboro who had always wanted to learn to fly.

The airplane is produced by the Czech Republic firm Fantasy Air in either kit or ready-to-fly form. Some 450 are flying in Europe. The accident was among the first to involve a certified light sport airplane.

AOPA e-mail on 12 August 2005.

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024