DB-5 Crash

Wow, what a rough looking crash that young pilot survived.

Here are some before & after pictures of his BD-5 plane (tail number N30BA).
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Here's what the news article says about the crash and the seriousness of the pilot's injuries.

Pilot in Mt. Airy crash faces long recovery.

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — Family members of pilot Chris Gammons say he is in stable condition at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, after his plane crashed at the Mount Airy airport Thursday evening. Gammons underwent surgery on his back and suffered several broken bones due to the crash.

The BD-5 single-engine plane crashed in a ravine on the west side of the runway near the north end, when the pilot was trying to land. Witnesses say, they heard the plane sputtering just before the crash.

Gammons, who is a native of Patrick County, Virginia, was alone when he took off from the Statesville Airport bound for Mount Airy.

“It could have been me in there with him,” said Devon Byrd, who frequently flies with Gammon in and out of the airport for fun. “It could of been me in with him you know.”

Fellow pilots at the Mount Airy airport say Chris Gammon flies for fun and was good at it.

“It can happen to any of us at any time,” said pilot Kenny Gwyn. “We all know that what we do is a lot fun but there is great risk that goes with it. Sometimes you hit.”

The NTSB arrived Friday morning to begin its full investigation that could take weeks to complete.
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Yikes... that's amazing. The whole part where the pilot goes is GONE.

Jedi

 

rescue could have had to cut the pilot out after the crash

 

Actually Devon, no it couldn't have been you in there with him.

 

I was scratching my head over that comment, too. Beyond the obvious, it's also a remarkably self centered thing to say as your friend recovers from a plane crash and surgery.

 

Not what I was expecting... a DB-5 is a car... Aston Martin...

BD-5 is a SINGLE seat go-kart plane.

I do that all the time...