BTW Finn Lassen was landing his 13B powered RV3 on a moonless night and
hit the trees on the right. Minor injuries but the airplane
was totaled. Tracy jumped in his car and went looking for him
but could not find the wreck. Tracy got back in his car and suddenly
Finn appeared out of the gloom like a ghost. First word Finn
said was "water". Tracy thought he wanted a drink of water but no...
it was to put out the fire :) Ironically Finn crashed on his own lot.
The RV3 came apart right at the cockpit but it was a miracle that
Finn was not killed. I always thought Finn lived a charmed life :)

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

Holy Cow!

Is this old news, or did this happen recently?  I can't quite get it
from the message context ...  It seems to be past-tense, but I can't
figure out *how far* in the past.

Finn - sorry to hear about the crash! (No matter how old the news!)  I'm
glad you're OK!  Aircraft can be replaced ... pilots are a little more
difficult.

Take care.

- Vince Orton

About a week ago.

Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

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