Bad news from today's AOPA epilot news.  Thankfully, nobody was
    seriously injured.

    Mark S.


    MISTRAL ENGINE PROTOTYPE CRASHES IN FLORIDA
    A Piper Arrow powered by a prototype Mistral
    ( http://www.mistral-engines.com/ ) rotary aircraft engine crashed
    after the
    engine lost power following takeoff from Palatka Municipal-Lt. Kay
    Larkin
    Field in Florida. The owner, retired physician Stephen Roth of
    Deland, Fla.,
    received minor injuries. The aircraft was used in 2004 for engine
    testing
    (
    http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/epilot/2004/040409epilot.html
    ) at
    Embry Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Fla.


    Dang!!! Real bad news. Glad to see your OK Steve.

    I hope it was highly insured.

    What date was that Mark? I do not have an AOPA password as I am not
    a member.

    As far as I can tell the NTSB has no record yet.
    http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/AccList.asp?month=5&year=2008
    <http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/AccList.asp?month=5&year=2008>

    What happened Francois?

    BTW  Steve, I did not know you were a physician. I thought you were
    a Phd ex
    Embry Riddle.


    Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.


Paul,

Its from today's AOPA epilot newsletter, i.e. Hot off the press.

Mark

So it happened today?
Did they say the date of the crash?

Steve, please tell us what happened when and if you read this and if you can.

Paul Lamar

Not much new information, but, here is the text of the preliminary FAA data:

Report created 6/6/2008 Record 1
IDENTIFICATION Regis#: 230ME
Make/Model: PA28 Description: PA-28 CHEROKEE, ARROW, WARRIOR, ACHER, D
Date: 06/03/2008 Time: 1400 Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None
Mid Air: N Missing: N Damage: Substantial LOCATION City: PALATKA State:
FL Country: US DESCRIPTION AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, CRASHED
INTO THE WOODS, PALATKA, FL
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Pass: 0
Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: CLEAR VIS10
OTHER DATA Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER FAA FSDO:
ORLANDO, FL (SO15) Entry date: 06/04/2008

Aubrey Thompson


Here is another lead. Check the price of fuel at Palatka verses Deland.