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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 19, 2008 1:35:21 GMT 12
The Nieuport N.24 replica that wore the white cat markings at Classic Flyers last year has crashed at Old Reinebeck during a dogfight with a Fokker Triplane replica during a display and sadly the pilot, who was apparently very experienced, was killed. I'm sure we all send our condolences to his family, friends and the US warbird fraternity.  |
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Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 19, 2008 17:40:16 GMT 12
A tragedy indeed. However, Dave, I think it is the Nieuport that was painted with the 'Nungesser' coffin logo (ZK-JOZ) that was sold overseas. The white cat one (ZK-NIE/2) is still currently registered in NZ.  |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 20, 2008 0:39:27 GMT 12
Thanks Peter, I was going on info on another forum. Is that the one that was auctioned in Auckland then?
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Post by stu on Aug 20, 2008 9:19:31 GMT 12
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Post by Brett on Aug 20, 2008 12:19:24 GMT 12
It is the former ZK-JOZ, but is painted with the white-cat logo. I believe it was displayed in NZ in this colour scheme before being exported.
It is not the one auctioned in Auckland, but was exchanged for a couple of engines with Rhinebeck.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Aug 21, 2008 9:15:04 GMT 12
The auction one was ZK-NIE/1 - a Circa Reproductions Nieuport 11.
Seems to have disappeared again, I have no idea if it was sold at the auction or not.
Probably has a great future as a paperweight.
From the "Aviation Forum":
"Veteran Pilot Dead After Crash in New York Air Show
Monday , August 18, 2008
Associated Press (via Fox News)
RHINEBECK, N.Y., U.S.A. —
A veteran pilot and flight instructor died after crashing a World War I replica biplane during a Hudson Valley air show.
Vincent Nasta of Wading River, N.Y. was flying a single-engine French plane in a simulated dogfight Sunday afternoon with a German plane when it crashed about 1,000 feet from the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, authorities said. The plane landed in a wooded area and caught fire. Nasta, 47, was the sole occupant.
"The biplane broke away and nose-dived," 43-year-old spectator Robert Spanburgh of Saugerties told the Daily Freeman of Kingston. "Then it disappeared behind the trees and never came back up."
The replica 1917 Neiuport 24 biplane belonged to the aerodrome, which is about 85 miles north of New York City. The facility holds regularly scheduled exhibitions that include dogfights and barnstorming flights in vintage planes.
The Federal Aviation Administration is assisting the National Transportation Safety Board in the investigation, FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac said.
Nasta was an art teacher at Riverhead High School and illustrator of children's books who flew planes recreationally. He had flown both restored originals and replicas in numerous air shows and was also a certified commercial flight instructor, according to officials at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. He is survived by his wife. A telephone listing for Nasta couldn't be located Monday.
"He was a beloved educator, a consummate professional and a humanitarian in every since of the word," Riverhead School District Superintendent Diane Scricca told The Associated Press. "He was the kind of guy who devoted a lot of time and effort to those who needed it. It's a huge loss, not just for our district but to the community."
There have been three other plane accidents at the aerodrome since 2001, but none of them were fatal."
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