JUNE 25, 2015
CRAWFORD COUNTY, IOWA (KTIV)
A pilot from Crawford County, Iowa was seriously injured
Wednesday night in an ultralight plane crash.
Authorities say it appears the aircraft got caught in a
downdraft and plummeted to the ground.The crash happened outside of Ute on J
Avenue around seven o'clock.
Investigators with the Crawford County Sheriff's Department
estimate 27-year-old Brian Borkowski, from Irwin, fell 50-to-60 feet into a
cornfield.
He went to the Crawford County Memorial Hospital in Denison
with a broken ankle, concussion, rib and back pain.
He was then flown by medical helicopter to Mercy Medical
Center in Sioux City.
He condition wasn't known on Wednesday night.
Borkowski was the only person on board.
Doppler radar showed thunderstorms were moving through the
area around the time of the crash.
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Date:
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24-JUN-2015
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Time:
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18:54
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Type:
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Quicksilver MXS
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Owner/operator:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Substantial
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Location:
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Crawford County, NE of Ute, IA -
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Phase:
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Unknown
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Nature:
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Unknown
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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Narrative:
The aircraft impacted farm field terrain in Crawford County northeast of Ute, Iowa. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
The aircraft impacted farm field terrain in Crawford County northeast of Ute, Iowa. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177283
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/injured-after-ultralight-plane-crashes-wednesday-near-ute-iowa/article_e3dc199e-1d11-52de-a879-0f3548b8c1c3.html
http://www.ktiv.com/story/29403099/2015/06/24/pilot-seriously-injured-in-ultralight-plane-crash-in-crawford-county-iowa
