2018 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1

2018 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – Baakens Valley, Port Elizabeth, South Africa – 1

In the video it looks like the structure breaks up just before it falls out of site.  Did the spar fail?  Hit a wire?  I can’t tell.  The news report says it’s auto engine failed. | FAA | NTSB initial | NTSB factual | NTSB probable cause | News1 News2 News3 News4 News5 News6 | Rego’s Blog […]

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2006 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – South Africa – 0

2006 – ZU-BNH – Rego Burger – Cozy MK-IV – South Africa – 0

Rego shared an accident report that you can read here, but basically he flew into a grass airstrip from which he was not able to depart. You can also read some tips for flying a canard aircraft out of a grass airfield here.  He went on to die in this accident.  

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