Fred Murrin Down

[womenfly2]

Please give Mr. Murrin and his family my best wishes for a speedy recovery. Sad to hear of this.

WF2

[ONEALM]

Fred's sister asked me to post this addition, which I am happy to do :

Please send correspondence to Fred in care of my Mother, Mary Murrin at 102 Maple Avenue, Apt. 1, Greenville, PA 16125. My Mom will make sure that he gets each and every piece of correspondence

Keep 'em coming,
Mike

[FliegerJG1]

Officials from 2 federal agencies probe plane crash

By Monica Pryts
Herald Staff Writer

GREENE TOWNSHIP —
The investigation of Friday’s plane crash in Greene Township that seriously injured a Greenville man is under way.

The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation and is being assisted by the Federal Aviation Administration, said Luke Schiada, a senior air safety investigator with the board’s Parsippany, N.J., office, which handles aviation incidents in the northeast.
“We’re trying to gather as much factual information as we can,” Schiada said Monday.
Fred Murrin, 56, was practicing “touch-and-go” maneuvers Friday evening when he crashed his plane in a cornfield near Greenville Municipal Airport, Schiada said.
Murrin remains in critical condition at St. Elizabeth Health Center, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday.
Murrin is well-known in the community for flying replica World War I aircraft that he handcrafted himself. He was flying a replica Sopwith Camel when he crashed.
Schiada said the board looks at three areas when investigating a plane crash: the pilot and his or her background, experience and medical history; the airplane and its systems, flight controls, engine and maintenance records; and environmental factors including weather and witness reports.
Investigators will release a preliminary report on the crash in about 10 days. A more detailed report will be released in about six months, which will then be turned over to National Transportation Safety Board officials in Washington, D.C.
Those officials will examine all of the pertinent information and release an opinion on what they believe was the cause of Murrin’s crash, Schiada said.
The entire investigation process usually takes about six to eight months, he said.

[Fokker210]

So sad to hear of this....Best wishes for a speedy recovery Mr. Murrin !
You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers !

[stephen]

Originally Posted by FliegerJG1

the board looks at three areas when investigating a plane crash: the pilot and his or her background, experience and medical history; the airplane and its systems, flight controls, engine and maintenance records; and environmental factors including weather and witness reports.
Investigators will release a preliminary report on the crash in about 10 days.

There aren't a dozen people in the world qualified to investigate Fred. He has forgotten more about flying vintage planes than these people will ever know. I hope they leave the man in peace and let him recover. Get well soon, Fred.

[FliegerJG1]

Originally Posted by stephen

There aren't a dozen people in the world qualified to investigate Fred. He has forgotten more about flying vintage planes than these people will ever know. I hope they leave the man in peace and let him recover. Get well soon, Fred.

This is true! Fred's in a class all by himself. He's probably the next best thing that we have to a real living WW1 flying ace.

FliegerJG1

[Rickenbaron]

What a horrible loss it could have been. I'm very relieved to hear
that Mr. Murrin is on the mend. Lets hope his recovery is not impeded.

Best regards to you Fred

[Kilian]

I will buy a postcard tomorrow when im downtown. Have only some with no motive which are boring

[Nieuport pilot]

I sat with Fred for 45 minutes yesterday. His doctor came in almost as soon as I had arrived. He was VERY impressed with the progress Fred is making and informed him he no longer had to be in the ICU. He wanted to get Fred up on his feet later in the day for the first time. Fred was talking the whole time and looking forward to getting back to his projects. He cracked jokes and was in good spirits. You can't keep a good man down.
The FAA has released his Camel and I will clean it up and start to make a to do list.
Rick Bennett

[Dogtail2]

Great news