Pilot dies after aircraft crash near I.V. Airport
From our weekly issue dated August 04, 2010
The wreckage of a gyrocopter which crashed alongside Airport Drive, fatally injuring its lone occupant. (Photo by IVFD Media Dept.)
An 85-year-old Cave Junction resident died Monday, Aug. 2 after crashing a small aircraft near the Illinois Valley Airport, south of Cave Junction.
Jeff Gavlik, deputy chief for the Illinois Valley Fire District (IVFD), said the crash was reported around 10:24 a.m., and still is under investigation by the Josephine County Sheriff“s Office (JCSO). Gavlik stated that the crash took place north of the airport, on the side of the road near Airport Drive.
Jack McCornack, a tenant at the airport, identified Paul Block as the victim. McCornack said that Block died immediately upon impact, and that the crash involved a “gyroplane“ that the deceased designed and built himself.
McCornack said that Block had been a smokejumper and a pilot for “60-plus“ years.
IVFD and JCSO responded to the crash, along with American Medical Response.
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