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DA 40 owner killed in Cessna 172 accident

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:03 am
by Steve
Glen de Vries, who was a passenger on last month's Blue Origin space flight, was killed on 11 November in the crash of a Cessna 172.

https://www.space.com/glen-de-vries-killed-plane-crash

He apparently was a DA 40 owner (N274DS):

https://flightaware.com/resources/registration/N274DS

Not sure if he ever participated on this forum, but sad news nonetheless.

DA 40 owner killed in Cessna 172 accident

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:07 am
by yl472401
It was a diamond DA20 that was mentioned in one of the articles. I think you do have the solid evidence to prove it is a Diamond DA40.

R.I.P fly high fellow Diamond pilot !


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Re: DA 40 owner killed in Cessna 172 accident

Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:26 am
by Chris
Steve wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 2:03 amNot sure if he ever participated on this forum, but sad news nonetheless.
Glen was a DAN member. Very sad, indeed. Condolences to his family and friends.

Re: DA 40 owner killed in Cessna 172 accident

Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2021 5:45 pm
by OriensFlight
I just learned of this yesterday. Very sad. Glen had been active on a number of threads, and appears to have flown N274DS out to Van Horn (KVHN) prior to his space flight. RIP