Police have identified two Ohio men as those who died in the crash of a Wheeler homebuilt on final approach to Lakeland Linder Airport on Monday. Terrence Albert Sack, 61, of Dublin, Ohio, the pilot, and his passenger, Roger L. Caldwell, 56, of Blacklick, Ohio were killed when the aircraft hit a barn just east of the arrival runway for Sun ‘n Fun. Meanwhile, a Newton, Ala. man is in a Lakeland hospital after his Hummelbird homebuilt crashed into the parking lot of an insurance company office building about a mile from the field on Wednesday. Jim Goodyear, 47, broke some bones but is expected to make a full recovery. There were no injuries in a strange taxiing accident at Sun ‘n Fun.
Pilot Richard Demortina, 42 of Palm Bay, Fla., was taxiing his Cirrus SR22 near the main access ramp to the display area when it left the pavement and rolled over a concrete culvert into a ditch. There were three passengers on board. Initial reports suggest the right brake locked up. FAA is investigating.
