Eleven-thousand-hour pilot Lochland Jeffries called on the experience of his 1,000 successful jumps as an Air Force Pararescue member to escape without injury after he lost control of his aircraft while practicing aerobatics over Ossippee, N.H., Sunday. The single-seat biplane (type unknown) he was flying crashed in the woods, according to an initial report by The Associated Press. Lochland escaped the aircraft after losing control at about 3000 feet and rode the aircraft down to about 1,500 before bailing out. Jeffries’ aircraft spun in; Jeffries, himself, touched down without a scratch. The initial report states Jeffries lost control “as he tried to roll out of a vertical loop.” The FAA is investigating.
Pilot Bails Out Of Doomed Aircraft
Key Takeaways:
- Experienced pilot and former Air Force Pararescue member Lochland Jeffries safely parachuted to safety after losing control of his single-seat biplane during aerobatic practice over Ossippee, N.H.
- Jeffries, an 11,000-hour pilot with 1,000 jumps, bailed out at 1,500 feet after the aircraft spun out of a vertical loop, escaping without injury.
- The biplane crashed in the woods, and the FAA is investigating the incident.
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