Pilot Was Testing Newly Installed Wing Before Fatally Crashing at Winona Airport

Winona pilot fatally crashed while testing new wing

According to Ledebuhr's obituary, his family intends to present any memorial gifts to the Winona Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 919.

New wing testing on ultralight a factor in fatal Winona plane crash

Winona pilot Wayne William Ledebuhr, 74, died in a June aircraft crash at Winona Municipal Airport while testing a new wing on his ultralight trike, according to a preliminary NTSB report.

NTSB releases initial report on fatal Winona place crash

The pilot of a plane that crashed last month in Winona was testing out a new wing on the craft at the time according to information released by the National Transportation Safety Board. 74-year-old Wayne William Ledebuhr was killed in the crash on June 25 at the Winona Municipal Airport. The NTSB’s Aviation Investigation Preliminary Report said that before the flight, Ledebuhr replaced the wing on his weight-shift control light sport aircraft. A…

Investigators: Pilot changed wing before fatal crash in Winona

Wayne Ledebuhr died in the MN plane crash on June 25 at the Winona Municipal Airport. The NTSB report found that he had just changed the wing before the fatal flight.

Pilot was testing newly installed wing before fatally crashing at Winona Airport

New information has been released about what led to a fatal plane crash in Winona last month.

Winona plane crash: Investigation shows wing was replaced before flight

A new report following a fatal plane crash near the Winona Municipal Airport in June shows that the pilot of the plane had recently replaced a wing, though it stopped short of blaming it for the cause of the crash.