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synopsisReturn to Query Page On January 1, 1995, about 1252
eastern standard time, a Cozy MK IV, N5037, built by Charles H.
Larson, crashed while on approach to land at the Wauchula
Municipal Airport, Wauchula, Florida, while on a 14 CFR Part 91
personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at
the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was
substantially damaged and the pilot and one passenger were
fatally injured. One passenger sustained serious injuries and
one passenger sustained minor injuries. The flight originated
from the Avon Park Municipal Airport, Avon Park, Florida, about
1240. An individual who was monitoring the Wauchula Airport
Common Traffic Advisory Frequency 122.9 due to a gyrocopter fly-
in, heard an occupant in N5037 announce that the flight was on
left downwind for runway 18, "close in." He advised that person
that there were numerous gyrocopters in the area and in turn
advised the gyrocopter pilots by vi