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prospector
18th Oct 2005, 21:29
Simon Creasy reported to be injured during forced landing on main highway 20km south of Taupo.

The aircraft, homebuilt Lancair, reportedly suffered engine failure.

Pilot and passenger both suffered burns.

HotDog
19th Oct 2005, 00:10
The story from the NZ Herald here:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3448073a10,00.html

HotDog
19th Oct 2005, 20:52
The latest on Simon.

Crashland pilot's condition improves
20 October 2005

A pilot badly burnt when his home made aircraft crashed near Taupo on Tuesday has improved slightly and his condition is now reported to be serious but stable.


Simon Creasy, 67, and his cousin Alex Milner-Smith, 22, were both badly burnt when their home-made Lancair aircraft crashed onto State Highway 1 near Turangi and burst into flames.

Both men were flown to Waikato Hospital with bad burns and Mr Creasy, a former Cathay Pacific pilot, was later transferred to Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.

The hospital reported today he was in the intensive care unit where his condition was reported to be serious but stable.

Mr Milner-Smith remains in the intensive care unit at Waikato Hospital.

The aircraft had mechanical failure shortly after it took off from Taupo.

Mr Creasy tried to make an emergency landing but clipped power lines and broke up on SH1.

Passing motorists poured water from nearby Lake Taupo on to the men's burns until the arrival of medical staff.