Wednesday, July 28, 2010

STATEMENT REGARDING TUESDAY EVENING ACCIDENT AT WITTMAN REGIONAL AIRPORT #OSH10

        EAA AVIATION CENTER, OSHKOSH, Wis. - (July 27, 2010) - At
approximately 6:15 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010, a Beechcraft
Premier business jet registered to Roush Fenway Racing, LLC, was
involved in a landing accident on Runway 18 at Wittman Regional Airport
in Oshkosh.

        The National Transportation Safety Board and Winnebago County
Sheriff's Department have confirmed the two occupants on board were Jack
Roush of Northville, Mich., and Brenda Strickland of Plymouth, Mich.,
who each exited the aircraft following the accident. Both were
transported to local hospitals, with Roush in serious but stable
condition and Strickland with non-life threatening injuries.

The NTSB is leading the investigation into the accident.

For more information contact:
Dick Knapinski, EAA Communications
(920) 379-1730
dknapinski@eaa.org

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