John Upitgrove Passes in Mosquito Accident
Posted: Tue Jul 17 2018, 05:43
Helicopter designer and pilot dead after crash near Okotoks
By MADELINE SMITH StarMetro Calgary
Mon., July 16, 2018
CALGARY—An Alberta designer of lightweight helicopters is dead after a crash northeast of Okotoks, Alta., on Sunday.
John Uptigrove was the pilot of the ultralight helicopter that went down around 5:30 p.m., according to his business partner Dwight Junkin, the owner of Composite FX in Trenton, Fla.
RCMP say fishermen called police after they saw the helicopter crash, and the 54-year-old pilot, from Rocky View County, was the only person on board. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Uptigrove’s company, Innovator Technologies, designed a line of helicopters called Mosquito, and Junkin’s company produced and distributed the parts and kits for owners to build their own helicopters.
A statement from Junkin’s company offers condolences and asks the “Mosquito community” to be respectful of Uptigrove’s family.
By MADELINE SMITH StarMetro Calgary
Mon., July 16, 2018
CALGARY—An Alberta designer of lightweight helicopters is dead after a crash northeast of Okotoks, Alta., on Sunday.
John Uptigrove was the pilot of the ultralight helicopter that went down around 5:30 p.m., according to his business partner Dwight Junkin, the owner of Composite FX in Trenton, Fla.
RCMP say fishermen called police after they saw the helicopter crash, and the 54-year-old pilot, from Rocky View County, was the only person on board. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Uptigrove’s company, Innovator Technologies, designed a line of helicopters called Mosquito, and Junkin’s company produced and distributed the parts and kits for owners to build their own helicopters.
A statement from Junkin’s company offers condolences and asks the “Mosquito community” to be respectful of Uptigrove’s family.