Lake Maxinkuckee Culver Plane Crash

From Culverpedia

On August 10, 2005 during Culver Military Academy Specialty Camp an academy single-engine Piper Warrior airplane crashed into Lake Maxinkuckee just beyond the naval pier.

Killed in the crash were flight instructor Brent Bauman, 21, of Niwot, Colo., and 14-year-old aviation camp student Peter Mueller of Tampa, according to the Marshall County Sheriff's Department.

As of 3-06 Culver has suspeded all flights from its airfield and grounded its fleet pending the results of an FAA investigation.

Media Coverage

"Teen Died from Drowning after Crash"
By Shannon Colavecchio-Van Sickler, August 12, 2005
St. Petersberg Times Online [1]

"Plane Crash Kills Tampa Teen"
by Associated Press, August 11, 2005
St. Petersberg Times Online [2]

"Two Dead after Small Plane Goes Down in Culver"
WNDU News, August 10, 2005 [3]

"Autopsy: Culver Crash Victims Drowned"
WNDU News, August 12, 2005 [4]

"Report Filed in Culver Plane Crash Case"
WNDU News, August 14, 2005 [5]

Related Links

Brent Baumann Memorial Website[6]
Created by Jimi Kephart of Aviation B, includes biography provided by family as well as information regarding a scholarship fund set up in Brent's name.

Picture of Piper Warrior that crashed: [[7]