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I was not present for either mishap, but I did retrieve Wayne's trike wreckage. Wayne is an experienced pilot with 40-50 hrs in trikes. He fell into the addicting habit of flying low for the ground rush and did not listen to the voices of experience that warned one day he would be sorry. Wayne was playing chase with a train and hit the power line maybe 2' above his head, so if he was 2' higher in altitude he would have been decapitated. He hit with enough force to take down a power pole that was holding up the power lines.

You could see where the line hit the top of the control bar and then was cut or it just broke from the force and wrapped itself around the prop hub. The wire and pole took most of the energy and Wayne hit in a muddy patch of field. Walking away with a very badly sprained ankle and totaled trike.

I have not seen Dave's trike since it left my hangar or talked to him. Hope he is ok and returns my calls.