Pilot’s Lack Of Insurance Has Homeowners Stymied

On Dec. 13, the Fredericks were at their weekend home in Camden County when a biplane nose-dived into their house while taking off from McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport. The pilot and owner of the plane, James Ronald Wood, 68, was killed when his one-seat biplane crashed off the south end of the airport. The damage to their home wasn’t extensive. It crashed into a section of the overhang of the living room roof, splintering the supports and crushing the soffit, the covering underneath the eaves. The corner wall of the room is sagging and a crack runs from the ceiling a short distance down the corner.