Clinton man who died following crash at Davenport airport Saturday identified
Tara Becker-Gray tbecker@qctimes.com Jul 3, 2018 Updated 47 min ago
A Clinton man who police say died after intentionally jumping into a fire that started after he crashed into an aviation fuel container Saturday morning at the Davenport Municipal Airport has been identified as Scott M. Schaefer, 29.
Iowa State Patrol Lt. Brian Votroubek said the incident began on U.S. 30 in Clinton County, where Schaefer was driving erratically at high speeds in a 2004 Ford Taurus.
State troopers located the vehicle on U.S. 61 near Eldridge and began to pursue it, Votroubek said.
Schaefer refused to stop and the pursuit continued to the airport, 9230 N. Harrison St.
Schaefer crashed through a gate and into an aviation fuel container, which caused a large fire, Votroubek said.
Votroubek said Schaefer exited the vehicle and walked around after the crash. He then jumped into the flames in the direction of the vehicle for unknown reasons, Votroubek said.
He said it is unknown whether Schaefer got back inside the vehicle because “it had burned so much already that it’s hard to say because the fire was so strong and there was nothing left.”
Multiple agencies responded to the scene Saturday.
Votroubek said there are a lot of unknowns, but the case is closed.
“The ‘whys’ is what we’ll probably never know,” he said.
July 04, 2018, 11:10 AM
bendable
dropped his cell phone ? maybe?
Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.
Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
July 04, 2018, 12:00 PM
nhtagmember
too bad about all that avgas...
well not really, but too bad about the tank
as if general aviation doesn't have enough problems right now..This message has been edited. Last edited by: nhtagmember, July 04, 2018 01:31 PM
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July 04, 2018, 01:38 PM
Sigmund
quote:
Originally posted by nhtagmember:
too bad about all that avgas....
AFAIK, the 100LL gas is still good, I think they're waiting on someone to inspect the tank and/or the gas. Current NOTAM:
!DVN 06/016 DVN AD AP 100LL FUEL NOT AVBL 1806301330-1807301330
July 04, 2018, 08:59 PM
RFSALES
Was he doing his CODY JARRET imitation from WHITE HEAT ??
July 05, 2018, 10:54 AM
tacfoley
quote:
Originally posted by Sigmund: I'm not good at math, can't convert to dog money.