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1. NTSB Prelim: Patsch Thorp T-18 (aero-news.net) — Federal investigators have released preliminary details on a May 15 accident at Hendersonville Airport, where an experimental Thorp T-18 abruptly pitched up after takeoff and crashed into nearby trees; the pilot was uninjured. The report notes the pilot's "lackadaisical" preflight and describes trim settings found in a nose-down configuration as investigators work to understand what went wrong.
2. Receiver, lender urge judge to put Cedars development on the market now (hendersonvillelightning.com) — Downtown Hendersonville's troubled Cedars Lodge & Spa condo tower is now 55% complete, and a judge is weighing whether to order an immediate sale of the property to attract a new buyer. With interest on a $36 million loan mounting and depositors' life savings tied up, the receiver and lender are pushing for a quick sale while buyers plead for time and answers.
3. County gets $2M to buy and demolish three flood-prone properties (hendersonvillelightning.com) — Hendersonville residents should know that a local affordable housing nonprofit will receive $950,000 in FEMA public assistance management funds tied to Tropical Storm Helene recovery. Henderson County is also getting over $2 million to buy and demolish three flood-prone properties, part of a broader $21 million package supporting mitigation and infrastructure repairs across Western North Carolina communities.
4. PHOTOS: Blue Ridge Honor Flight holds 20th anniversary trip to DC (wlos.com) — Hendersonville's own Jeff Miller, founder of Blue Ridge Honor Flight, marked the nonprofit's 20th anniversary by helping send 78 Western North Carolina veterans to Washington, D.C., to visit war memorials at no cost. Community members later packed Asheville Regional Airport to give the veterans an emotional welcome home and celebrate two decades of local support for these trips.
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