N69BM built by Ben Morphew

The 2nd Model 12 to fly

Ben built the airplane with a plans fuselage but was first to use the Kimball "HP" wings that would also be used on N360KJ and subsequent kits. The HP wing is distinctive for its slightly shorter span, squared-off fiberglass wingtips and larger 3-hinge aluminum ailerons which provide higher roll rate.

Ben eventually sold the airplane to Jim Kennedy who tragically crashed and destroyed it in May of 2009. Click Here to see the NTSB Accident report.

Lost in the crash too was Larry Beige who was in the process of building a Model 12. Larry's project was then sold to and completed by Phil Bonner as N925PK after he totalled his first Model 12, N811WS in an off airport dead-stick landing.