Big River Aviation Recovers Cherokee Six for Future Restoration

By Carmelo Turdo

Big River Aviation, based at St. Louis Downtown Airport, has a reputation for accepting the more challenging jobs in the general aviation maintenance world, sometimes resulting in extensive rebuild projects. The Aero Experience regularly features Big River Aviation servicing aircraft from around the Midwest, including some that have made their way to humanitarian service around the world. In April, the Big River Aviation crew arrived at Washington, MO Regional Airport to recover a Piper Cherokee Six that had a landing incident in early February. There was significant damage to the propeller, nose landing gear and one of the wings. The aircraft was totaled and repurchased by the owner. Big River Aviation was the logical choice to affect the  aircraft's repair and restoration to flight. 

Big River Aviation has made steady progress on the Cherokee Six since then, and here we show the recovery and recent status update. We will have more coverage coming soon throughout the life of the project.