Nancy Lynn

Nancy A. Lynn was born in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of Dayton attorney James T. Lynn. After graduating from Denison University, Lynn began working for Procter & Gamble in the 1980s and became one of the first women to hold a position as manufacturing plant manager. Lynn worked as a manager for Procter & Gamble in Ohio, North Carolina and Baltimore for 16 years while learning to fly as a hobby. While working Procter & Gamble in Baltimore, Lynn began taking commercial flight lessons in 1988 and soon discovered a passion for aerobatic flight. After a year of lessons, she quit her job with Procter & Gamble, cashed in her pension plan, and bought a Pitts S-2B aerobatic biplane to enter in International Aerobatic Club competitions. Lynn was "regarded as a serious competitor" in the Advanced aerobatic competition category flying the Extra 300L. She was also known as "a top-level instructor," In addition to teaching aerobatics, Lynn worked as a consultant and appeared in safety videos released by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Lynn felt that flying was a metaphor for life and would speak to children, civic groups, and businesses. == Culpeper Airfest crash ==

On October 14, 2006, Nancy Lynn was flying her Extra Flugzeugbau GMBH 300 in the Culpeper Airfest at the Culpeper Regional Airport (CJR), Culpeper, Virginia. The crash created a 950-foot path, which ended 50 feet from the edge of the runway. The aircraft was sent over an embankment, landing upside down and on fire. == Legacy ==

A memorial service was held in Lynn's hangar at Bay Bridge Airport in Maryland, but even it was not large enough to hold all the mourners who attended. The following year, in October 2007, Culpeper County’s Air Fest was held in memory of Lynn, with the show's theme billed as "A tribute to Nancy Lynn". Lynn's skill as a pilot earned her a display at the International Women's Air & Space Museum. The exhibit, titled "Nancy Lynn: Inspiration Was Her Mission" covers Lynn's life and career as a female pilot and remained on display through September 2007. A college fund was established for Lynn's son, Pete Muntean, who was 18 at the time of the crash. In 2020, Pete joined CNN as a correspondent in Washington, D.C., and covers aviation for the network. Like his late mother, Pete also competes in aerobatic flying competitions and is a flight instructor. ==See also==