The Final Report on the Tragedy at the Medina County Fairgrounds
WEBJan 1, 2002 · With this sudden reduction of pressure in the boiler, the superheated water flashed instantaneously and explosively into steam causing the catastrophic event which resulted in the release of approximately 330,000 foot-pounds of energy from the Case 110 steam traction engine, resulting in the deaths of five people and injury to forty-seven others.
Tragedy at the Medina County Fairgrounds - Farm Collector
WEBOct 1, 2001 · Five people were killed as the result of the explosion of a Case 110 steam traction engine in Medina, Ohio on July 29. The engine was being moved to the Medina County Fairgrounds, in preparation for the Medina County Fair, which was scheduled to begin the following day.
Tragedy in Medina, Ohio - Gas Engine Magazine
WEBOct 1, 2001 · While there is some confusion surrounding the cause of the explosion, the basic facts of the accident are known. At approximately 6:20 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, Clifford Kovacic wheeled his 1918 Case 110 steam tractor into …
Learning from the Tragic Accident in Medina - Farm Collector
WEBNov 1, 2001 · Since everyone who was involved in operating Kovacic’s Case 110 died in the explosion, we will never know exactly what happened that day. Even so, a relatively complete, if slightly disputed, picture can be constructed from investigations and examinations of the remains of the Case 110.
The Steam Explosion That Destroyed a Fair The 2001 ... - YouTube
WEBOn July 29, 2001, a 1918 110HP traction engine was being taken to the Medina County Fairgrounds in Ohio, USA. Suddenly, the engine exploded and killed a tota...
Medina County Fair marks 20th anniversary of explosion tragedy
WEBThis year's Medina County Fair will be the 20th anniversary of 2001's steam engine explosion at the site, which killed 5 people while injuring dozens.
Tractor Tragedy Kills Four - CBS News
WEBJul 30, 2001 · Investigators on Monday focused on the possible failure of a safety device as the reason an antique steam-powered tractor exploded at a fairground and killed four men and injured 50 people.
Antique engine explodes, killing 4 - Farm and Dairy
WEBAug 2, 2001 · Kovacic, 45, and his son, William, 27, both of Medina, along with Jungbluth, 58, and Kimble, 46, both of the Litchfield area, were killed when the antique steam tractor Kovacic was bringing...
Fair Opens With Talk Of the Blast That Killed 4
WEBJul 31, 2001 · Explosion of antique steam tractor at Medina County Fair in Medina, Ohio, killing four people is talk of fair-goers; explosion injured more than dozen people, three critically; maps; photo (M)
Medina explosion cause unknown - Farm and Dairy
WEBAug 9, 2001 · MEDINA, Ohio – As the investigation into the explosion of an antique steam tractor on the Medina County Fairground continues, the accident has taken one more life. Bryan Hammond, 18, an...
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