AeroShell Team Lead Pilot hurt in accident at home

Eric Friedebach · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:55 pm

Just heard about this freak accident. Alan Henley was hurt when a chin-up bar broke loose in his home. He's in serious, but stable condition.

Best wishes to speedy recovery!

needle · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:19 pm

More info available at http://www.naat.net/News/AlanUpdate.html

Thoughts and prayers are with Alan for a speedy recovery.

Thoughts and prayers are also with Jennifer, Skylar and Brandon, and the rest of the Aeroshell pilots and support team.

Julian Banks
Cavanaugh Flight Museum.

Liza · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:34 pm

Repost from another message board:

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Hello all!

Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and prayers. Alan is resting in the TBICU unit waiting for surgery in the morning. He is still paralyzed from the chest down and we do know there is a significant amount of damage to his spinal cord. My friend is creating a blog at www.caringbridge.org and type in AlanHenley which will give updates of his condition. I think there is a link to this on our website as well, www.naat.net.

I apologize for not returning so many calls but we have been incredibly busy but I do appreciate every call, email and mostly all of the prayers. This what we need the most. The next 72 hours are the most crucial right now. We pray that God will give Alan the strength to get up, walk on his own two feet and be back in his cockpit in our near future.

Jennifer, Skylar and Brandon Henley

Chicoartist · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:58 pm

OMG!

I was fairly well acquainted with the Henley brothers while I worked at the Birmingham Southern Museum of Flight (I left SMF in 2003), and Alan and his brother Mark (who bases his #2 AeroShell T-6G at the local Bessemer airport), along with their late father Tom were/are SMF board members. I've flown with both brothers, and personally they are both super guys and gifted pilots.

As I work on my paintings in my studio I always look forward to hearing the roar of Alan's SNJ and Mark's T-6 - they practice together semi-regularly in this area. We're spoiled - they usually fly right over my house going back and forth to Bessemer ... though Alan bases his Six at their farm in west Alabama.

They run BEBCO - Birmingham Electric Battery Co. - here in B'ham. Tell you what - Alan's at UAB, and that's one of the top research and critical care hospitals in the world ... I'm quite sure he's in the best possible hands.

God willing, he'll be back in that SNJ leading the team once again.

Wade

Citabria86614 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:59 pm

that sucks. My instructor knows him and was going to get checked out in a t-6 by Mr. Alan. My prayers go out to him and his family.

Bill Greenwood · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:06 pm

My prayers are with Alan. I don't know him well, but he has always been a nice guy and a super pilot.

51fixer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:36 pm

Wow,
Similar injury as was my Hockey player Ben.
They too are in my prayers.
Rich

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:30 am

My best wishes for a full & speedy recovery. I was fortunate enough to spend some time with my old buddy Steve Gustafson, & the Aeroshell Team last year here in Atlanta. I had not met Alan before, but he was as nice as if he had known me for a long time. My prayers are with him & his family.
Robbie

Chicoartist · **Posted:** Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:43 pm

Alan's out of surgery -

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/alanhenley

Tulio · **Joined:** Mon May 03, 2004 1:05 am **Posts:** 2409

I sure hope that he will fully recover.

Spain Rehab Center @ UAB is one of the best places for Spinal Cord Injury rehabilitation. He is and will be in good hands.

Tulio

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:08 am

Alan is really having a rough time. He needs all our prayers. Lets help all we can. www.caringbridge.org Please leave a get well message in the guestbook. His website is alanhenley . Just type that in where is says to visit. Thanks.
Robbie

Robbie Stuart · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 12:19 pm

I have been checking on Alan through the Caring Bridge website, & he is still having a lot of problems. He has been through several surgeries/procedures, & he not doing too good. Problems with fever & fluid in the lungs. Please keep him in your thoughts & prayers.
Robbie

Citabria86614 · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:06 pm

dang that sucks

Jack Cook · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:13 pm

I've been following this to and he doesn't seem to be improving.
This really sucks!!! Still hoping for the best possible outcome!!!

RickH · **Posted:** Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:31 pm

Alan's spinal injury is at the C-2 and C-3 verterbrae. Worst possible place for it to happen.

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