PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has not scrapped plans to turn community airline, Firefly, into a low-cost carrier, Group chief executive officer Ahmad Jauhari Yahya said.
He said MAS was keeping its options open for Firefly, its wholly-owned subsidiary, to operate as a budget carrier but stressed that it was not in the immediate term.
“For now, we have a plan and the plan is to keep the turbo-prop aircraft in Firefly and MAS will do all the jets operations,” he told reporters at MAS’ 40th anniversary celebrations.
A turboprop engine aircraft is more fuel-efficient for short distance travel while jet engine aeroplanes, commonly used by commercial airlines, are more cost-effective for long-haul flights.
Firefly currently flies to 25 destinations including 12 international flights.
Ahmad Jauhari also said the national carrier would have another flight for the newly received Airbus A380 for the KL-London-KL route.
He said MAS is also planning to replace the Boeing 737-400 fleet over the next two years in tandem with plans to reduce the average age of its aircraft, which currently stood at 7.7 years.
Meanwhile, to mark its 40th anniversary celebrations, Ahmad Jauhari said MAS would be giving 80 free seats to selected customers to destinations across the airline’s network. – Bernama
October 1, 2012
Jakarta Base Operations - Susi Air C208B Cessna Grand Caravan
Published on September 25, 2012 by davelongdon
"Okay, you've seen enough of my videos that shows outside the cockpit, but what happens on the inside during all this."
Cessna 421B, N1537T: Accident occurred September 29, 2012 in Selma, Alabama
SELMA, AL (WSFA) - Need more proof that football is a way of life in the South? For die-hard fans flying to see the defending national champion Crimson Tide take on Ole Miss, not even a failed engine and a crashed landing would stop their journey.
The pilot and one passenger spoke with WPMI-TV in Mobile Tuesday and filled in some of the details of what happened. Four men headed out from the Mobile area on a trip to Tuscaloosa over the weekend. It was there where they were going to enjoy the SEC home opening game between the Tide and Ole Miss.
On-board the plane was John White-Spunner, an Auburn grad, who's well know for the construction company he operates under the same name. His 'Bama friends convinced him to go along for the trip, and he hopped aboard.
Along the way, the men decided they wanted to land in Selma for some BBQ.
White-Spunner told WPMI that the trip into Selma was where things went south. An engine went out. Moments later, the other engine started to die. The plane was going down. More than 20 miles out from Craig Field in Selma, the football fans prepared themselves for a crash landing. White-Spunner told WPMI they were "getting ready, probably [going to] die..."
The plane's pilot, Capt. George Arnold, said White-Spunner pointed out a dirt road as the plane edged downward. Both wings hit the trees as the plane lost altitude, still traveling at about 100 mph. Arnold managed to sit the aircraft down in a cotton field, only to learn of a new danger very quickly. Fuel was pouring out of the craft.
Ultimately, the football fans made it out of the plane unscathed. They knelt down and "got in a circle and got on our knees and said a prayer to Jesus," Capt. Arnold said.
A family nearby heard the plane go down and drove toward the crash expecting the worst. They found four football fans who were ready to continue their journey. The game didn't start until 8:30pm, so there was still time to make it to T-Town.
The men made the trek to Montgomery where they found a rental car company. A trip started by plane ended with a long car-drive into Crimson territory. The men made it to their game, and enjoyed the big win put up by the Tide.
Meanwhile, the Dallas County Sheriff's Department scratched its head. When authorities arrived on the scene to investigate the plane's discovery there were no people around. The Sheriff's Office said the plane did not appear to be damaged.
The Federal Aviation Administration took over the investigation as was planning to retrieve the plane Tuesday.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1537T Make/Model: C421 Description: 421, Golden Eagle, Executive Commuter
Date: 09/29/2012 Time: 1854
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: SELMA State: AL Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD, NEAR SELMA, AL
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: BIRMINGHAM, AL (SO09) Entry date: 10/01/2012
SELMA, AL (WSFA) -
Need more proof that football is a way of life in the South? For
die-hard fans flying to see the defending national champion Crimson Tide
take on Ole Miss, not even a failed engine would stop their journey.The pilot, from the Mobile area, said one of the two engines on his Cessna 421 failed and he tried to land at Craig Field in Selma. He didn't quite make it, however, instead putting the plane down in a cotton field "nearby".
Time to call for help? No. There's a game to be seen!
The pilot, whose name is not available at this time, and an unknown number of passengers exited the cotton field and hitched a ride to Montgomery. It was then that they found a rental car and drove on to Tuscaloosa for the game.
The Dallas County Sheriff's Department said when authorities arrived on the scene to investigate the plane's discovery there were no people around. The Sheriff's Office said the plane did not appear to be damaged.
The Federal Aviation Administration has now taken over the investigation and plans to retrieve the plane sometime Tuesday.
Beechcraft Super King Air: Plane with engine problems lands safely at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), Phoenix, Arizona
A twin-engine plane with nine people aboard landed safely at
Phoenix Sky Harbor.
International Airport Monday morning after one of its engines had problems.
Sky Harbor briefly held off landings and takeoffs as the Beechcraft Super King Air landed at about 7 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
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International Airport Monday morning after one of its engines had problems.
Sky Harbor briefly held off landings and takeoffs as the Beechcraft Super King Air landed at about 7 a.m.
No injuries were reported.
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Victoria Regional Airport (KVCT), Texas: Air service resumes with arrival of Sun Air
Did you know ... ?
Sun Air International hopes to hire two to three more licensed airplane mechanics to service Victoria's aircraft. Those interested can contact the Victoria Regional Airport at 361-578-2704.
The Victoria Regional Airport's terminal bustled with quiet activity Monday as cleaning crews wiped up smudges, travelers checked in and uniformed security personnel ensured everything was on the up-and-up.
Though a common scene for most airports, it was one long-awaited locally.
After three flightless months, Sun Air International took off in Victoria about 11:45 a.m.
Victoria's commercial air service has been grounded since Colgan Air pulled out June 30.
Monday's initial flight was the first leg of Victoria resident Joetta Rocha's weeklong trip to Cancun. The annual trip, now on its 12th or 13th year, is a family tradition.
Although she originally planned to drive to Houston, she said she was glad Victoria's air service began when it did. She read in the paper Sunday that passengers could book flights, she said, and asked her daughter to sign her up.
"This was much easier," said Rocha, one of two passengers who boarded the nine-seat plane about 11:30 a.m.
Local flights won't only help for trips out of town, Rocha said, but for visitors who make their way in to visit. Her two children venture to Victoria about twice a year each.
"We've missed our air service here," she said. "I just hope the community will sponsor it like they did the other company."
Thomas Cooper, president and CEO of Sun Air International, visited the airport to see the first flight off.
It's his policy to visit any new town his airline joins, he said, noting he found Victoria to be a welcoming community.
Cooper joked that employees cringe when he comes on site because he's picky about making sure things go smoothly. A Sun Air International sign behind the check-in counter was off-kilter by probably a quarter of an inch, he pointed out, explaining the little details matter.
"If I don't notice when something's wrong, a passenger will," he said.
Last-minute paperwork pushed the 10:15 a.m. flight back about an hour, he noted but he hoped to have each minor detail ironed out soon.
Cooper, a former pilot of 30 years, said customer service was his company's main goal.
Efforts to improve service include added flights - four round-trip flights between Houston and Victoria during weekdays and two on Saturday and Sunday - as well as an extra plane to avoid rescheduled flights due to mechanical issues. Interline ticketing and baggage agreements also allow passengers to check bags and go through security just once.
Sun Air rehired personnel who had previously worked at the airport, Cooper said, and established a two-person maintenance hub for the planes. Still, he said, he hoped to hire two to three more licensed airplane mechanics in the near future.
Jason Milewski, the airport's manager, found himself busy on Monday, running back and forth to work out last-minute details. Still, as passengers prepared to board, he said he was glad to see operations under way.
"We expected zero people today," he said with a smile. "This is great."
Cooper, too, said he was proud of the new beginning.
"I like to think that, with our agreements and arrangements, this airport is a gateway to the world," he said. "Via Houston."
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Helicopter pilot injured in crash - Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Sudbury police, fire services and emergency crews attended what was called a minor crash.
Vale spokesperson Angie Robson said the pilot — who was the only occupant in the helicopter — was found conscious and responsive.
He was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police noted the helicopter was carrying a non-toxic, non-flammable liquid and there were no fuel leaks.
Transport Canada has been notified of the incident. The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
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Cessna 310J, N4592A: Drug deal - Agents detain Bahamian pilot, Santiago businessmen
SANTO DOMINGO.- Antinarcotics (DNCD) agents arrested a Bahamian pilot allegedly hired by Santiago businessmen to fly a drug-laden plane from Higüero Airport to Curacao.
It said Holmes Errol Outram, deported to the United States six years ago, was contracted by ex-convict Sergio Rene Gomez Diaz, owner of the 'Plaza Gomez Diaz," and Christian Antonio Javier Suarez, of the disco “Passion Night Club” in Santiago, businesses which the DNCD raided.
It said agents searched Gomez Diaz’s house and business, and seized cash, phones and other belongings.
In a statement, the DNCD said “very important papers were found in both businesses to serve in the prosecution."
DNCD press officer Roberto Lebron said Javier Suarez was arrested at his house on Las Americas highway in Santo Domingo, where they found the Bahamian pilot hiding inside, and seized several air navigation instruments.
"When the agents went to the address the pilot Errol Holmes Outram was found hidden in one of the rooms. He was recruited by Gomez Diaz to fly a Cessna 310 (N4592A) to Curacao," Lebron said.
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Cessna 310J, N4592A: Captured Bahamian Pilot Linked to Drug Trafficking
Santo Domingo, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Anti narcotic forces and the General Attorney's Office of the Dominican Republic captured a Bahamian pilot hired to move a plane to Curaçao in drug traffic operations.
According to the note from the National Direction of Drugs Control (DNCD) released today, pilot Holmes Errol Outram, is related to the Dominican businessman Sergio Rene Gomez, also arrested with the latter.
He had been imprisoned in the United States and deported back to DR six years ago.
As part of the operation, the agents raided two of Gomez' business outlets in Santiago de los Caballeros, second city in importance in the country, where they found weapons, great amounts of money and communication devices.
Together with Outram they arrested Dominican Christian Antonio Suarez and occupied several air navigation instruments which would be used in the illegal flight.
The Dominican Republic, sharing the Caribbean island La Española with Haiti, is victim of drug trafficking mainly to Europe and the United States, the world's biggest consumer of those products.
North America, according to international organizations, is the number one market for drugs, with high levels of production, manufacturing, traffic and consumption in the three countries of the region: United States, Canada and Mexico.
The struggle against this pervasive activity also includes destruction of trafficking bands and distribution and sale outlets aimed at eliminating this illegal trade or reducing its existence to the minimum.
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SANTO DOMINGO.- La DNCD
y el Ministerio Público detuvieron a un piloto oriundo de Islas
Bahamas, acusado de estar vinculado a actividades de narcotráfico.
El detenido es Holmes Errol Outram, quien alegadamente fue contratado por un empresario de Santiago, deportado hace seis años de Estados Unidos, para que trasladara un avión a Curazao, desde el Aeropuerto el Higüero, el cual serÃa utilizado para transportar drogas.
La DNCD dice que sus patrocinadores era el ex convicto Sergio René Gómez DÃaz y Christian Antonio Suárez Javier, el primero propietario de la ‘Plaza Gómez DÃaz’y la discoteca ‘Pasión Nigth Club’, ubicadas en Santiago. Ambos negocios fueron intervenidos por la DNCD y la ProcuradurÃa Fiscal de esa jurisdicción.
"Oficiales adscritos a tres departamentos élites en la sede central de la agencia y de la División Regional Norte, con asiento en Santiago, actuaron en coordinación con varios fiscales adjuntos para arrestar Gómez DÃaz, allanar su vivienda y los establecimientos cuya propiedad se le atribuye, logrando ocuparle armas, dinero en efectivo y teléfonos móviles, entre otras pertenencias", dice una nota de prensa de la DNCD remitida a ALMOMENTO.NET.
Gómez DÃaz, a quien la DNCD daba seguimiento hace varios dÃas por sospecha de estar ligados a actividades de narcotráfico, fue detenido en la calle 3 del sector MarÃa Auxiliadora, en Santiago, a bordo de una jeepeta Land Rover gris, en la que fueron encontradas una pistola Glock, 9 milÃmetros; una escopeta calibre 12 y RD$30,420 en efectivo, entre otras propiedades.
Posteriormente, dijo la DNCD, fueron requisadas la denominada ‘Plaza Gómez DÃaz’ y la discoteca ‘Pasión Nigth Club’, ocupando en el primer establecimiento RD$171,900 y US$420, mientras el segundo RD$242,350. Además papeles que la DNCD y el Ministerio Público definen como muy importantes”.
Roberto Lebrón, portavoz de la DNCD, dijo que el piloto y Suárez Javier fueron detenidos en la vivienda del primero, ubicada en la calle D, Urbanización Las Américas, en Santo Domingo Este. Allà estaba escondido el piloto bahameño.
“Cuando el personal acudió a ese domicilio encontraron escondido en una de las habitaciones al piloto Holmes Errol Outram, quien fue reclutado por Gómez DÃaz para trasladar a Curazao una avioneta Cesena Modelo 310, serie N4592A”, dijo Lebrón.
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Buckeye 582 Dream Machine, N7508D: Accident occurred September 29, 2012 in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
NTSB Identification: ERA12CA587
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, September 29, 2012 in North Huntingdon, PA
Aircraft: BUCKEYE 582 DREAM MACHINE, registration: N7508D
Injuries: 1 Minor,1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The non-certificated pilot was attempting to land a powered parachute in a field. The field was bordered on one side by trees, and a residence on the other. Following two previous unsuccessful landing attempts, the pilot aborted a third landing attempt about 20 feet above the ground. During the climb the powered parachute drifted to the right toward the trees. The pilot was unable to stop the drift with application of full left pedal and struck a tree. The pilot then increased the engine power to full but the powered parachute continued to descend and impacted another tree. The parachute subsequently caught one of the tree limbs and fell straight down. The powered parachute impacted the ground on all three wheels, resulting in substantial damage to the undercarriage. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operations, and stated that he should not have tried to land without the aid of a windsock and indicated wind direction.
North Huntingdon police Sergeant Duane Kucera and Hartford Heights assistant fire chief Mark Gibas at the scene of an accident where and ultralight aircraft crash landed in a wooded area off of Nehrig Hill Road on September 29, 2012 near Ardara.
North Huntingdon Township, PA — An powered parachute with two men on board crashed Saturday afternoon in a heavily wooded area of North Huntington Township near Nehrig Hill Road off of Route 993 in Westmoreland County. Rescue crews had to use to All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) to reach the site of the crash.
SLIDESHOW: Crash Site
The two men were trying to land in a nearby field and overshot their landing zone.
Rob Leuthold. the Tactical Rescue Leader on-scene described the situation: "Look like that came down and clipped part of a tree... And basically hit the ground pretty hard."
A medical helicopter transported one of the victims to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital with broken bones and cuts. The second man was taken by ambulance. Both are expected to be okay.
Two men were injured Saturday afternoon when the powered parachute they were riding crashed into the woods in a remote hilltop in the Ardara section of North Huntingdon.
One of the men was transported by ambulance to an area hospital and another was flown by medical helicopter to a trauma center in Pittsburgh, said Robert Leuthold, a North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue paramedic who was involved in the rescue.
North Huntingdon Police Sgt. Duane Kucera said he did not know the identities of those injured in the crash.
The powered parachute crashed at 3:58 p.m. in an area about 50 yards off Nehrig Hill Road. The parachute was hanging in trees adjacent to the engine.
Rescuers found the men on the ground, but close to the edge of a 30-foot dropoff above a dirt road. It took emergency personnel about 15 minutes to place the injured men in wire-mesh Stokes baskets and lower them to the ground, said Jason Fait, a team leader of North Huntingdon EMS rescue division.
Kucera said that the Federal Aviation Administration was notified of the accident.
Leuthold said they were told that the men riding in the powered parachute were going to a birthday party in the area and were looking for a nearby level field to land when they crashed.
One Nehrig Hill Road resident, Joseph Popovich, said he had heard the propeller from powered parachute flying overhead for a while then heard a bang.
“I thought someone in an ATV had come out (of the woods) and hit a car,” Popovich said.
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14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, September 29, 2012 in North Huntingdon, PA
Aircraft: BUCKEYE 582 DREAM MACHINE, registration: N7508D
Injuries: 1 Minor,1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The non-certificated pilot was attempting to land a powered parachute in a field. The field was bordered on one side by trees, and a residence on the other. Following two previous unsuccessful landing attempts, the pilot aborted a third landing attempt about 20 feet above the ground. During the climb the powered parachute drifted to the right toward the trees. The pilot was unable to stop the drift with application of full left pedal and struck a tree. The pilot then increased the engine power to full but the powered parachute continued to descend and impacted another tree. The parachute subsequently caught one of the tree limbs and fell straight down. The powered parachute impacted the ground on all three wheels, resulting in substantial damage to the undercarriage. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would preclude normal operations, and stated that he should not have tried to land without the aid of a windsock and indicated wind direction.
North Huntingdon police Sergeant Duane Kucera and Hartford Heights assistant fire chief Mark Gibas at the scene of an accident where and ultralight aircraft crash landed in a wooded area off of Nehrig Hill Road on September 29, 2012 near Ardara.
Eric Schmadel | Tribune-Review
North Huntingdon Township, PA — An powered parachute with two men on board crashed Saturday afternoon in a heavily wooded area of North Huntington Township near Nehrig Hill Road off of Route 993 in Westmoreland County. Rescue crews had to use to All Terrain Vehicles (ATV's) to reach the site of the crash.
SLIDESHOW: Crash Site
The two men were trying to land in a nearby field and overshot their landing zone.
Rob Leuthold. the Tactical Rescue Leader on-scene described the situation: "Look like that came down and clipped part of a tree... And basically hit the ground pretty hard."
A medical helicopter transported one of the victims to UPMC Presbyterian Hospital with broken bones and cuts. The second man was taken by ambulance. Both are expected to be okay.
Two men were injured Saturday afternoon when the powered parachute they were riding crashed into the woods in a remote hilltop in the Ardara section of North Huntingdon.
One of the men was transported by ambulance to an area hospital and another was flown by medical helicopter to a trauma center in Pittsburgh, said Robert Leuthold, a North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue paramedic who was involved in the rescue.
North Huntingdon Police Sgt. Duane Kucera said he did not know the identities of those injured in the crash.
The powered parachute crashed at 3:58 p.m. in an area about 50 yards off Nehrig Hill Road. The parachute was hanging in trees adjacent to the engine.
Rescuers found the men on the ground, but close to the edge of a 30-foot dropoff above a dirt road. It took emergency personnel about 15 minutes to place the injured men in wire-mesh Stokes baskets and lower them to the ground, said Jason Fait, a team leader of North Huntingdon EMS rescue division.
Kucera said that the Federal Aviation Administration was notified of the accident.
Leuthold said they were told that the men riding in the powered parachute were going to a birthday party in the area and were looking for a nearby level field to land when they crashed.
One Nehrig Hill Road resident, Joseph Popovich, said he had heard the propeller from powered parachute flying overhead for a while then heard a bang.
“I thought someone in an ATV had come out (of the woods) and hit a car,” Popovich said.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7508D Make/Model: EXP Description: 582 DREAM MACHINE POWERED PARACHUTE
Date: 09/29/2012 Time: 1958
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: HUNTINGDON State: PA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A TREE, HUNTINGDON TOWNSHIP, PA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 2 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk: 2
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: HARRISBURG, PA (EA13) Entry date: 10/01/2012
Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft J170-SP, N582J: Aircraft on takeoff, crashed - Goshen, Indiana
Jabiru USA Sport Aircraft LLC, J170-SP (N582JA) came to rest on the runway of Goshen Municipal Airport after a minor crash during a takeoff Saturday morning.
WILL WALTERS
GOSHEN — A student pilot has been hospitalize following a private plane crash at the Goshen Air Center early Saturday morning.
According to Roger Yoder, part-owner of the New Horizons Aviation flight school, the student, identified as a middle-aged male from Plymouth, was alone in the plane practicing maneuvers when the crash occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. Saturday.
“There was a student pilot out practicing some maneuvers that had a little accident on takeoff,” Yoder said. “He did get airborne, but then the accident occurred right after he took off.”
Yoder described the plane, a Jabiru J-170, as a single engine trainer in the light sport category.
“He was in the final stages of his training, getting ready to go take his check ride,” Yoder said. “So it’s an unfortunate accident.”
Yoder said the student was taken to a local hospital by paramedics for treatment of minor injuries.
“He had some bumps and bruises and a couple broken bones,” Yoder said, “but he should be fine.”
Following the crash, Yoder indicated that a team from the Federal Aviation Administration arrived at the airport to conduct an initial investigation. An exact cause of the crash is still pending.
“The FAA came out and did an investigation, but obviously it’s too early to get a report from them,” Yoder said. “Our primary concern is for the pilot and making sure he recovers nicely.”
The Goshen Air Center was not closed due to the crash, Yoder said, though a portion of the taxiway where the crashed plane came to rest was closed to air traffic for a time while the FAA’s investigation was under way. All air traffic has since resumed at the facility.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 582J Make/Model: LSA Description: LIGHT SPORT AIRCRAFT
Date: 09/29/2012 Time: 1320
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: GOSHEN State: IN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, CRASHED, GOSHEN, IN
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Take-off Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SOUTH BEND, IN (GL17) Entry date: 10/01/2012
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Yeti Airlines plane hit by bird
POKHARA, Oct 1: An Yeti Airlines plane bound to Kathmandu from Pokhara has been forced landed at Pokhara Airport after it struck with a bird on Monday afternoon.
The 9NJC aircraft was safely landed back to the airport at 3:45 pm. The aircraft was struck with a bird as soon as it took off at 3:39 pm.
There was no report of casualties in the incident and all the passengers and crew members are safe. There were 26 passengers and three crew members on aboard.
The bird struck at the spring of the engine of the aircraft and it has sustained minor damage.
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Jetway hits China Eastern aircraft, no casualties
Taipei, Oct. 1 (CNA) A China Eastern flight was hit by a mobile jetway on the apron at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Monday, with no casualties reported.
Flight number MU-2971 flew to the airport from Yancheng in China's Jiangsu Province with 89 passengers on board. After parking on the D9 apron, the plane was hit on the left side by a mobile jetway being maneuvered to help passengers disembark from the plane.
The collision caused obvious damage to the left door.
Following repair work and safety checks, the airplane took off later in the day with 82 new passengers for Nanchang in Jiangxi Province.
An investigation into the incident is currently under way.
(By Bien Chin-feng and Elizabeth Hsu)
Flight number MU-2971 flew to the airport from Yancheng in China's Jiangsu Province with 89 passengers on board. After parking on the D9 apron, the plane was hit on the left side by a mobile jetway being maneuvered to help passengers disembark from the plane.
The collision caused obvious damage to the left door.
Following repair work and safety checks, the airplane took off later in the day with 82 new passengers for Nanchang in Jiangxi Province.
An investigation into the incident is currently under way.
(By Bien Chin-feng and Elizabeth Hsu)
Piper PA-31-350 Navajo Chieftain, N711WX: More questions into plane crash in Dominican mountains - village of Tireo, Constanza, Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO.- The circumstances surrounding the crash of the twin engine plane Friday in the village of Tireo, Constanza has sparked skepticism even though the Drugs Control Agency (DNCD) announced that 13 people are being questioned, including an Army lieutenant colonel, a sergeant major, an Air Force lieutenant, a former Police agent and seven others.
The initial information included reports that airline owner Rafael Rosado had been arrested, but his name was stricken from the local media just hours after the alleged detention.
Rosado, who is again reported as being held, is the alleged owner of the Piper aircraft type, registration N711WX. He is the owner of the local airline Carib-Air
The investigation is conducted by a special commission, formed by the Armed Forces, the Civil Aviation Agency (IDAC), the DNCD and the Air Force.
In addition to Rosado, a Venezuelan, two Americans and a Puerto Rican are being held.
The accident killed Leyba Eduardo Perez and the pilot Victor Hugo Sanchez.
Leyba, who apparently served as co-pilot of the aircraft, was a police captain assigned to the DNCD in Puerto Plata.
The twin-engine plane left Constanza’s Junio 14 airfield and went down 9 miles from there.
11kilos
Although the authorities are investigating on whether there is any residue of controlled substances in the charred plane, a source in Constanza affirms that at least 11 packages, weighing an estimated 1 kilo each, have already been seized at the crash site.
The source also told DT that the plane was being worked on for several days and took off “in a hurry” belching so much smoke from the engines, that “it looked as if was a crop duster.”
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Un avión bimotor de matrÃcula N711WX y modelo PA31 , se precipitó esta tarde en la montaña de Constanza, en las inmediaciones de la presa Pinalito, jurisdicción del distrito municipal de Tireo.
El piloto de la aeronave, identificado como VÃctor Hugo Sánchez, murió en el accidente y otra persona que lo acompañaba, aún no identificada.
De inmediato no se informó si el piloto Sánchez era militar.
Fuentes de la Fuerza Aérea Dominicana revelaron que una brigada de oficiales y técnicos de Instituto Dominicana de Aviación Civil se dirigieron hacia el lugar para investigar el hecho.
Según versiones, dan cuenta que la aeronave llevaba tres pasajeros a bordo, de los cuales se desconoce su estado.
En el accidente murieron dos personas, de acuerdo con lo publicado por el periodista José Gutiérrez, en su cuenta de Twitter.
Se informó que los muertos no han sido identificados hasta el momento.
La PolicÃa Nacional informó que la aeronave se precipitó poco después que despegó del aeródromo 24 de Junio del municipio de Constanza, donde efectivos policiales acordonaron el aérea a la espera de la llegada de los expertos del Instituto Dominicano de Aviación (IDAC).
"Se trata de una avioneta tipo bimotor modelo PA31, matrÃcula N711WX, la cual se precipitó a tierra a unos seis kilómetros de Constanza, conforme al reporte preliminar, pendiente de verificación por parte del IDAC)", indicó.
La PolicÃa dijo que ofrece toda la asistencia para que las autoridades cumplan el protocolo investigativo en estos casos.
De igual manera, ofrecer asistencia para el traslado de los cadáveres al Instituto Regional de Ciencias Forenses de Santiago, para los fines correspondientes.
Collision with terrain: VH-UXG, De Havilland DH-84, Gympie, Queensland
Rescue crews arrive at the wreckage of a vintage plane missing since Monday.
Photo: Channel Nine
The ATSB is investigating an accident involving a DH82 Dragon aircraft that was reported missing in Queensland on 1 October 2012.
The aircraft departed Monto that day with six persons on board. The pilot later reported entering cloud and requested assistance from air traffic control to exit those conditions. Communication with the aircraft was subsequently lost.
A search for the aircraft was coordinated by Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR). The aircraft wreckage was located south-west of Gympie on 3 October 2012.
The ATSB has dispatched a team of four investigators to begin the on-site phase of the investigation. The team comprises experts in aircraft operations, aircraft maintenance and flight systems.
Investigators will be:
examining the wreckage and surrounds for evidence
interviewing witnesses and others involved in the aircraft’s operation
obtaining the available recorded information, such as radio and radar data
examining documentation relating to the aircraft’s maintenance history.
If you have any information about the accident please call the ATSB on 1800 020 616.
The ATSB aims to finalize its investigation within 12 months.
A search for the aircraft was coordinated by Australian Search and Rescue (AusSAR). The aircraft wreckage was located south-west of Gympie on 3 October 2012.
The ATSB has dispatched a team of four investigators to begin the on-site phase of the investigation. The team comprises experts in aircraft operations, aircraft maintenance and flight systems.
Investigators will be:
examining the wreckage and surrounds for evidence
interviewing witnesses and others involved in the aircraft’s operation
obtaining the available recorded information, such as radio and radar data
examining documentation relating to the aircraft’s maintenance history.
If you have any information about the accident please call the ATSB on 1800 020 616.
The ATSB aims to finalize its investigation within 12 months.
http://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/2012/aair/ao-2012-130.aspx
UPDATED It is likely the three Brisbane couples on board a red vintage plane died on impact because the plane was ‘‘fundamentally destroyed’’ when it crashed in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, according to authorities.
Des Porter, 68, was the pilot of a De Havilland DH84 Dragon which went missing on Monday with five other people on board – Mr Porter’s wife Kath and their friends John and Carol Dawson, both 63, and Les D'evlin, 75, and his wife Janice D'evlin, 61.
The Porters and Dawsons are from Tingalpa and the D’evlins live in Manly West.
This afternoon, the wreckage was discovered 14 kilometres northwest of the Borumba Dam by a search helicopter which had to land 200 metres away after radioing another helicopter.
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Des Porter with his beloved Dragon at Caboolture airport.
Picture: Dane Beesley
Source: Supplied
Des Porter in the 1934 De Havilland DH84 Dragon.
Picture: Glenn Barnes
Source: The Courier-Mail
Porter with the aeroplane.
Picture: Glenn Barnes
Source: The Australian
THE plane missing north of Brisbane is one of only four of its kind in the world still operational. The De Havilland DH84 Dragon was a successful pre-World War II commercial aircraft originally called the "Dragon Moth", but then marketed just as "Dragon".
The biplane can seat six people, including the pilot, and the one owned by Des Porter was rebuilt eight years ago.
Mr Porter's friend, Warwick Henry, said the craft, named Riama, was one of the first to be rebuilt with original jigs from the fuselage brought from the United Kingdom.
Mr Henry said it was in much better condition than the Dragon that the Porter family owned in 1954, which ultimately crashed.
Mr Porter never stopped loving the aircraft, despite having been trapped in crash wreckage as a 10-year-old boy in an accident that claimed the life of his father and brother.
"He knew the Dragon and it was a great aeroplane," Mr Henry said. Mr Porter used to fly mainly from Watts Bridge airfield near Toogoolwah, northwest of Brisbane.
His 1934 Dragon was rebuilt by the brothers Greg and Nick Challinor, who own vintage aviation specialist Mothcair, based at Murwillumbah Airport in northern New South Wales.
It was an expensive exercise but one friends say Mr Porter was enthusiastic about.
In an interview with Mackay's Daily Mercury earlier this year, he admitted: "Like everyone else, they (the Challinors) didn't know how much it would cost to rebuild a Dragon - no one had done it."
The pair had restored Tiger Moths, but never such a big biplane.
"They thought it would cost about twice as much as a Moth, but that was a bit optimistic, as it turns out," Mr Porter said in the interview. He declined to reveal just how much his love had cost. Piloting such a craft also required specialised knowledge. Even obtaining a licence required a specially-qualified pilot to administer the test.
When back in the skies, the old plane should have been able to fly for about three-and-a-half hours, or about 1000km, with six people on board.
The Dragon has a venerable history. According to the National Museum of Scotland, it was named after its creator Geoffrey De Havilland and first took flight in 1932.
It almost immediately became popular for short-haul flying and by 1933 Dragons were flying the London to Paris route.
During World War II, production shifted from Europe to Bankstown in Sydney. The RAAF used Dragons as navigational training craft.
Mr Porter was associated with the Queensland Vintage Aeroplane Group & Australian Flying Museum Inc, a group dedicated to the preservation of Australia's historic aircraft.
The group consists of both flying and non-flying members, as well as aircraft owners.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au
How The Courier-Mail reported 1954 plane crash that killed pilot Des Porter's father and brother
THE pilot of a missing light airplane had been fundraising for charity before his craft carrying five people vanished in southeastern Queensland.
Des Porter, 68, was giving scenic flights in his prized red 1930s biplane at an airshow in central Queensland this morning, according to the organiser of the Monto Fly-In.
Mr Porter is one of six people on board the 1930s de Havilland DH84 which left the town of Monto, 180 kilometres west of Bundaberg, shortly after 11am (AEST).
It's believed the other passengers were two elderly couples and Mr Porter's partner.
The plane had been due to arrive at Caboolture Airport, north of Brisbane, about 2.15pm (AEST) but never arrived.
A distress call from Mr Porter shortly after 1pm was picked up by a Nine Network helicopter pilot.
Mr Porter said he was having difficulty positioning himself and wanted assistance, the helicopter pilot said.
The aircraft's emergency beacon was activated at about 2.45pm (AEST), according to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA).
Police and Australian Search and Rescue are coordinating an air and land search west of the Imbil area and about 70km north of Caboolture.
Two helicopters conducted flyovers of the search zone on Monday afternoon but found no sign of the missing airplane or its occupants.
A spokeswoman for AMSA says search conditions were "not ideal", with low and thick cloud blanketing the area.
A night rescue aircraft with electronic search capabilities including infra-red and heat-sensing technology will continue searching overnight.
Planning is underway for a full-scale search on Tuesday morning, which will include more aircraft - both helicopters and fixed wing - and possibly people on foot.
Monto Fly-In organiser Myles Breitkreutz said Mr Porter was a highly experienced pilot.
He last saw his airplane taxiing from the airstrip, 180km west of Bundaberg, shortly after 11am (AEST).
The aviator said he'd invited Mr Porter to the airshow and felt terrible but wasn't giving up hope his friend was safe.
"I know the capabilities of Des as a pilot and we've got our thoughts and hopes that he's made an emergency landing in a paddock and waiting for weather to clear and everything's cool," he said.
Helping the Royal Flying Doctor Service and other people was Mr Porter's "passion and his life", Mr Breitkreutz said.
The six missing had been part of large number of aviation enthusiasts who descended on the small town of Monto for the weekend airshow.
Simone Ryan, from Monto's Three Moon Motel, said the motel was booked out for the entire weekend with many of the organisers of the airshow staying there.
"The people who were with that plane stayed here," she said told AAP.
"It's terrible, they were absolutely lovely people."
Mr Porter survived a fatal crash in the same model airplane which claimed the lives of his father and brother in the 1950s.
He was 10 when the plane flown by his father went down in a creek in Brisbane's south in 1954.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au
Team Inc MINI-MAX 1300-R, N1532W: Accident occurred September 30, 2012 in Chula Vista, California
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA441
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Chula Vista, CA
Aircraft: TEAM INC Mini-Max, registration: N1532W
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012, about 1835 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built TEAM INC Mini-Max 1300-R light sport airplane, N1532W, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a complete loss of engine power during approach to John Nichol's Field airport (OCL3), Chula Vista, California. The pilot/owner received minor injuries. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no FAA flight plan was filed for the flight.
According to the pilot, he was not the builder of the aircraft, and had purchased the aircraft a few months prior to the accident. He based the aircraft at OCL3, which he termed an "ultralight park," and departed on the flight about 90 minutes before the accident. During the return to OCL3, when the aircraft was about 1 mile from the field, at an altitude of about 1,000 to 1,200 feet, the engine "froze up." The pilot selected a flat area in a park for his forced landing, but on the final approach, he realized that he had too much airspeed to land and stop in the available remaining distance, so he intentionally stalled the airplane to stop it quickly. The aircraft struck and came to rest against an embankment that bordered the park, and the pilot received minor injuries. The pilot reported that he "had no idea" why the engine ceased operation. Examination by a Chula Vista Police Department officer determined that the fuel tank was about 3/4 full after the accident.
According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information, the aircraft was manufactured in 1991, and was equipped with a Rotax 503 series non-certificated engine. The pilot held a student pilot certificate.
The 1853 automated weather observation at an airport about 6 miles southwest of the accident location included calm winds; visibility 10 miles; clear skies; temperature 24 degrees C; dew point 17 degrees C; and an altimeter setting of 29.91 inches of mercury.
Emergency officials in Chula Vista responded Sunday to the report of a small plane's crash landing in a suburban park.
An experimental plane attempted to land on a soccer field to the south of Salt Creek Recreation Center.
Chula Vista police Lt. Eric Thurnberg said someone called around 6:40 p.m. to report an experimental plane crash at Salt Creek Park on Otay Lakes Road in the Eastlake area of Chula Vista.
The plane rolled approximately 10 to 20 feet across the grass officials said.
Then, the plane’s right wing struck a light pole and the aircraft came to rest on an embankment.
The pilot could be seen talking to officials and was not receiving medical treatment from the paramedics on the scene.
Steven Smith, 42, told NBC 7 San Diego he has been flying since he was 21 years old.
The NTSB has been notified.
No one on the ground was injured.
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14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Chula Vista, CA
Aircraft: TEAM INC Mini-Max, registration: N1532W
Injuries: 1 Minor.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012, about 1835 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur-built TEAM INC Mini-Max 1300-R light sport airplane, N1532W, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a complete loss of engine power during approach to John Nichol's Field airport (OCL3), Chula Vista, California. The pilot/owner received minor injuries. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no FAA flight plan was filed for the flight.
According to the pilot, he was not the builder of the aircraft, and had purchased the aircraft a few months prior to the accident. He based the aircraft at OCL3, which he termed an "ultralight park," and departed on the flight about 90 minutes before the accident. During the return to OCL3, when the aircraft was about 1 mile from the field, at an altitude of about 1,000 to 1,200 feet, the engine "froze up." The pilot selected a flat area in a park for his forced landing, but on the final approach, he realized that he had too much airspeed to land and stop in the available remaining distance, so he intentionally stalled the airplane to stop it quickly. The aircraft struck and came to rest against an embankment that bordered the park, and the pilot received minor injuries. The pilot reported that he "had no idea" why the engine ceased operation. Examination by a Chula Vista Police Department officer determined that the fuel tank was about 3/4 full after the accident.
According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) information, the aircraft was manufactured in 1991, and was equipped with a Rotax 503 series non-certificated engine. The pilot held a student pilot certificate.
The 1853 automated weather observation at an airport about 6 miles southwest of the accident location included calm winds; visibility 10 miles; clear skies; temperature 24 degrees C; dew point 17 degrees C; and an altimeter setting of 29.91 inches of mercury.
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Emergency officials in Chula Vista responded Sunday to the report of a small plane's crash landing in a suburban park.
An experimental plane attempted to land on a soccer field to the south of Salt Creek Recreation Center.
Chula Vista police Lt. Eric Thurnberg said someone called around 6:40 p.m. to report an experimental plane crash at Salt Creek Park on Otay Lakes Road in the Eastlake area of Chula Vista.
The plane rolled approximately 10 to 20 feet across the grass officials said.
Then, the plane’s right wing struck a light pole and the aircraft came to rest on an embankment.
The pilot could be seen talking to officials and was not receiving medical treatment from the paramedics on the scene.
Steven Smith, 42, told NBC 7 San Diego he has been flying since he was 21 years old.
The NTSB has been notified.
No one on the ground was injured.
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http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N1532W.html
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1532W Make/Model: EXP Description: MINI MAX 1300-R
Date: 10/01/2012 Time: 0135
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: CHULA VISTA State: CA Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED ONTO A FIELD, NEAR CHULA VISTA, CA
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SAN DIEGO, CA (WP09) Entry date: 10/01/2012
Microlight crash pilot determined to return to the skies
Mr Wilson emerged unscathed despite being trapped in the crumpled wreckage of his £7,000 aircraft after it fell to earth during the Great North Fly In at Eshott Airfield on Saturday.
The 50-year-old dad-of-two – who has more than a decade’s experience in the cockpit – was airlifted to hospital following the crash in front of hundreds of flight fans.
But while his passenger, a 30-year-old woman, suffered a broken arm, Ms Wilson suffered just cuts and bruises.
Gordon, who lives with wife Yvonne, 51, a teaching assistant, in Appletree Drive, Prudhoe, Northumberland, said: “I was coming in to land and there was a helicopter in front of me. I flew into the turbulence and it destroyed the lift. I just dropped out of the sky from about 40ft in the air.
“It was just totally out of control and with the speed being so fast we just hit the floor. There was nothing I could do.”
Gordon, who has two sons, Gavin, 25, and Benjamin, 20, was training a 30-year-old female passenger at around 1.45pm on Saturday.
But as the pair came into land the flexwing microlight was thrown into a spin by the air currents from a helicopter that had just landed. The aircraft was a write-off after it slammed into the ground and was left a twisted wreck.
Gordon said: “We were out for a lesson, the lady had around 14 hours of flying experience built up and she hadn’t flown for a while, so we were having a lesson to familiarise her with the aircraft again.
“The take-off and flight was fine, but when I went to land the plane at Eshott there was a helicopter near the runway and I got caught in the wake turbulence, it lifted the wing of our aircraft and we plunged about 60 to 70ft down and tipped over.
“I just got too close to it. I didn’t leave enough room between our plane and the helicopter. It was a scary experience. It hasn’t put me off flying again, but I’ll need a few days off.”
Following the crash, the Air Accident Investigation Branch confirmed they were carrying out an investigation to determine the exact circumstances surrounding the crash.
Fire crews and ambulance paramedics attended the scene after the crash and a Great North Air Ambulance helicopter was scrambled to the scene to treat the injured.
Mr Wilson, an IT trainer at a computer company in Wallsend, North Tyneside, said he was unfazed by the experience and he would continue to take to the skies above Northumberland.
He said: “We were trapped in the wreckage and I was immobilised and airlifted to the RVI. I was training a passenger at the time and she suffered a broken arm.
“I’m fine now but I was a little bit shaken at the time. I keep replaying it in my mind. I got some bruising down my right hand side to my ribs. I was scanned and given an ultrasound but everything was fine.
“It’s a high-energy sport and you have to expect this sort of things but you learn from your mistakes.”
Mr Wilson spent 16 years in the Army training recruits but during a diving exercise in Cyprus, he suffered decompression sickness which meant he was no longer able to continue as a diver.
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September 30, 2012
Baltimore Orioles charter plane makes emergency landing at Jacksonville International Airport (KJAX), Florida: Oven on plane catches fire
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -
The Baltimore Orioles have been one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball the second half of the season.
Things got even hotter Sunday evening when the team's charter flight to Tampa was forced to make an emergency landing at the Jacksonville International Airport because of a reported fire on board.
“They came on and told us we needed to make an emergency landing, and then we were nearly free-falling for a few minutes as they raced to get us on the ground as fast as possible,” Ned Rice, who is with the baseball operations department of the Orioles, posted on his Facebook page.
Channel 4 Sports Director Sam Kouvaris confirmed the fire was in an oven in the plane's kitchen area and was not mechanical.
The Orioles were headed to Tampa from Baltimore for the final series of the season.
Baltimore is currently tied with the New York Yankees.
http://www.news4jax.com
The Baltimore Orioles have been one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball the second half of the season.
Things got even hotter Sunday evening when the team's charter flight to Tampa was forced to make an emergency landing at the Jacksonville International Airport because of a reported fire on board.
“They came on and told us we needed to make an emergency landing, and then we were nearly free-falling for a few minutes as they raced to get us on the ground as fast as possible,” Ned Rice, who is with the baseball operations department of the Orioles, posted on his Facebook page.
Channel 4 Sports Director Sam Kouvaris confirmed the fire was in an oven in the plane's kitchen area and was not mechanical.
The Orioles were headed to Tampa from Baltimore for the final series of the season.
Baltimore is currently tied with the New York Yankees.
http://www.news4jax.com
Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100, N745: Accident occurred September 30, 2012 in Anchorage, Alaska
NTSB Identification: ANC12GA114
14 CFR Public Use
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Anchorage, AK
Aircraft: QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100, registration: N745
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. : NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this public aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012 about 1550 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100 airplane, N745, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country government flight, under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at the King Salmon Airport, King Salmon, Alaska, about 1300, and had completed a planned stop in Kenai, Alaska, before continuing to Anchorage, the flights final destination for the day.
During an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) on October 2, the pilot said the accident flight originated at the King Salmon Airport, stopped briefly in Kenai, and continued to Anchorage. Before landing, the pilot said she configured the airplane for a water landing, by confirming the wheels were in the up position. She noted that her airspeed during the approach to the lake was slightly faster than normal. During touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, and then to the right. The airplane then veered violently to the right, as though it “caught a float” and the right wing struck the water. The airplane then pivoted abruptly to the right, cartwheeled, and the wreckage began to sink.
The pilot stated that there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and fuselage during the accident.
The accident airplane was equipped with a set of Wipline 7000 amphibious floats, which were designed specifically for the Quest Kodiak 100 airplane. A postaccident inspection confirmed that the wheels were in the up position.
The closest weather reporting facility is Anchorage International Airport, approximately 1 mile west of the accident site. About 8 minutes after the accident, at 2353, an aviation routine weather report (METAR) at Anchorage, Alaska, reported wind calm, visibility, 10 statute miles, few clouds at 6000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet, temperature, 45 degrees F; dew point 29 degrees F; altimeter, 30.02 inHG.
At the time of the accident a pilot rated witness standing on the north shoreline of Lake Spenard stated the airplane appeared to touchdown in a slight nose-low attitude. After touchdown the airplane veered left and right, and rolled from side-to-side. The airplane nosed over abruptly, and came to rest inverted.
http://questaircraft.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service float plane crashed in Lake Spenard Sunday afternoon, and the pilot -- the sole occupant -- made her own way out to safety, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Clint Johnson, chief of the Alaska region for the safety board, said he spoke briefly to the pilot, who was shaken up by the ordeal but didn't suffer physical injuries. "Just cold and wet," he said.
He declined to identify her, saying the safety board doesn't release pilot names. The agency is investigating the crash of the turboprop Kodiak, an amphibious plane with both floats and wheels manufactured by Quest Aircraft Co.
"What she said is after touchdown she felt a grabbing of one of the floats," Johnson said. "The next thing she knew, the plane was cart-wheeling upside down."
He didn't yet know how she escaped the plane underwater. Two nearby planes started up and came to her aid, helping her to shore, he said. He plans to conduct a more in-depth interview Monday and also to inspect the plane, which he said appears to have been seriously damaged.
The amphibious plane is leaking fuel and under water. It was surrounded by containment boom on Sunday afternoon.
The National Transportation Safety Board will examine it after the Department of Interior, which includes the Fish and Wildlife Service, hauls it out of the water and into its hangar.
The pilot had dropped off a crew on the Kenai Peninsula and was returning to Anchorage when she lost control trying to land in the east-west water lanes, Johnson said.
Lake Spenard is part of the busy Lake Hood float plane basin. On its Web site, Quest describes the Kodiak as a top performer in difficult conditions.
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The NTSB confirms that a pilot escaped injury after a Kodiak plane crashed into Lake Spenard. She was the only person on board, and the NTSB says no one else was hurt.
Clint Johnson with the NTSB says the plane was owned and operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Johnson said the plane lost control during touchdown, which caused it to crash. Johnson said the east-west water lane at the airport was closed for arrivals and departures.
NTSB said they are in the formative stages of the plane crash investigation.
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14 CFR Public Use
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Anchorage, AK
Aircraft: QUEST AIRCRAFT COMPANY LLC KODIAK 100, registration: N745
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. : NTSB investigators either traveled in support of this investigation or conducted a significant amount of investigative work without any travel, and used data obtained from various sources to prepare this public aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012 about 1550 Alaska daylight time, an amphibious float-equipped Quest Aircraft Kodiak 100 airplane, N745, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base, Anchorage, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) cross-country government flight, under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The commercial certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a VFR flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at the King Salmon Airport, King Salmon, Alaska, about 1300, and had completed a planned stop in Kenai, Alaska, before continuing to Anchorage, the flights final destination for the day.
During an interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge (IIC) on October 2, the pilot said the accident flight originated at the King Salmon Airport, stopped briefly in Kenai, and continued to Anchorage. Before landing, the pilot said she configured the airplane for a water landing, by confirming the wheels were in the up position. She noted that her airspeed during the approach to the lake was slightly faster than normal. During touchdown, the airplane veered to the left, and then to the right. The airplane then veered violently to the right, as though it “caught a float” and the right wing struck the water. The airplane then pivoted abruptly to the right, cartwheeled, and the wreckage began to sink.
The pilot stated that there were no pre-accident anomalies with the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings, empennage, and fuselage during the accident.
The accident airplane was equipped with a set of Wipline 7000 amphibious floats, which were designed specifically for the Quest Kodiak 100 airplane. A postaccident inspection confirmed that the wheels were in the up position.
The closest weather reporting facility is Anchorage International Airport, approximately 1 mile west of the accident site. About 8 minutes after the accident, at 2353, an aviation routine weather report (METAR) at Anchorage, Alaska, reported wind calm, visibility, 10 statute miles, few clouds at 6000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet, temperature, 45 degrees F; dew point 29 degrees F; altimeter, 30.02 inHG.
At the time of the accident a pilot rated witness standing on the north shoreline of Lake Spenard stated the airplane appeared to touchdown in a slight nose-low attitude. After touchdown the airplane veered left and right, and rolled from side-to-side. The airplane nosed over abruptly, and came to rest inverted.
BILL ROTH / Anchorage Daily News
A worker on a rescue boat places containment boom around U.S. Dept. of Interior float plane that crashed while landing on Spenard Lake on Sunday, September 30, 2012. The female pilot was able to safely exit the turbine Quest Kodiak amphibious float plane and get to shore.
http://questaircraft.com
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service float plane crashed in Lake Spenard Sunday afternoon, and the pilot -- the sole occupant -- made her own way out to safety, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Clint Johnson, chief of the Alaska region for the safety board, said he spoke briefly to the pilot, who was shaken up by the ordeal but didn't suffer physical injuries. "Just cold and wet," he said.
He declined to identify her, saying the safety board doesn't release pilot names. The agency is investigating the crash of the turboprop Kodiak, an amphibious plane with both floats and wheels manufactured by Quest Aircraft Co.
"What she said is after touchdown she felt a grabbing of one of the floats," Johnson said. "The next thing she knew, the plane was cart-wheeling upside down."
He didn't yet know how she escaped the plane underwater. Two nearby planes started up and came to her aid, helping her to shore, he said. He plans to conduct a more in-depth interview Monday and also to inspect the plane, which he said appears to have been seriously damaged.
The amphibious plane is leaking fuel and under water. It was surrounded by containment boom on Sunday afternoon.
The National Transportation Safety Board will examine it after the Department of Interior, which includes the Fish and Wildlife Service, hauls it out of the water and into its hangar.
The pilot had dropped off a crew on the Kenai Peninsula and was returning to Anchorage when she lost control trying to land in the east-west water lanes, Johnson said.
Lake Spenard is part of the busy Lake Hood float plane basin. On its Web site, Quest describes the Kodiak as a top performer in difficult conditions.
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The NTSB confirms that a pilot escaped injury after a Kodiak plane crashed into Lake Spenard. She was the only person on board, and the NTSB says no one else was hurt.
Clint Johnson with the NTSB says the plane was owned and operated by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Johnson said the plane lost control during touchdown, which caused it to crash. Johnson said the east-west water lane at the airport was closed for arrivals and departures.
NTSB said they are in the formative stages of the plane crash investigation.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 745 Make/Model: K100 Description: KODIAK 100 FLOATS
Date: 09/30/2012 Time: 2352
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: ANCHORAGE State: AK Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AT LAKE HOOD, FLIPPED OVER, ANCHORAGE, AK
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: ANCHORAGE, AK (AL03) Entry date: 10/01/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N745
Keuthan BUCCANEER II, N710WP: Accident occurred September 30, 2012 in Granite Quarry, North Carolina
NTSB Identification: ERA12LA584
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Granite Quarry, NC
Aircraft: KEUTHAN BUCCANEER II, registration: N710WP
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012, about 1755 eastern daylight time, a Keuthan Buccaneer II, N710WP, was substantially damaged following a forced landing near Granite Quarry, North Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured. The experimental, amateur-built, amphibious airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local flight originated at Rowan County Airport (RUQ), Salisbury, North Carolina, about 1655.
A witness observed the pilot refuel the airplane with automotive gasoline and depart RUQ about one hour prior to the accident. Witnesses observed the engine lose power and the airplane descended and crashed in a rural area about five miles from RUQ.
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors responded to the accident site and examined the wreckage. The inspector confirmed substantial damage to the airframe. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the control surfaces to the cockpit. The engine propeller did not exhibit evidence of rotational damage. The main fuel tank was not breached and contained only residual fuel. Air bubbles were observed in the transparent fuel lines. There was no fuel in the line to the engine carburetors.
Obituary - Cecil Dwayne Brown
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Cecil 'Dwayne' Brown
FAITH - Cecil "Dwayne" Brown, 49, of Faith, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.
Dwayne was born Aug. 11, 1963, in Rowan County, the son of Cecil Voight Brown and Betty "Faye" Martin Brown of Faith.
Dwayne was a 1982 graduate of East Rowan High School and a graduate of the HVAC program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Dwayne was a lifelong member of Shiloh Reformed Church of Faith, where he was a member of the Bell Choir and the Christians in Action Sunday School Class.
He was a member of the Rowan County Chapter of the EAA and active in the Young Eagles organization. Dwayne was owner and operator of Central Piedmont Heating and Air of Salisbury.
He had a passion for flying and boating and loved sharing those experiences with family and friends.
In addition to his parents, survivors are brother Darrin Scott Brown and wife Sharon of Salisbury; nephews Chase and Will Brown; niece Devynne Brown; special twins Natalie and Alayna Day; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation: 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at Shiloh Reformed Church in the Fire Place Lobby.
Funeral Services: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at Shiloh Reformed Church, conducted by Rev. Wayne Trexler, pastor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shiloh Reformed Church, Po Box 308, Faith, NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is serving the Brown family. Online condolences may be made to the Brown family at www.powlesfuneralhome.com
GRANITE QUARRY, N.C. – FAA investigators are looking for the cause of a Rowan County plane crash.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Cecil Dwayne Brown, 49, of Faith, was killed Sunday when his Ultra-Light Experimental plane crashed in a Granite Quarry field. The accident happened around 6 p.m. in a wooded area on Troutman Street behind Shaw's Mobile Home Park.
Monday, relatives were at the crash site to pay their respects.
"If he has to be gone, you know I want to remember him for all the good things he did you know, he loved people, he loved to fly," said Brown's uncle Eddie Martin.
Martin said his nephew built the plane himself.
"He went down to Florida and brought it up here, it was you know, in two pieces or whatever and he rebuilt the plane," said Martin.
Martin said Brown had been flying small planes for a decade or more, and had even flown the plane before. However on a clear Sunday, relatives say Brown caught power lines crashing on family-owned property.
"The plane sputtered and all and he engine just cut off and he just couldn't clear the power lines," said Martin.
An FAA investigation into the cause could take up to a year. But for Brown's family, they said its an unfortunate accident that happened to a man doing what he loved most.
Brown's body was taken to Chapel Hill Sunday for an autopsy.
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ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) -
One man has died after his plane crashed near Granite Quarry Sunday evening, according to emergency officials.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, 49-year-old Cecil Dwayne Brown, of Faith, was killed when his plane went down.
The plane, described by witnesses as a yellow experimental type "sea plane" crashed in a wooded area near Shaw's Mobile Home Park, off Old Stone House Road shortly after 6 pm Sunday night.
A witness told WBTV that she saw a plane fitting that description flying near High Rock Lake earlier on Sunday.
Jonathan Stephens and Robert Price describe hearing the engine stutter then a loud boom. The power to the area was knocked out.
It appears the plane may have hit power lines before going down. The pair say they came outside to see the plane's cockpit nearly snapped in two.
Emergency personnel who reached the scene, located a ultra light, experimental aircraft that was occupied by one pilot. There were no other victims of this crash, officials told WBTV.
The Granite Quarry Fire Department and Union Fire Department responded along with units from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Granite Quarry Police Department, NC State Highway Patrol, Rowan EMS, and Rowan County Rescue Squad.
Brown's body was transported to Chapel Hill for an autopsy to be conducted
Family member were notified on Sunday evening, by the NC State Highway Patrol.
FAA Investigators are scheduled to be at the crash site Monday morning to conduct their investigation.
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GRANITE QUARRY - A small experimental plane crashed near Old Stone Church Road Sunday night, killing one man.
Authorities said an Ultralight aircraft went down in a field close to Shaw's Mobile Home Park just before 6 p.m.
Frank Thomason, chief of emergency services in Rowan County, said the pilot was the only person on board.
Authorities did not release information about the pilot Sunday night, citing pending notification of the family.
Investigators said the next of kin was out of town Sunday night.
Some neighbors in the area said they saw the plane go down into a field after it appeared to have engine problems.
Danny Gilmore, a resident in the area, said he saw it hit the ground near his home.
"I saw it go over and then it just went down when the motor cut off," he said. "It's a very sad thing."
Other neighbors said the plane appeared to stall out shortly before impact.
Thomason said the plane departed from Rowan County Airport shortly before the crash Sunday evening.
The pilot was believed to have been heading to a location near High Rock Lake, Thomason said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were also notified.
FAA and NTSB investigators are expected to arrive at the scene Monday morning, Thomason said.
Crews quickly wrapped the scene in yellow caution tape and neighbors stood on their porches or near the crash site Sunday evening.
Rowan investigators and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol assisted in the preliminary investigation.
Crews initially secured the scene for fires or leaking fluid.
"The plane is pretty much intact," Thomason said.
Authorities removed the body less than two hours after the crash.
Emergency personnel from about 10 fire, police and EMS departments assisted Sunday night.
Power lines were also down near the crash site and many neighbors said they knew something happened when their power went out.
A neighbor, who identified herself as Rita, said she knew something was wrong when her children playing outside came running in.
"We heard a loud bang, twice," she said. "The power went off, but we didn't see it.
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ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - One man has died in a plane crash off Troutman Street in Granite Quarry, according to emergency officials.
The plane, described by witnesses as a yellow experimental type "sea plane" crashed in a wooded area near a mobile home park shortly after 6 pm Sunday night. A witness told WBTV that she saw a plane fitting that description flying near High Rock Lake earlier on Sunday.
Jonathan Stephens and Robert Price describe hearing the engine stutter then a loud boom. The power to the area was knocked out. It appears the plane may have hit power lines before going down. The pair say they came outside to see the plane's cockpit nearly snapped in two.
The name of the victim has not been released.
According to a release by the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, "The FAA was notified and will respond on Monday morning to conduct their investigation of the crash. Law enforcement units will maintain a presence at the crash scene until FAA Investigators arrive. The victim was transported from the scene and will be sent for an autopsy. The NC Highway Patrol will make notifications to family members of the pilot."
SALISBURY, NC -- Investigators are on the scene of a fatal plane crash near OldStone House Road in Salisbury. According to Rowan County Sheriff's Department, several calls came in around 5:56 p.m. on Sunday in regards to a small plane that crashed in the area. We are told the victim is a white male who's name is not being released until an autopsy is performed.
Emergency Management Crews, fire officials, and highway patrol officers are on the scene. At this time, one person is confirmed deceased. There is no word yet on any other injuries. Old Stone House Road is near American Quarry Road.
The FAA was notified and will respond on Monday morning to conduct their investigation of the crash.
As more details become available, we will bring you the latest on FOX News @ Ten.
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. -- Authorities remain on the scene of a deadly plane crash in Rowan County.
Officials say the plane crashed on Old Stone House Road in the area of Troutman Street in Salisbury just outside of Granite Quarry.
According to officials, the call came in from several witnesses saying a plane went down around 6 p.m. Sunday evening.
"It was awfully close to the treetops, and then his engine cut off," said Tanner Hardwood, who witnessed the accident.
Officials tell WCNC, it appears that an experimental plane was involved in the crash.
At least one person is confirmed dead. No word yet on the identity of the pilot.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now investigating the crash.
GRANITE QUARRY, N.C. – One person is dead after a plane crash Sunday in Rowan County.
It happened around 6 p.m. in a wooded area on Troutman Street in Granite Quarry. The pilot's identity has not been released. Officials say he was the only person on board.
They confirm the plane departed from the Rowan County Airport and was headed to the High Rock Lake area.
Nearby residents say the plane was having some sort of mechanical issues and was circling above their homes before the engine just stopped.
The FAA will be on the scene Monday.
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14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Granite Quarry, NC
Aircraft: KEUTHAN BUCCANEER II, registration: N710WP
Injuries: 1 Fatal.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012, about 1755 eastern daylight time, a Keuthan Buccaneer II, N710WP, was substantially damaged following a forced landing near Granite Quarry, North Carolina. The private pilot was fatally injured. The experimental, amateur-built, amphibious airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The local flight originated at Rowan County Airport (RUQ), Salisbury, North Carolina, about 1655.
A witness observed the pilot refuel the airplane with automotive gasoline and depart RUQ about one hour prior to the accident. Witnesses observed the engine lose power and the airplane descended and crashed in a rural area about five miles from RUQ.
Federal Aviation Administration inspectors responded to the accident site and examined the wreckage. The inspector confirmed substantial damage to the airframe. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the control surfaces to the cockpit. The engine propeller did not exhibit evidence of rotational damage. The main fuel tank was not breached and contained only residual fuel. Air bubbles were observed in the transparent fuel lines. There was no fuel in the line to the engine carburetors.
Obituary - Cecil Dwayne Brown
Guest Book
Cecil 'Dwayne' Brown
FAITH - Cecil "Dwayne" Brown, 49, of Faith, passed away Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012.
Dwayne was born Aug. 11, 1963, in Rowan County, the son of Cecil Voight Brown and Betty "Faye" Martin Brown of Faith.
Dwayne was a 1982 graduate of East Rowan High School and a graduate of the HVAC program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
Dwayne was a lifelong member of Shiloh Reformed Church of Faith, where he was a member of the Bell Choir and the Christians in Action Sunday School Class.
He was a member of the Rowan County Chapter of the EAA and active in the Young Eagles organization. Dwayne was owner and operator of Central Piedmont Heating and Air of Salisbury.
He had a passion for flying and boating and loved sharing those experiences with family and friends.
In addition to his parents, survivors are brother Darrin Scott Brown and wife Sharon of Salisbury; nephews Chase and Will Brown; niece Devynne Brown; special twins Natalie and Alayna Day; and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Visitation: 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at Shiloh Reformed Church in the Fire Place Lobby.
Funeral Services: 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 at Shiloh Reformed Church, conducted by Rev. Wayne Trexler, pastor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shiloh Reformed Church, Po Box 308, Faith, NC 28041.
Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is serving the Brown family. Online condolences may be made to the Brown family at www.powlesfuneralhome.com
GRANITE QUARRY, N.C. – FAA investigators are looking for the cause of a Rowan County plane crash.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Cecil Dwayne Brown, 49, of Faith, was killed Sunday when his Ultra-Light Experimental plane crashed in a Granite Quarry field. The accident happened around 6 p.m. in a wooded area on Troutman Street behind Shaw's Mobile Home Park.
Monday, relatives were at the crash site to pay their respects.
"If he has to be gone, you know I want to remember him for all the good things he did you know, he loved people, he loved to fly," said Brown's uncle Eddie Martin.
Martin said his nephew built the plane himself.
"He went down to Florida and brought it up here, it was you know, in two pieces or whatever and he rebuilt the plane," said Martin.
Martin said Brown had been flying small planes for a decade or more, and had even flown the plane before. However on a clear Sunday, relatives say Brown caught power lines crashing on family-owned property.
"The plane sputtered and all and he engine just cut off and he just couldn't clear the power lines," said Martin.
An FAA investigation into the cause could take up to a year. But for Brown's family, they said its an unfortunate accident that happened to a man doing what he loved most.
Brown's body was taken to Chapel Hill Sunday for an autopsy.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 710WP Make/Model: EXP Description: BUCCANEER II
Date: 09/30/2012 Time: 2155
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: GRANITE QUARRY State: NC Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A WOODED AREA, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY
INJURED, NEAR GRANITE QUARRY, NC
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: CHARLOTTE, NC (SO33) Entry date: 10/01/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N710WP
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N710WP.html ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) -
One man has died after his plane crashed near Granite Quarry Sunday evening, according to emergency officials.
According to the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, 49-year-old Cecil Dwayne Brown, of Faith, was killed when his plane went down.
The plane, described by witnesses as a yellow experimental type "sea plane" crashed in a wooded area near Shaw's Mobile Home Park, off Old Stone House Road shortly after 6 pm Sunday night.
A witness told WBTV that she saw a plane fitting that description flying near High Rock Lake earlier on Sunday.
Jonathan Stephens and Robert Price describe hearing the engine stutter then a loud boom. The power to the area was knocked out.
It appears the plane may have hit power lines before going down. The pair say they came outside to see the plane's cockpit nearly snapped in two.
Emergency personnel who reached the scene, located a ultra light, experimental aircraft that was occupied by one pilot. There were no other victims of this crash, officials told WBTV.
The Granite Quarry Fire Department and Union Fire Department responded along with units from the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, Granite Quarry Police Department, NC State Highway Patrol, Rowan EMS, and Rowan County Rescue Squad.
Brown's body was transported to Chapel Hill for an autopsy to be conducted
Family member were notified on Sunday evening, by the NC State Highway Patrol.
FAA Investigators are scheduled to be at the crash site Monday morning to conduct their investigation.
http://www.wbtv.com
GRANITE QUARRY - A small experimental plane crashed near Old Stone Church Road Sunday night, killing one man.
Authorities said an Ultralight aircraft went down in a field close to Shaw's Mobile Home Park just before 6 p.m.
Frank Thomason, chief of emergency services in Rowan County, said the pilot was the only person on board.
Authorities did not release information about the pilot Sunday night, citing pending notification of the family.
Investigators said the next of kin was out of town Sunday night.
Some neighbors in the area said they saw the plane go down into a field after it appeared to have engine problems.
Danny Gilmore, a resident in the area, said he saw it hit the ground near his home.
"I saw it go over and then it just went down when the motor cut off," he said. "It's a very sad thing."
Other neighbors said the plane appeared to stall out shortly before impact.
Thomason said the plane departed from Rowan County Airport shortly before the crash Sunday evening.
The pilot was believed to have been heading to a location near High Rock Lake, Thomason said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were also notified.
FAA and NTSB investigators are expected to arrive at the scene Monday morning, Thomason said.
Crews quickly wrapped the scene in yellow caution tape and neighbors stood on their porches or near the crash site Sunday evening.
Rowan investigators and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol assisted in the preliminary investigation.
Crews initially secured the scene for fires or leaking fluid.
"The plane is pretty much intact," Thomason said.
Authorities removed the body less than two hours after the crash.
Emergency personnel from about 10 fire, police and EMS departments assisted Sunday night.
Power lines were also down near the crash site and many neighbors said they knew something happened when their power went out.
A neighbor, who identified herself as Rita, said she knew something was wrong when her children playing outside came running in.
"We heard a loud bang, twice," she said. "The power went off, but we didn't see it.
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ROWAN COUNTY, NC (WBTV) - One man has died in a plane crash off Troutman Street in Granite Quarry, according to emergency officials.
The plane, described by witnesses as a yellow experimental type "sea plane" crashed in a wooded area near a mobile home park shortly after 6 pm Sunday night. A witness told WBTV that she saw a plane fitting that description flying near High Rock Lake earlier on Sunday.
Jonathan Stephens and Robert Price describe hearing the engine stutter then a loud boom. The power to the area was knocked out. It appears the plane may have hit power lines before going down. The pair say they came outside to see the plane's cockpit nearly snapped in two.
The name of the victim has not been released.
According to a release by the Rowan County Sheriff's Office, "The FAA was notified and will respond on Monday morning to conduct their investigation of the crash. Law enforcement units will maintain a presence at the crash scene until FAA Investigators arrive. The victim was transported from the scene and will be sent for an autopsy. The NC Highway Patrol will make notifications to family members of the pilot."
SALISBURY, NC -- Investigators are on the scene of a fatal plane crash near OldStone House Road in Salisbury. According to Rowan County Sheriff's Department, several calls came in around 5:56 p.m. on Sunday in regards to a small plane that crashed in the area. We are told the victim is a white male who's name is not being released until an autopsy is performed.
Emergency Management Crews, fire officials, and highway patrol officers are on the scene. At this time, one person is confirmed deceased. There is no word yet on any other injuries. Old Stone House Road is near American Quarry Road.
The FAA was notified and will respond on Monday morning to conduct their investigation of the crash.
As more details become available, we will bring you the latest on FOX News @ Ten.
ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. -- Authorities remain on the scene of a deadly plane crash in Rowan County.
Officials say the plane crashed on Old Stone House Road in the area of Troutman Street in Salisbury just outside of Granite Quarry.
According to officials, the call came in from several witnesses saying a plane went down around 6 p.m. Sunday evening.
"It was awfully close to the treetops, and then his engine cut off," said Tanner Hardwood, who witnessed the accident.
Officials tell WCNC, it appears that an experimental plane was involved in the crash.
At least one person is confirmed dead. No word yet on the identity of the pilot.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is now investigating the crash.
GRANITE QUARRY, N.C. – One person is dead after a plane crash Sunday in Rowan County.
It happened around 6 p.m. in a wooded area on Troutman Street in Granite Quarry. The pilot's identity has not been released. Officials say he was the only person on board.
They confirm the plane departed from the Rowan County Airport and was headed to the High Rock Lake area.
Nearby residents say the plane was having some sort of mechanical issues and was circling above their homes before the engine just stopped.
The FAA will be on the scene Monday.
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