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.
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Sep 30, 2012
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.
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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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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.
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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.
http://www.adn.com
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
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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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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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Air Creation TANARG, N2751N: Accident occurred September 30, 2012 in Safford, Arizona
NTSB Identification: WPR12LA442
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Safford, AZ
Aircraft: AIR CREATION TANARG, registration: N2751N
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 1630 mountain standard time, an Air Creation, Tanarg, N2751N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain about 37 miles north of Safford, Arizona on the San Carlos Indian Reservation. The airplane was registered to private individuals and operated by the sport pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The sport pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The cross-country flight departed Safford Regional Airport (SAD), Safford, Arizona about 1600 with a destination of Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), Show Low, Arizona.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector interviewed a family member who was flying alongside the accident airplane when the accident occurred. The family member, who is also a sport pilot, was flying a similar airplane model. After clearing a ridge the accident airplane dropped down to about 400 feet above ground level (agl) where he reported to the other pilot that the winds had become stronger. The other pilot who was higher in altitude at this point saw the airplane and heard the accident pilot report that the winds were making the airplane do abrupt turns. He further stated that he might try to land or abort the flight to SOW. Shortly thereafter the other pilot witnessed the accident airplane make a right turn and impact the ground.
Examination of the accident site by the FAA revealed the airplane impacted level ground surrounded by mountainous terrain. Wreckage debris was found within 70 feet of the main wreckage. All major structural components were located within the wreckage debris area.
The wreckage was relocated to a secure location for further examination.
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An Alabama man died Sunday after the ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Graham County officials said.
The man and his brother took off from Safford on Sunday afternoon in separate ultralights, which are light weight, slow flying, fixed-wing aircraft. They planned to fly to Show Low, according to Graham County Undersheriff Jeff McCormies.
The ultralight crashed about 2 p.m. in the Point of Pines area near San Carlos, the Sheriff's Office said.
The ages and names of the brothers and the cause of the crash were not available Sunday night.
SAFFORD, AZ (CBS5) - One person is confirmed dead in a plane crash near San Carlos on the White Mountain Indian Reservation, the Graham County Sheriff's Office said.
Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jerry Nelson said the victim's name has not been released.
The crash happened Sunday afternoon.
No other information is available at this time.
SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION - One person has died after a small plane crashed on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jerry Nelson said two people were on board when the plane went down.
One person died in the crash, the other person's condition is unknown at this time.
Officials said a DPS helicopter is on scene investigating the accident.
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14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Safford, AZ
Aircraft: AIR CREATION TANARG, registration: N2751N
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 1630 mountain standard time, an Air Creation, Tanarg, N2751N, was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain about 37 miles north of Safford, Arizona on the San Carlos Indian Reservation. The airplane was registered to private individuals and operated by the sport pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. The sport pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight. The cross-country flight departed Safford Regional Airport (SAD), Safford, Arizona about 1600 with a destination of Show Low Regional Airport (SOW), Show Low, Arizona.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector interviewed a family member who was flying alongside the accident airplane when the accident occurred. The family member, who is also a sport pilot, was flying a similar airplane model. After clearing a ridge the accident airplane dropped down to about 400 feet above ground level (agl) where he reported to the other pilot that the winds had become stronger. The other pilot who was higher in altitude at this point saw the airplane and heard the accident pilot report that the winds were making the airplane do abrupt turns. He further stated that he might try to land or abort the flight to SOW. Shortly thereafter the other pilot witnessed the accident airplane make a right turn and impact the ground.
Examination of the accident site by the FAA revealed the airplane impacted level ground surrounded by mountainous terrain. Wreckage debris was found within 70 feet of the main wreckage. All major structural components were located within the wreckage debris area.
The wreckage was relocated to a secure location for further examination.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 2751N Make/Model: EXP Description: AIR CREATION TANARG
Date: 09/30/2012 Time: 2045
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: SAFFORD State: AZ Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE 1 PERSON ON BOARD WAS
FATALLY INJURED, NEAR SAFFORD, AZ
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: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: SCOTTSDALE, AZ (WP07) Entry date: 10/01/2012
http://registry.faa.gov/N2751N
http://www.aircreation.net/aircraft/tanarg.html
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An Alabama man died Sunday after the ultralight aircraft he was flying crashed on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Graham County officials said.
The man and his brother took off from Safford on Sunday afternoon in separate ultralights, which are light weight, slow flying, fixed-wing aircraft. They planned to fly to Show Low, according to Graham County Undersheriff Jeff McCormies.
The ultralight crashed about 2 p.m. in the Point of Pines area near San Carlos, the Sheriff's Office said.
The ages and names of the brothers and the cause of the crash were not available Sunday night.
SAFFORD, AZ (CBS5) - One person is confirmed dead in a plane crash near San Carlos on the White Mountain Indian Reservation, the Graham County Sheriff's Office said.
Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jerry Nelson said the victim's name has not been released.
The crash happened Sunday afternoon.
No other information is available at this time.
SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION - One person has died after a small plane crashed on the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation Sunday afternoon.
Sheriff's spokesman Lt. Jerry Nelson said two people were on board when the plane went down.
One person died in the crash, the other person's condition is unknown at this time.
Officials said a DPS helicopter is on scene investigating the accident.
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County Donegal, Ireland: Pilot critically injured in plane crash
The emergency services are at the scene of a plane crash today in Co
Donegal which left a 22-year-old man critically injured in hospital.
Fire crews, ambulances and Gardai were at the scene of the incident which happened just past 2pm between Convoy and Castlefin.
Air accident investigators are also on the way to the incident.
The two-seater micro-light aircraft came down in an airfield at Kilpatrick and wreckage was spread over a wide area close to farm buildings.
The pilot, a 22-year-old Buncrana man, is in a critical condition and was airlifted to hospital in Letterkenny by the Sligo rescue chopper.
The scene has been sealed off.
No-one else was on board.
It’s thought the plane crashed after getting into difficulty in high winds.
“This is a very serious incident and all efforts at the moment are concentrated on recovery,” said one source.
“It’s a miracle that he survived.”
http://www.donegaldaily.com
Fire crews, ambulances and Gardai were at the scene of the incident which happened just past 2pm between Convoy and Castlefin.
Air accident investigators are also on the way to the incident.
The two-seater micro-light aircraft came down in an airfield at Kilpatrick and wreckage was spread over a wide area close to farm buildings.
The pilot, a 22-year-old Buncrana man, is in a critical condition and was airlifted to hospital in Letterkenny by the Sligo rescue chopper.
The scene has been sealed off.
No-one else was on board.
It’s thought the plane crashed after getting into difficulty in high winds.
“This is a very serious incident and all efforts at the moment are concentrated on recovery,” said one source.
“It’s a miracle that he survived.”
http://www.donegaldaily.com
Two in hospital after plane crash - Queensland coast, Australia
Two men have been taken to hospital after their ultralight plane crashed near the Queensland coast.
The crash is believed to have happened just before 6pm (AEST) on Sunday on a rural property in Marian near Mackay, police said.
The men, aged 20 and 21, were taken to Mackay Base Hospital with suspected spinal injuries.
The 21-year-old passenger was in a serious condition.
The crash is believed to have happened just before 6pm (AEST) on Sunday on a rural property in Marian near Mackay, police said.
The men, aged 20 and 21, were taken to Mackay Base Hospital with suspected spinal injuries.
The 21-year-old passenger was in a serious condition.
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Agusta Spa A109E, N144CF: Accident occurred September 30, 2012 in Eastland, Texas
NTSB Identification: CEN12FA670
Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Eastland, TX
Aircraft: AGUSTA SPA A109E, registration: N144CF
Injuries: 3 Serious.
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 aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012, approximately 0932 central daylight time, an Augusta 109E Emergency Medical Service (EMS) helicopter, N144CF, registered to Wells Fargo Bank NW NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah, crashed after an uneventful 26 minute cross-country flight. The crash occurred while the helicopter was being maneuvered to avoid local weather prior to setting up for an instrument approach to the Eastland Airport, Eastland, Texas. All three occupants, the airline transport rated pilot, flight nurse, and a flight paramedic, sustained serious injuries. The flight was being operated by CareFlite of Grand Prairie, Texas, and was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a repositioning flight to pick up a patient. The helicopter departed the CareFlite base located at Granbury Airport (GDJ), Granbury, Texas, at 0906. Its intended destination was the Eastland Airport (ETN), Eastland, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight from Granbury to Eastland, however, marginal visual meteorological conditions or instrument conditions were reported in the vicinity of the accident site. A company VFR flight plan was activated upon departure from Granbury and an IFR flight plan was placed on file with ATC, but was not activated.
According to first responders to the accident site, the helicopter impacted the ground in an open field, aproximately 4.4 miles south of Eastland Airport. Emergency responders transported the occupants to a nearby hospital. The helicopter was transported to a secure facility for examination.
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EASTLAND, Texas — A CareFlite medical helicopter with a crew of three on board made a "hard landing" near Eastland on Sunday morning on its way to pick up a patient.
All three CareFlite personnel suffered "minor to moderate" but not life-threatening injuries, company president and CEO Jim Swartz said.
The crash site — near County Road 309 — was less than six miles from the Eastland Municipal Airport, where the patient was waiting.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Trooper Sparky Dean said the injured were taken by ground ambulance to a hospital in Eastland. He said the helicopter's engine was still running when it hit the ground around 9:30 a.m.
Swartz said the cause of the accident was unknown, but added that the crew of the Agusta 109 helicopter was experienced. He said there will be a full investigation. The company was dispatching ambulances to bring the injured employees back to Fort Worth. They were identified as:
Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to examine the wreckage on Monday.
Eastland, the seat of Eastland County, is about 90 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
A pilot and a mechanic were killed two years ago in the fiery crash of a CareFlite helicopter in Ellis County.
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EASTLAND, Texas – A CareFlite Helicopter crashed in Eastland County Sunday morning while traveling to pick up a patient. Three people were injured.
“When we responded to the scene we found 3 of the occupants–which were all part of the CareFlite crew. They were out of the helicopter, on the ground–all of them had injuries,” Sgt. David Foster with the Department of Public Safety said.
First responders arrived at the crash site–three miles south of Eastland and a quarter of a mile east of the intersection of Texas Highway 06 and County Road 309–at about 9:30 a.m.
The engine was still running when they arrived and a small fire had ignited. Responding firefighters from all over the county were able to prevent the engine from exploding.
“They did an excellent job and were able to get the fire out and we were actually able to get the engine put out by putting water in the exhaust,” Foster said.
The pilot, Scott Wallace of Fort Worth, and the two medics, Teresa Campbell of Granbury and Rhett Drahen of Frisco, were flying from Granbury in Hood County to pick up a patient in Eastland County. The pilot was trying to divert to the Eastland County Airport due to limited visibility caused by stormy weather.
Foster said the people involved in the crash were all conscience and able to talk with authorities. He said they will likely have broken bones at the very least and one suffered some head trauma.
All things considered, Foster said they were all very lucky.
“You can see that there’s power lines–some high voltage lines–apparently the pilot saw those, he did an excellent job in avoiding those. This could have possibly turned out a lot worse than it was.”
The people involved in the crash will be taken to a hospital in the Metroplex. There is no official word on the cause of the crash but the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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Nonscheduled 14 CFR Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Eastland, TX
Aircraft: AGUSTA SPA A109E, registration: N144CF
Injuries: 3 Serious.
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 aircraft accident report.
On September 30, 2012, approximately 0932 central daylight time, an Augusta 109E Emergency Medical Service (EMS) helicopter, N144CF, registered to Wells Fargo Bank NW NA Trustee, Salt Lake City, Utah, crashed after an uneventful 26 minute cross-country flight. The crash occurred while the helicopter was being maneuvered to avoid local weather prior to setting up for an instrument approach to the Eastland Airport, Eastland, Texas. All three occupants, the airline transport rated pilot, flight nurse, and a flight paramedic, sustained serious injuries. The flight was being operated by CareFlite of Grand Prairie, Texas, and was conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 as a repositioning flight to pick up a patient. The helicopter departed the CareFlite base located at Granbury Airport (GDJ), Granbury, Texas, at 0906. Its intended destination was the Eastland Airport (ETN), Eastland, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed along the route of flight from Granbury to Eastland, however, marginal visual meteorological conditions or instrument conditions were reported in the vicinity of the accident site. A company VFR flight plan was activated upon departure from Granbury and an IFR flight plan was placed on file with ATC, but was not activated.
According to first responders to the accident site, the helicopter impacted the ground in an open field, aproximately 4.4 miles south of Eastland Airport. Emergency responders transported the occupants to a nearby hospital. The helicopter was transported to a secure facility for examination.
Agusta Spa A109E, N144CF
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 144CF Make/Model: A109 Description: AGUSTA SPA A109E
Date: 09/30/2012 Time: 1500
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Serious Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Substantial
LOCATION
City: EASTLAND State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
N144CF AGUSTA SPA A109E ROTORCRAFT, CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES,
NEAR EASTLAND, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 3 Fat: 0 Ser: 3 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 0 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
Activity: Other Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: FORT WORTH, TX (SW19) Entry date: 10/01/2012
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EASTLAND, Texas — A CareFlite medical helicopter with a crew of three on board made a "hard landing" near Eastland on Sunday morning on its way to pick up a patient.
All three CareFlite personnel suffered "minor to moderate" but not life-threatening injuries, company president and CEO Jim Swartz said.
The crash site — near County Road 309 — was less than six miles from the Eastland Municipal Airport, where the patient was waiting.
Department of Public Safety spokesman Trooper Sparky Dean said the injured were taken by ground ambulance to a hospital in Eastland. He said the helicopter's engine was still running when it hit the ground around 9:30 a.m.
Swartz said the cause of the accident was unknown, but added that the crew of the Agusta 109 helicopter was experienced. He said there will be a full investigation. The company was dispatching ambulances to bring the injured employees back to Fort Worth. They were identified as:
- Pilot Scott Wayne Wallace, 58, of Fort Worth
- Medic Teresa Lynn Campbell, 53, of Granbury
- Medic Rhett Derek Drahen, 34, of Frisco
Representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board were expected to examine the wreckage on Monday.
Eastland, the seat of Eastland County, is about 90 miles southwest of Fort Worth.
A pilot and a mechanic were killed two years ago in the fiery crash of a CareFlite helicopter in Ellis County.
http://www.wfaa.com
EASTLAND, Texas – A CareFlite Helicopter crashed in Eastland County Sunday morning while traveling to pick up a patient. Three people were injured.
“When we responded to the scene we found 3 of the occupants–which were all part of the CareFlite crew. They were out of the helicopter, on the ground–all of them had injuries,” Sgt. David Foster with the Department of Public Safety said.
First responders arrived at the crash site–three miles south of Eastland and a quarter of a mile east of the intersection of Texas Highway 06 and County Road 309–at about 9:30 a.m.
The engine was still running when they arrived and a small fire had ignited. Responding firefighters from all over the county were able to prevent the engine from exploding.
“They did an excellent job and were able to get the fire out and we were actually able to get the engine put out by putting water in the exhaust,” Foster said.
The pilot, Scott Wallace of Fort Worth, and the two medics, Teresa Campbell of Granbury and Rhett Drahen of Frisco, were flying from Granbury in Hood County to pick up a patient in Eastland County. The pilot was trying to divert to the Eastland County Airport due to limited visibility caused by stormy weather.
Foster said the people involved in the crash were all conscience and able to talk with authorities. He said they will likely have broken bones at the very least and one suffered some head trauma.
All things considered, Foster said they were all very lucky.
“You can see that there’s power lines–some high voltage lines–apparently the pilot saw those, he did an excellent job in avoiding those. This could have possibly turned out a lot worse than it was.”
The people involved in the crash will be taken to a hospital in the Metroplex. There is no official word on the cause of the crash but the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
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Poisonous gases caused near disaster on German plane: Germanwings Airbus A319-100, D-AGWK, Flight 4U-753, Accident occurred December 19, 2010 - Cologne, Germany
Jörg Handwerg wants the airline industry to start taking air contamination seriously
Airbus 'nearly crashed' when pilots fell ill
Report in German (PDF)
An interim investigation report reveals that a Germanwings Airbus narrowly escaped disaster in 2010. The pilots nearly lost consciousness when poisonous vapor is thought to have seeped into the cockpit.
The Germanwings flight from Vienna to Cologne-Bonn airport on 19 December 2010 appeared to be going normally. Take-off had been delayed by two hours because of heavy snow at the destination airport, but otherwise everything seemed fine.
Then, as they started their descent towards Cologne-Bonn, the two pilots suddenly became aware of a "strange, very strong, unpleasant" smell in the cockpit, an investigation report of the incident revealed. They checked with the chief purser, who said there were no unusual smells in the passenger cabin.
Shortly after this the co-pilot felt so sick that he grabbed his oxygen mask, and the pilot felt he was "quite literally, losing my senses." There was a sudden, strong tingling sensation in his hands and feet, his field of vision shrank, and he felt dizzy.
Summoning their last reserves of strength, the two pilots succeeded in safely landing the Airbus, which had 149 passengers on board. Later, however, they told the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation that they had had extreme difficulty in concentrating, and even in thinking clearly. Everything had seemed "surreal" and "like in a dream."
Obviously they had only barely succeeded in averting a disaster. But it's only now, almost two years later, that the incident has been made public, in the Bureau's interim report on its investigation.
Jörg Handwerg from the pilots' association Cockpit told DW what he believes happened. "As far as we're concerned, all the evidence points to this having been an oil vapor incident. Oil vapors from the engines got into the cabin air via a faulty seal."
Since the 1960s planes have usually been constructed in such a way that they suck in air for the cockpit and the passenger cabin via the two engines. Obtaining the air this way can be risky, said Handwerg, "If a seal breaks, it's possible for a lot of oil vapor to get into the cabins. In fact, for construction reasons, these seals are never 100 percent closed. Small amounts of oil vapor always seep into the cabin."
A well-known problem
Handwerg said that, unfortunately, this is not the first incident of its kind, although it is "extremely rare" for it to have such dramatic effects. Green party delegate Markus Tressel told the German parliament on Friday that over the past three years the authorities in Germany had logged 67 incidents involving contaminated air in the cabin.
In fact, the same Germanwings plane had earlier been involved in another unexplained incident. A flight from Dublin to Cologne in May 2008 was forced to turn back after the pilot complained he had lost sensation in his arm and that he and the cabin crew felt unwell.
After landing in Cologne in December 2010 the plane was immediately thoroughly checked by Germanwings engineers. They too noticed the smell in the cockpit, but attributed it to the de-icing fluid with which the Airbus had been treated several times that day.
Handwerg said he found this explanation unconvincing. It's not uncommon for de-icing fluid to get into the cabin in winter, he said. When this happens, the evaporating alcohol creates a kind of "white fog," and doesn't have such serious effects on the pilot's ability to function.
"The tingling in the fingers, the signs of paralysis, as well as the reduced ability to think clearly correspond precisely with experiences we've had of incidents involving oil vapor, and not with experiences of de-icing fluid," he said.
Business over security?
The pilots' association Cockpit has for years called for planes to switch over to systems that don't draw in cabin air across the engines. "Technically speaking, new planes should not be built in such a way that it's possible for something like this to happen. And we need filter technology or sensors for the existing planes to reduce the problem as much as possible."
The EASA does not see oil vapor contamination as a serious risk
Handwerg was critical not only of Germanwings, who he claimed are playing down the severity of the incident, but also of the European Aviation Safety Agency. Early in 2012 the EASA said it could see no causal connection between health-related complaints made by some pilots, crew members and passengers and contamination of cabin air with oil vapor.
Germanwings has defended itself against the accusations. It insists that it reported the incident in the proper manner to the authorities responsible, the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation and the German Federal Aviation Authority.
The airline's description of the incident was much less dramatic: "The captain told Germanwings that despite his physical impairment he had 'everything under control at all times.'"
Source: http://www.dw.de
Airbus 'nearly crashed' when pilots fell ill
Report in German (PDF)
An interim investigation report reveals that a Germanwings Airbus narrowly escaped disaster in 2010. The pilots nearly lost consciousness when poisonous vapor is thought to have seeped into the cockpit.
The Germanwings flight from Vienna to Cologne-Bonn airport on 19 December 2010 appeared to be going normally. Take-off had been delayed by two hours because of heavy snow at the destination airport, but otherwise everything seemed fine.
Then, as they started their descent towards Cologne-Bonn, the two pilots suddenly became aware of a "strange, very strong, unpleasant" smell in the cockpit, an investigation report of the incident revealed. They checked with the chief purser, who said there were no unusual smells in the passenger cabin.
Shortly after this the co-pilot felt so sick that he grabbed his oxygen mask, and the pilot felt he was "quite literally, losing my senses." There was a sudden, strong tingling sensation in his hands and feet, his field of vision shrank, and he felt dizzy.
Summoning their last reserves of strength, the two pilots succeeded in safely landing the Airbus, which had 149 passengers on board. Later, however, they told the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation that they had had extreme difficulty in concentrating, and even in thinking clearly. Everything had seemed "surreal" and "like in a dream."
Obviously they had only barely succeeded in averting a disaster. But it's only now, almost two years later, that the incident has been made public, in the Bureau's interim report on its investigation.
Jörg Handwerg from the pilots' association Cockpit told DW what he believes happened. "As far as we're concerned, all the evidence points to this having been an oil vapor incident. Oil vapors from the engines got into the cabin air via a faulty seal."
Since the 1960s planes have usually been constructed in such a way that they suck in air for the cockpit and the passenger cabin via the two engines. Obtaining the air this way can be risky, said Handwerg, "If a seal breaks, it's possible for a lot of oil vapor to get into the cabins. In fact, for construction reasons, these seals are never 100 percent closed. Small amounts of oil vapor always seep into the cabin."
A well-known problem
Handwerg said that, unfortunately, this is not the first incident of its kind, although it is "extremely rare" for it to have such dramatic effects. Green party delegate Markus Tressel told the German parliament on Friday that over the past three years the authorities in Germany had logged 67 incidents involving contaminated air in the cabin.
In fact, the same Germanwings plane had earlier been involved in another unexplained incident. A flight from Dublin to Cologne in May 2008 was forced to turn back after the pilot complained he had lost sensation in his arm and that he and the cabin crew felt unwell.
After landing in Cologne in December 2010 the plane was immediately thoroughly checked by Germanwings engineers. They too noticed the smell in the cockpit, but attributed it to the de-icing fluid with which the Airbus had been treated several times that day.
Handwerg said he found this explanation unconvincing. It's not uncommon for de-icing fluid to get into the cabin in winter, he said. When this happens, the evaporating alcohol creates a kind of "white fog," and doesn't have such serious effects on the pilot's ability to function.
"The tingling in the fingers, the signs of paralysis, as well as the reduced ability to think clearly correspond precisely with experiences we've had of incidents involving oil vapor, and not with experiences of de-icing fluid," he said.
Business over security?
The pilots' association Cockpit has for years called for planes to switch over to systems that don't draw in cabin air across the engines. "Technically speaking, new planes should not be built in such a way that it's possible for something like this to happen. And we need filter technology or sensors for the existing planes to reduce the problem as much as possible."
The EASA does not see oil vapor contamination as a serious risk
Handwerg was critical not only of Germanwings, who he claimed are playing down the severity of the incident, but also of the European Aviation Safety Agency. Early in 2012 the EASA said it could see no causal connection between health-related complaints made by some pilots, crew members and passengers and contamination of cabin air with oil vapor.
Germanwings has defended itself against the accusations. It insists that it reported the incident in the proper manner to the authorities responsible, the German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation and the German Federal Aviation Authority.
The airline's description of the incident was much less dramatic: "The captain told Germanwings that despite his physical impairment he had 'everything under control at all times.'"
Source: http://www.dw.de
Fireworks prompt report of plane crash
HARDIN, Ky. -- An explosion in western Kentucky turned out to be the plane crash that wasn't.
Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Byars told The Paducah Sun that a motorist reported possible downed aircraft Saturday night near Hardin in Marshall County.
Search efforts were called off two hours after the report.
Byars and Duane Hawes, deputy director for Marshall County Emergency Management, say a motorist reported hearing a boom and seeing an orange glow around 8 p.m. Emergency responders from Marshall and Calloway counties searched between Hardin and Dexter but found no aircraft.
Hawes and Byars say a church group shot off fireworks in the area about the same time as a gas container caught fire and exploded, creating a loud noise. Byars says that caused the motorist to make the report.
Marshall County Sheriff Kevin Byars told The Paducah Sun that a motorist reported possible downed aircraft Saturday night near Hardin in Marshall County.
Search efforts were called off two hours after the report.
Byars and Duane Hawes, deputy director for Marshall County Emergency Management, say a motorist reported hearing a boom and seeing an orange glow around 8 p.m. Emergency responders from Marshall and Calloway counties searched between Hardin and Dexter but found no aircraft.
Hawes and Byars say a church group shot off fireworks in the area about the same time as a gas container caught fire and exploded, creating a loud noise. Byars says that caused the motorist to make the report.
Cessna 414A Chanchellor, N738W: Accident occurred September 30, 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria
NTSB Identification: CEN12WA664
14 CFR Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria
Aircraft: CESSNA 414A, registration: N738W
Injuries: 6 Fatal,2 Serious.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On September 30, 2012, at 0459 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 414A, United States registered N738W, owned by Evram Inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Innsbruck, Austria. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and five passenger were fatally injured and two passengers were seriously injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to Valencia (LEVC), Spain.
The Austrian investigators received reports that the airplane took off from runway 26 on a visual flight rules flight plan and turned south. The airplane impacted wooded terrain and a post impact fire ensued.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Austrian government or the Federal Office of Transport, Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
BMVIT – IIBAV/UUB/LF
Federal Office of Transport
Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation
Postfach 207, 1000 Wien
Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien
Austria
14 CFR Non-U.S., Non-Commercial
Accident occurred Sunday, September 30, 2012 in Innsbruck, Austria
Aircraft: CESSNA 414A, registration: N738W
Injuries: 6 Fatal,2 Serious.
The foreign authority was the source of this information.
On September 30, 2012, at 0459 coordinated universal time, a Cessna 414A, United States registered N738W, owned by Evram Inc., was destroyed when it impacted terrain under unknown circumstances near Innsbruck, Austria. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and five passenger were fatally injured and two passengers were seriously injured. The flight was originating at the time of the accident and was en route to Valencia (LEVC), Spain.
The Austrian investigators received reports that the airplane took off from runway 26 on a visual flight rules flight plan and turned south. The airplane impacted wooded terrain and a post impact fire ensued.
The accident investigation is under the jurisdiction and control of the Austrian government. This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Austrian government or the Federal Office of Transport, Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation. Further information pertaining to this accident may be obtained from:
BMVIT – IIBAV/UUB/LF
Federal Office of Transport
Accident Investigation Branch, Department of Aviation
Postfach 207, 1000 Wien
Lohnergasse 9, 1210 Wien
Austria
N738W - Cessna 414A Chanchellor
C/N 414A0027
kurz vor dem Abflug nach Zell am See
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Die achtköpfige Gruppe war in Richtung Valencia unterwegs
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Einsatzkräfte der Feuerwehr konnten das Feuer löschen
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A Cessna 414 crashed Sunday morning from at Oberellbögen.
On board were a total of eight people. Except for the pilots they should all come from the Tyrol. Two occupants were able to free himself from the wreckage, as Walter Pupp, head of the Office of Criminal Investigation Tyrol, told a press conference of the forces in the late morning. As the police had against tt.com before, the one person was seriously injured another. The victims were brought to the hospital in Innsbruck. The seriously injured were emergency surgery. According to information from the hospital he was in the artificial hibernation. The second survivor to have suffered burns and is currently in the recovery room.
Passengers from probably the Zillertal
For the other six persons, including the pilot, all help came too late. After unconfirmed information are regarded as the victims are men from the valley, who were friends. The pilot came from Zell am See. The aircraft took off at 6.50 clock from Innsbruck airport in the direction of Valencia in Spain. The pilot had issued an emergency call, it was announced at the press conference. At 7.12 clock disappeared two-engine aircraft on radar. The airport informed the control center. A few minutes later, a hunter was on a high seat witnessed the crash. The man heard the Cessna engine noise and the impact. He rushed to the site. On the forest, which is ten meters from the crash site, was met by the hunter one of the survivors. The seriously injured were in a steep wooded area.Half an hour after the first alarm, the first rescue workers were at the scene. The six deaths were in the burning wreck.
Crime scene investigators on site
The aircraft was at an altitude of 1612 meters. It had the crash struck a roughly 100 meters long in the forest. The salvage operations were difficult. The security forces had to advance on foot to the scene in rough terrain. Heavy fog and low clouds could be no helicopter in the crash area.The Cessna totally burned out in the disaster. The fire in the forest could be cleared by the emergency services.The accident site was cordoned off by police.
Total on Sunday some 100 firefighters, 70 men of the rescue, 20 police officers and twelve detectives were in use.
At a site inspection by representatives of the media four hours after the accident at 1612 meters altitude on smoke still rose from the Cessna. The bodies were brought for autopsy to Innsbruck. Clearly visible despite the still prevailing mist was part of the 100-meter-long corridor that had pulled the machine through the forest. On the steep slopes of the Cessna was finally broken in flight east.Time of use of about 100 men of the fire brigade, rescue 70 men and 20 police officers and twelve detectives. A crisis intervention team of the Red Cross took care of the family members who were gathered in a building near the State Police in Innsbruck.
The aircraft accident occurred shortly after 7:00 in the Tyrol area near Innsbruck has left 6 dead. Two persons survived the tragedy. One of these suffered minor injuries, while the second is in critical condition. The aircraft, Cessna 414A Chanchellor, N738W, crashed near the village of Ellbogen, not far from the Italian border (approximately 20 kilometers). The tourists aboard came from Zillertal.
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Insgesamt acht Insassen
Beim Absturz einer Cessna oberhalb von Ellbögen im Tiroler Bezirk Innsbruck-Land sind Sonntagfrüh sechs Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Nach Informationen des Roten Kreuzes und der Polizei gab es zwei Überlebende. Insgesamt hatten sich acht Personen in der Maschine befunden.
Eine Person sei leicht, eine weitere schwer verletzt worden, hieß es. Die Maschine mit einer Gruppe Tiroler an Bord war in Innsbruck um 6.50 Uhr gestartet - ihr Ziel sollte das spanische Valencia sein. Der Pilot stammte laut Angaben der Polizei aus Zell am See (Salzburg), die zweimotorige Cessna war in Tirol zugelassen.
Jäger hörte Motorengeräusche und Einschlag
Unmittelbar nach dem Start habe es über Funk einmal Kontakt mit dem Piloten gegeben. Wenig später sei die Cessna vom Radar verschwunden. Um 7.12 Uhr gab der Flughafen die Information an die Leitstelle weiter, dass im Wipptal eine Maschine außer Kontrolle geraten sei, berichtete der Chef des Landeskriminalamtes, Walter Pupp. Wenige Minuten später hörte ein Jäger auf einem Hochstand Motorengeräusche des Flugzeuges und den Einschlag.
Beim Eintreffen an der Unfallstelle brannte das Wrack, einer der Überlebenden kam ihm an dem zehn Meter von der Unglücksstelle entfernten Forstweg entgegen. Der zweite Überlebende lag mit schweren Verbrennungen in einem Steilstück des Waldes. Bereits um 7.42 Uhr waren dann die ersten Helfer an Ort und Stelle. Die sechs Toten befanden sich im Wrack. Das Feuer in dem Waldstück konnte von Feuerwehrleuten gelöscht werden.
Hubschraubereinsatz abgebrochen
Eine Unterstützung der Bergungs- und Rettungsarbeiten aus der Luft war aufgrund der schlechten Wetterbedingungen nicht möglich. Tief hängende Wolken erzwangen einen Abbruch des angeforderten Hubschraubereinsatzes. Die Hilfsmaßnahmen durch Rotes Kreuz und Feuerwehren erfolgten vom Boden aus. Die Absturzstelle wurde von der Polizei zum Sperrgebiet erklärt. Tatortermittler waren ab Sonntagmittag mit den Untersuchungen zum genauen Hergang des Unglücks beschäftigt. Zur Klärung sollte eine Flugunfallkommission eingesetzt werden.
Im Einsatz standen rund 100 Mann der Feuerwehr, 70 Mann der Rettung und 20 Polizeibeamte sowie zwölf Kriminalbeamte. Ein Kriseninterventionsteam des Roten Kreuzes kümmerte sich um die Angehörigen, die in einem Gebäude in der Nähe der Landespolizeidirektion in Innsbruck zusammengekommen waren.
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Insgesamt standen am Sonntag rund 100
Feuerwehrmänner, 70 Mann der Rettung, 20 Polizeibeamte und zwölf
Kriminalbeamte im Einsatz. (mami, tt.com, APA)
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Die achtköpfige Gruppe war in Richtung Valencia unterwegs
Einsatzkräfte der Feuerwehr konnten das Feuer löschen
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http://registry.faa.gov/N738W
http://www.airport-data.com/N738W
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http://orf.at/stories/2143488/
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http://www.airplane-pictures.net
http://tirol.orf.at
http://i886.photobucket.com
A Cessna 414 crashed Sunday morning from at Oberellbögen.
On board were a total of eight people. Except for the pilots they should all come from the Tyrol. Two occupants were able to free himself from the wreckage, as Walter Pupp, head of the Office of Criminal Investigation Tyrol, told a press conference of the forces in the late morning. As the police had against tt.com before, the one person was seriously injured another. The victims were brought to the hospital in Innsbruck. The seriously injured were emergency surgery. According to information from the hospital he was in the artificial hibernation. The second survivor to have suffered burns and is currently in the recovery room.
Passengers from probably the Zillertal
For the other six persons, including the pilot, all help came too late. After unconfirmed information are regarded as the victims are men from the valley, who were friends. The pilot came from Zell am See. The aircraft took off at 6.50 clock from Innsbruck airport in the direction of Valencia in Spain. The pilot had issued an emergency call, it was announced at the press conference. At 7.12 clock disappeared two-engine aircraft on radar. The airport informed the control center. A few minutes later, a hunter was on a high seat witnessed the crash. The man heard the Cessna engine noise and the impact. He rushed to the site. On the forest, which is ten meters from the crash site, was met by the hunter one of the survivors. The seriously injured were in a steep wooded area.Half an hour after the first alarm, the first rescue workers were at the scene. The six deaths were in the burning wreck.
Crime scene investigators on site
The aircraft was at an altitude of 1612 meters. It had the crash struck a roughly 100 meters long in the forest. The salvage operations were difficult. The security forces had to advance on foot to the scene in rough terrain. Heavy fog and low clouds could be no helicopter in the crash area.The Cessna totally burned out in the disaster. The fire in the forest could be cleared by the emergency services.The accident site was cordoned off by police.
The bodies of the six victims were recovered that morning and taken for autopsy to Innsbruck. A crisis intervention team took care of the family. Crime scene investigators have begun the investigation. The cause of the crash is still unclear, an Aircraft Accident Board is to be used.
Total on Sunday some 100 firefighters, 70 men of the rescue, 20 police officers and twelve detectives were in use.
A total of eight occupants
The crash of a Cessna above elbows in Tyrol Innsbruck-Land district Sunday morning, six people have been killed. According to information from the Red Cross and the police, there were two survivors. A total of eight people were found in the aircraft.One person has minor injuries, another seriously injured, it said. The aircraft had a Tyrolean group on board was launched in Innsbruck at 6.50 clock - the destination was Valencia, Spain. The pilot, according to police in Zell am See (Salzburg), the twin-engine Cessna was admitted in the Tyrol.
Hunter heard engine noise and impact
Immediately after the takeoff, it had once given via radio contact with the pilot. A little later, the Cessna had disappeared from the radar. At 7.12 clock gave the airport the information to the control tower to say that the Wipptal a aircraft was down. A few minutes later, a hunter heard on a high level of aircraft engine noise and the impact.Upon arrival at the accident scene burned the wreck, one of the survivors came to meet him at the ten meters away from the crash site forest. The second survivor was severely burned in a steep section of the forest. Already at 7.42 clock then were the first helper on the spot. The six deaths were in the wreck. The fire in the forest could be extinguished by firefighters.
Helicopter operation aborted
The crash of a Cessna above elbows in Tyrol Innsbruck-Land district Sunday morning, six people have been killed. According to information from the Red Cross and the police, there were two survivors. A total of eight people were found in the aircraft.One person has minor injuries, another seriously injured, it said. The aircraft had a Tyrolean group on board was launched in Innsbruck at 6.50 clock - the destination was Valencia, Spain. The pilot, according to police in Zell am See (Salzburg), the twin-engine Cessna was admitted in the Tyrol.
Hunter heard engine noise and impact
Immediately after the takeoff, it had once given via radio contact with the pilot. A little later, the Cessna had disappeared from the radar. At 7.12 clock gave the airport the information to the control tower to say that the Wipptal a aircraft was down. A few minutes later, a hunter heard on a high level of aircraft engine noise and the impact.Upon arrival at the accident scene burned the wreck, one of the survivors came to meet him at the ten meters away from the crash site forest. The second survivor was severely burned in a steep section of the forest. Already at 7.42 clock then were the first helper on the spot. The six deaths were in the wreck. The fire in the forest could be extinguished by firefighters.
Helicopter operation aborted
Support of search and rescue operations from the air was due to the bad weather conditions is not possible. Low clouds forced a termination of the requested helicopter use. The relief efforts by the Red Cross and fire brigades were made from the floor. The crash site was declared a prohibited area by police. Crime scene investigators were on Sunday afternoon busy with the investigations on the exact circumstances of the accident. Clarification should be used Aircraft Accident Board.Bodies brought for autopsy to Innsbruck
At a site inspection by representatives of the media four hours after the accident at 1612 meters altitude on smoke still rose from the Cessna. The bodies were brought for autopsy to Innsbruck. Clearly visible despite the still prevailing mist was part of the 100-meter-long corridor that had pulled the machine through the forest. On the steep slopes of the Cessna was finally broken in flight east.Time of use of about 100 men of the fire brigade, rescue 70 men and 20 police officers and twelve detectives. A crisis intervention team of the Red Cross took care of the family members who were gathered in a building near the State Police in Innsbruck.
Zwei Insassen konnten sich selbst aus dem
Wrack befreien. Die Maschine war Sonntagfrüh in ein Waldstück gestürzt
und in Flammen aufgegangen.
The aircraft accident occurred shortly after 7:00 in the Tyrol area near Innsbruck has left 6 dead. Two persons survived the tragedy. One of these suffered minor injuries, while the second is in critical condition. The aircraft, Cessna 414A Chanchellor, N738W, crashed near the village of Ellbogen, not far from the Italian border (approximately 20 kilometers). The tourists aboard came from Zillertal.
http://www.tt.com
Insgesamt acht Insassen
Beim Absturz einer Cessna oberhalb von Ellbögen im Tiroler Bezirk Innsbruck-Land sind Sonntagfrüh sechs Menschen ums Leben gekommen. Nach Informationen des Roten Kreuzes und der Polizei gab es zwei Überlebende. Insgesamt hatten sich acht Personen in der Maschine befunden.
Eine Person sei leicht, eine weitere schwer verletzt worden, hieß es. Die Maschine mit einer Gruppe Tiroler an Bord war in Innsbruck um 6.50 Uhr gestartet - ihr Ziel sollte das spanische Valencia sein. Der Pilot stammte laut Angaben der Polizei aus Zell am See (Salzburg), die zweimotorige Cessna war in Tirol zugelassen.
Jäger hörte Motorengeräusche und Einschlag
Unmittelbar nach dem Start habe es über Funk einmal Kontakt mit dem Piloten gegeben. Wenig später sei die Cessna vom Radar verschwunden. Um 7.12 Uhr gab der Flughafen die Information an die Leitstelle weiter, dass im Wipptal eine Maschine außer Kontrolle geraten sei, berichtete der Chef des Landeskriminalamtes, Walter Pupp. Wenige Minuten später hörte ein Jäger auf einem Hochstand Motorengeräusche des Flugzeuges und den Einschlag.
Beim Eintreffen an der Unfallstelle brannte das Wrack, einer der Überlebenden kam ihm an dem zehn Meter von der Unglücksstelle entfernten Forstweg entgegen. Der zweite Überlebende lag mit schweren Verbrennungen in einem Steilstück des Waldes. Bereits um 7.42 Uhr waren dann die ersten Helfer an Ort und Stelle. Die sechs Toten befanden sich im Wrack. Das Feuer in dem Waldstück konnte von Feuerwehrleuten gelöscht werden.
Hubschraubereinsatz abgebrochen
Eine Unterstützung der Bergungs- und Rettungsarbeiten aus der Luft war aufgrund der schlechten Wetterbedingungen nicht möglich. Tief hängende Wolken erzwangen einen Abbruch des angeforderten Hubschraubereinsatzes. Die Hilfsmaßnahmen durch Rotes Kreuz und Feuerwehren erfolgten vom Boden aus. Die Absturzstelle wurde von der Polizei zum Sperrgebiet erklärt. Tatortermittler waren ab Sonntagmittag mit den Untersuchungen zum genauen Hergang des Unglücks beschäftigt. Zur Klärung sollte eine Flugunfallkommission eingesetzt werden.
Leichen zur Obduktion nach Innsbruck gebracht
Bei einem Lokalaugenschein von Medienvertretern vier Stunden nach dem Unglück in 1.612 Meter Höhe stieg immer noch Rauch aus der Cessna auf. Die Leichen waren zur Obduktion nach Innsbruck gebracht worden. Deutlich zu sehen war trotz des immer noch herrschenden Nebels ein Teil der rund 100 Meter langen Schneise, die die Maschine durch den Wald gezogen hatte. Auf dem steilen Hang war die Cessna schließlich in Flugrichtung Osten aufgeschlagen.Im Einsatz standen rund 100 Mann der Feuerwehr, 70 Mann der Rettung und 20 Polizeibeamte sowie zwölf Kriminalbeamte. Ein Kriseninterventionsteam des Roten Kreuzes kümmerte sich um die Angehörigen, die in einem Gebäude in der Nähe der Landespolizeidirektion in Innsbruck zusammengekommen waren.
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Ellbögen – Eine Cessna 414 stürzte
Sonntagfrüh bei Oberellbögen ab. An Bord befanden sich insgesamt acht
Personen. Bis auf den Piloten sollen sie alle aus Tirol stammen. Zwei
Insassen konnten sich selbst aus dem Wrack befreien, wie Walter Pupp,
Leiter des Landeskriminalamts Tirol, bei einer Pressekonferenz der
Einsatzkräfte am späten Vormittag sagte. Wie die Polizei gegenüber tt.com
bereits zuvor bestätigt hatte, wurde eine Person schwerst, eine weitere
verletzt. Die Unfallopfer wurden in die Klinik nach Innsbruck gebracht.
Der Schwerverletzte wurde notoperiert. Laut Auskunft der Klinik befand
er sich im künstlichen Tiefschlaf. Der zweite Überlebende soll
Verbrennungen erlitten haben und liegt derzeit in der Aufwachstation.
Passagiere vermutlich aus dem Zillertal
Für die anderen sechs Personen, darunter auch der
Pilot, kam jede Hilfe zu spät. Nach noch nicht bestätigten
Informationen soll es sich bei den Opfern um Männer aus dem Zillertal
handeln, die befreundet waren. Der Pilot soll aus Zell am See stammen.
Das Flugzeug war um 6.50 Uhr vom Innsbrucker Flughafen in Richtung
Valencia in Spanien gestartet. Der Pilot habe keinen Notruf abgesetzt,
hieß es bei der Presskonferenz. Um 7.12 Uhr verschwand die zweimotorige
Maschine vom Radar. Der Flughafen informierte die Leitstelle. Wenige
Minuten später wurde ein Jäger auf einem Hochsitz Zeuge des Absturzes.
Der Mann hörte Motorgeräusche der Cessna und den Einschlag. Er eilte zum
Unglücksort. Auf dem Forstweg, der zehn Meter vom Absturzort liegt, kam
dem Jäger einer der Überlebenden entgegen. Der Schwerverletzte lag in
einem steilen Waldstück.
Bereits eine halbe Stunde nach der ersten
Alarmierung waren die ersten Rettungskräfte am Unglücksort. Die sechs
Toten befanden sich in dem brennenden Wrack.
Tatortermittler vor Ort
Das Flugzeug lag auf einer Seehöhe von 1612
Metern. Es hatte beim Absturz eine rund 100 Meter lange Schneise in den
Wald geschlagen. Die Bergungsarbeiten gestalteten sich schwierig. Die
Einsatzkräfte mussten zu Fuß zur Unglücksstelle im unwegsamen Gelände
vordringen. Dichter Nebel und tiefhängende Wolken ließen keinen
Hubschrauberflug in das Absturzgebiet zu.
Die Cessna brannte bei dem Unglück total aus. Das Feuer in dem Waldstück konnte von den Einsatzkräften gelöscht werden.
Der Unglücksort wurde von der Polizei abgesperrt.
Die Leichen der sechs Opfer wurden noch am Vormittag geborgen und zur
Obduktion nach Innsbruck gebracht. Ein Kriseninterventionsteam kümmerte
sich um die Angehörigen.
Tatortermittler haben mit den Untersuchungen
begonnen. Die Unglücksursache ist noch völlig unklar, eine
Flugunfallkommission soll eingesetzt werden.
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