A bird’s nest with eggs still in it has been found on a plane which arrived in Auckland from the United States last week.
Engineers working on the plane alerted biosecurity staff to the nest which they found in the wheel housing of the Boeing 737.
The nest was made from mud, feathers and straw and contained two hatched eggs and two whole eggs. The species of bird is not yet known.
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Ministry for Primary Industries team leader Steve Gay says the nest could be a biosecurity risk.
“The engineers did the right thing. The materials had potential to carry plant and avian diseases that could have threatened our wildlife and primary industries.”
The plane was transported to Auckland from Arizona to be dismantled, after having been stored in the Mojave Desert for some time.
Mr Gay says quarantine inspectors will be checking the plane regularly as it is dismantled for other potential biosecurity-risk material.
http://www.3news.co.nz
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Fire and Rescue Department sorry for misleading Facebook post - Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Malaysia
MISLEADING INFORMATION: The Facebook posting by the Fire and Rescue Department caused people to panic and inquire about the ‘crash’
A screenshot of the posting on the Fire and Rescue Department’s Facebook page on the drill and the queries from the public that followed.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Fire and Rescue Department expressed regret and apologized for the Facebook posting on a drill simulating a plane crash at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) on Wednesday.The post was mistaken for a real crash and had sparked panic in cyberspace. The public were led to believe that 14 people had died in the incident.
Department director-general Datuk Wan Mohd Wan Ibrahim assured the public such an incident would not happen again.
On Wednesday, the official Fire and Rescue Department Facebook page had posted that a ATR 72 plane had crashed in KKIA.
The report described 14 people had been killed. About 10 minutes after it was posted, the administrator retracted the post after receiving numerous queries on its Facebook account from distraught and worried members of the public.
The department later posted an apology and clarified that it was only a drill and no such incident had taken place.
The drill by 70 volunteers, including Malaysia Airports Bhd, took place from 10.50pm on Tuesday until midnight but the posting was uploaded only yesterday.
"It was an honest mistake and we are terribly sorry for the misunderstanding.
"I am aware that it caused panic among the public. We will be more careful in sharing information.
"We have cautioned the administrator regarding the issue and we will monitor what goes on the page closely."
Asked if any action would be taken against the officer, Wan Mohd said no, as the officer followed the standard operating procedure.
"Before breaking the 'news', he had checked with the control centre and followed all the guidelines. His work record also showed that he was efficient in carrying out his duties.
"But we still had to warn him as it was the right thing to do and we could not afford to compromise on something like this."
Wan Mohd said the only reason the department only had one officer manning the page was to minimize room for error in sharing false information.
"If there is more than one person assigned to the web page, we fear it could create unwanted confusion among the unit itself and give them the opportunity to pass the buck to others if a mistake were to occur."
http://www.nst.com.my
Obituary: Kenneth Lee Guidry
Kenneth Lee Guidry
January 28, 1942 ~ October 24, 2012
Abbeville—Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012 at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville honoring the life of Kenneth Lee Guidry, 70, who passed away on Wednesday, October 24, 2012.
Burial will follow at St. Paul Cemetery in Abbeville, LA. Pastor John Vining of Abbeville United Methodist Church will conduct the service.
He is survived by his wife, Claire Tessier Guidry of Abbeville; two step-children, Kelly Barras Broussard and her husband Marc of Broussard and Jeb Barras and his wife Anna of Abbeville; two step -grandchildren, Amelie Anne and Camille Catherine Broussard; one brother, Donald Guidry and wife Marla of Lafayette; and three nephews, Shannon, Jason and Lee.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marion “MG” Guidry and the former Irma Smith Guidry.
Ken graduated from Abbeville High School in 1960. He started flying lessons at Paul Fournet Flying Service in Lafayette and later became and an instructor there.
In 1961 he went to Embry Riddle Flight School to study in Miami, Florida. He got his commercial license and started crop-dusting in 1962. At that time he went to work for Hanks and Cormier Flying Service in Kaplan, LA. He also flew for Summerall Flying Service in Ferriday, LA where he sprayed cotton piloting an N3N.
In 1969 he became the owner of Victory Flyers Inc. and over the next thirty years he purchased Gueydan Flying Service, Will’s Flying Service, Chris Crusta Flying Service and Harrington’s Flying Service. He went on to eventually own five turbine GRUMAN AG-Cats. In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s he was the 2nd largest AG-Cat operator in the United States.
Ken also became an Aerobatic Pilot under the direction of Duane Cole. He enjoyed taking friends flying and performing aerobatic stunts in his Stearman Biplane. Participating in the yearly Stearman Fly-In and conversing with friends and fellow pilots from around the US was a favorite pastime.
Along with flying, Ken had many other pastimes. He became certified in scuba diving taking many fishing and diving trips aboard his boat the SKY 1. He also began breeding Registered Percheron Horses which are a draft breed rarely seen in Louisiana. He had a strong love for animals and on occasion would take his dogs flying with him.
The family requests that visiting hours be observed at Vincent Funeral Home - Abbeville, 209 S. St. Charles Street, on Saturday, October 27, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at 11:00 a.m.
The family would like to give their thanks to Amedysis Hospice and the many doctors and nurses who cared for him over the years.
In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be sent to Abbeville United Methodist Church, 213 North State Street, Abbeville, LA 70510.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincent-abbeville.com.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville (337) 893-4661.
Read more: VermilionToday.com - Kenneth Lee Guidry
One man is dead after plane crash near Puslinch Lake
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The man who died after a small float plane crashed on the edge of Puslinch Lake has been identified as 47-year-old Russell Hawkins of Guelph.
OPP say Hawkins was killed after the plane he was in crashed into heavy bush on the southeast corner of Puslinch Lake on Thursday afternoon.
A second male in the plane was transported to Cambridge Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The plane, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, sustained major damage to the nose and floats after apparently landing upside down.
Witness say the plane was doing repeated take-off and landing exercises along with a second plane when something went wrong.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating and says it is currently waiting to talk to the crash survivor.
The wreckage is expected to be removed from the site by the end of Friday.
Read more, video and photos: http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca
PUSLINCH — Police have confirmed a small plane crash Thursday afternoon resulted in one fatality.
Rescue crews scrambled to reach a small plane that crashed at the southeast corner of Puslinch Lake, east of the Cambridge city limits.
OPP Inspector Scott Lawson, Wellington County detachment commander, said there were two men aboard the plane.
One was taken to Cambridge Memorial Hospital by land ambulance, the other died at the scene. The coroner arrived on scene later Thursday evening.
There were no details offered on the extent of the injuries of the man sent to hospital. Cambridge Fire Department Platoon Chief Dave Mawdsley said an air ambulance had been dispatched, but was then called off. His people were not called upon to help get the occupants out of the aircraft.
No information was made available on the age, names or place of residence of the two occupants.
Cambridge firefighters, paramedics and Ontario Provincial Police were alerted by witnesses at 2:29 p.m. They used a driveway at 6620 Concession 1 to access the wreckage.
Eyewitnesses say two float planes had been practising landings and takeoffs when one crashed into the woods near a home.
Ken Elligson, an area resident, was at the Old Marina Restaurant watching the planes. The red and white float plane had completed about three takeoffs when it quickly taxied across the lake, he said.
But the pilot seemed to be getting out the water late and “had just enough altitude to get over the trees.”
“It looked like he was trying to take off, but it was just too low,” said witness Matt Davey who lives at the end of Eagle Lane. “I heard it hit the top of the trees. I was just at the front of my house. I saw him coming toward me.”
When asked if the pilot seemed to be trying to avoid a large house under construction about 100 metres from the shore, Elligson said “That’s really the way it looked.”
The plane banked, “flipped over” and disappeared into the trees, he said.
Elligson jumped on his motorcycle and raced to the scene where he ran into others who heard the crash. They waited for emergency workers to arrive.
Mawdsley said five trucks were scrambled to join paramedics and OPP. Puslinch Fire Department was expected to take over Thursday evening.
Mawdsley said it was fortunate to have clear directions to the site and he noted emergency workers were able to get to the scene quickly. There was no fire, but crews are working to ensure no fuel reached the lake.
A nearby home was not damaged, but power was out. Lawson said power lines on or near the wreckage had posed a hazard to emergency workers.
It is uncertain how many homes are affected by the power outage or how long it will last.
Police officers were conducting a number of interviews with witnesses Thursday afternoon. Lawson also noted Transportation Safety Board investigators had arrived to conduct their work.
“They will give us direction on what we need to do,” he said. “They’re the experts … We want to rely on their good judgment.”
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CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - A float plane crash near Puslinch Lake east of Cambridge, Ont., has left one man dead an another in hospital.
Waterloo paramedic spokesman John Prno says two people were in the aircraft when it crashed and one was transported to hospital, but his condition isn't known.
Provincial police confirm that the other occupant of the plane has died.
Insp. Scott Lawson says the Transportation Safety Board is on scene conducting their investigation.
A witness said he was watching float planes practicing takeoffs and landings on Thursday afternoon when he saw the crash.
The witness says the plane had trouble with a takeoff, lost altitude and went down in the yard of a cottage.
http://www.globaltoronto.com
C-GBLG Cessna 172N Skyhawk II based Waterloo ON
The man who died after a small float plane crashed on the edge of Puslinch Lake has been identified as 47-year-old Russell Hawkins of Guelph.
OPP say Hawkins was killed after the plane he was in crashed into heavy bush on the southeast corner of Puslinch Lake on Thursday afternoon.
A second male in the plane was transported to Cambridge Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The plane, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk, sustained major damage to the nose and floats after apparently landing upside down.
Witness say the plane was doing repeated take-off and landing exercises along with a second plane when something went wrong.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating and says it is currently waiting to talk to the crash survivor.
The wreckage is expected to be removed from the site by the end of Friday.
Read more, video and photos: http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca
PUSLINCH — Police have confirmed a small plane crash Thursday afternoon resulted in one fatality.
Rescue crews scrambled to reach a small plane that crashed at the southeast corner of Puslinch Lake, east of the Cambridge city limits.
OPP Inspector Scott Lawson, Wellington County detachment commander, said there were two men aboard the plane.
One was taken to Cambridge Memorial Hospital by land ambulance, the other died at the scene. The coroner arrived on scene later Thursday evening.
There were no details offered on the extent of the injuries of the man sent to hospital. Cambridge Fire Department Platoon Chief Dave Mawdsley said an air ambulance had been dispatched, but was then called off. His people were not called upon to help get the occupants out of the aircraft.
No information was made available on the age, names or place of residence of the two occupants.
Cambridge firefighters, paramedics and Ontario Provincial Police were alerted by witnesses at 2:29 p.m. They used a driveway at 6620 Concession 1 to access the wreckage.
Eyewitnesses say two float planes had been practising landings and takeoffs when one crashed into the woods near a home.
Ken Elligson, an area resident, was at the Old Marina Restaurant watching the planes. The red and white float plane had completed about three takeoffs when it quickly taxied across the lake, he said.
But the pilot seemed to be getting out the water late and “had just enough altitude to get over the trees.”
“It looked like he was trying to take off, but it was just too low,” said witness Matt Davey who lives at the end of Eagle Lane. “I heard it hit the top of the trees. I was just at the front of my house. I saw him coming toward me.”
When asked if the pilot seemed to be trying to avoid a large house under construction about 100 metres from the shore, Elligson said “That’s really the way it looked.”
The plane banked, “flipped over” and disappeared into the trees, he said.
Elligson jumped on his motorcycle and raced to the scene where he ran into others who heard the crash. They waited for emergency workers to arrive.
Mawdsley said five trucks were scrambled to join paramedics and OPP. Puslinch Fire Department was expected to take over Thursday evening.
Mawdsley said it was fortunate to have clear directions to the site and he noted emergency workers were able to get to the scene quickly. There was no fire, but crews are working to ensure no fuel reached the lake.
A nearby home was not damaged, but power was out. Lawson said power lines on or near the wreckage had posed a hazard to emergency workers.
It is uncertain how many homes are affected by the power outage or how long it will last.
Police officers were conducting a number of interviews with witnesses Thursday afternoon. Lawson also noted Transportation Safety Board investigators had arrived to conduct their work.
“They will give us direction on what we need to do,” he said. “They’re the experts … We want to rely on their good judgment.”
http://www.therecord.com
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - A float plane crash near Puslinch Lake east of Cambridge, Ont., has left one man dead an another in hospital.
Waterloo paramedic spokesman John Prno says two people were in the aircraft when it crashed and one was transported to hospital, but his condition isn't known.
Provincial police confirm that the other occupant of the plane has died.
Insp. Scott Lawson says the Transportation Safety Board is on scene conducting their investigation.
A witness said he was watching float planes practicing takeoffs and landings on Thursday afternoon when he saw the crash.
The witness says the plane had trouble with a takeoff, lost altitude and went down in the yard of a cottage.
http://www.globaltoronto.com
PUSLINCH — Rescue crews are hiking through trees to reach a small plane that’s crashed at the southeast corner of Puslinch Lake, east of the Cambridge city limits.
Two people are injured, said John Prno, manger of Waterloo Region emergency medical services.
Cambridge firefighters, paramedics and Ontario Provincial Police were alerted by witnesses at 2:29 p.m. They used a driveway at 6620 Concession 1 access to the wreckage.
“It’s really awkward to get to. You have to go in a path then take a horse trail to get to the little plane,” Prno said.
Watch therecord.com for updates. We have a photographer and reporters heading to the scene.
Two people are injured, said John Prno, manger of Waterloo Region emergency medical services.
Cambridge firefighters, paramedics and Ontario Provincial Police were alerted by witnesses at 2:29 p.m. They used a driveway at 6620 Concession 1 access to the wreckage.
“It’s really awkward to get to. You have to go in a path then take a horse trail to get to the little plane,” Prno said.
Watch therecord.com for updates. We have a photographer and reporters heading to the scene.
Park Electrochemical Corp. Announces the Election of Peter Maurer to Its Board of Directors
MELVILLE, N.Y., Oct
25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Park Electrochemical Corp. (NYSE-PKE)
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Peter Maurer as a
Director of the Company effective immediately.
Mr. Maurer has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., located in London, Ontario, Canada, since 2000. Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures composite aircraft for the global general aviation markets. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Maurer held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., including Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness, Engineering Manager, Technical Director and Director of Operations. Prior to joining Diamond Aircraft Industries, Mr. Maurer held several positions with MBB Helicopter Canada/Eurocopter Canada, including Quality Engineer, Manager of Quality Assurance, Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness and Director of Product Integrity. Mr. Maurer is currently a member of the Executive Board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ("GAMA"), a member of the Board of Trustees of the University Aviation Association ("UAA") and a member of the Board of Directors of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. Mr. Maurer received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Brian Shore, Park's Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said, "Park is very fortunate to have someone with Peter's extensive aerospace experience, background and expertise join its Board. I am very pleased to have Peter on our Board of Directors."
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Park's core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company also maintains R & D facilities in Arizona, Kansas and Singapore.
Additional corporate information is available on the Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com .
SOURCE: Park Electrochemical Corp.
Mr. Maurer has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., located in London, Ontario, Canada, since 2000. Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures composite aircraft for the global general aviation markets. From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Maurer held a number of positions of increasing responsibility in Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc., including Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness, Engineering Manager, Technical Director and Director of Operations. Prior to joining Diamond Aircraft Industries, Mr. Maurer held several positions with MBB Helicopter Canada/Eurocopter Canada, including Quality Engineer, Manager of Quality Assurance, Manager of Quality Assurance and Airworthiness and Director of Product Integrity. Mr. Maurer is currently a member of the Executive Board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association ("GAMA"), a member of the Board of Trustees of the University Aviation Association ("UAA") and a member of the Board of Directors of Diamond Aircraft Industries, Inc. Mr. Maurer received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Brian Shore, Park's Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, said, "Park is very fortunate to have someone with Peter's extensive aerospace experience, background and expertise join its Board. I am very pleased to have Peter on our Board of Directors."
Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials principally for the telecommunications and internet infrastructure and high-end computing markets and advanced composite materials, parts and assemblies for the aerospace markets. Park's core capabilities are in the areas of polymer chemistry formulation and coating technology. The Company's manufacturing facilities are located in Singapore, France, Kansas, Arizona and California. The Company also maintains R & D facilities in Arizona, Kansas and Singapore.
Additional corporate information is available on the Company's web site at www.parkelectro.com .
SOURCE: Park Electrochemical Corp.
Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, N4325W: Accident occurred October 25, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire
NTSB Identification: ERA13FA039
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, October 25, 2012 in Hooksett, NH
Aircraft: BEECH A36, registration: N4325W
Injuries: 2 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 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 October 25, 2012, approximately 1306 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft A36, N4325W, was substantially damaged during impact with a light stanchion and terrain near Hooksett, New Hampshire. The certificated private pilot/owner and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Boire Field (ASH), Nashua, New Hampshire, with a planned destination of Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI), Laconia, New Hampshire. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to line workers at ASH, the pilot and his wife departed the airplane’s base at Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, the morning of the accident, and landed at ASH to clean the airplane’s windscreen before departing for LCI. They stated that the airplane did not take on fuel at ASH, and that the pilot appeared to be in good spirits.
Review of preliminary air traffic control and radar data revealed that the pilot contacted the Boston terminal radar approach control facility at 1239, shortly after takeoff from ASH. The airplane was issued a discrete transponder code and continued direct to LCI at a cruise altitude of 5,500 feet. At 1249, the airplane was observed making a 180-degree turn from its established northerly course from the south, and the airplane’s transponder code was lost. Air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot several times via radio to verify the airplane’s altitude, but no response was received. The airplane was lost from radar contact at 1306.
The initial impact point was identified as a light stanchion, located on the east side of Interstate 93, and the outboard portion of the right wing was located about 55 feet north of the tower. The main wreckage came to rest against the guardrail on the west side of the northbound lanes, on an approximate 280 degree heading.
The airplane was recovered from the interstate and examined in a hangar. The cabin area exhibited significant impact damage, and the empennage remained intact. The landing gear were observed in the retracted position. Control continuity was established from all flight controls to the cockpit area.
The engine remained attached to the airframe by various lines, cables, and hoses. The propeller was separated at the flange, and all three blades remained attached at the hub, 2 of the blades exhibiting leading edge gouging and s-bending, with the third blade relatively undamaged. The engine was rotated by hand through the accessory drive, and valve train continuity was confirmed. Compression was obtained on all cylinders using the thumb method. The top spark plugs were removed; each was light gray in color and exhibited normal wear. Both left and right magnetos produced spark on all terminal leads.
Hassinger and his wife, Doris, were killed Thursday
when their small plane crashed near Interstate 93 northbound in
Hookset. The two were on their way to the board of trustees meeting at
the New Hampton school when the plane went down shortly after 1 p.m.
One trucker narrowly avoided colliding with the plane.
“I was in the northbound lane and I saw a plane hit a pole and coming spinning through the air, it was going to land right on top of me, and I hit the brakes. It landed right in front of me slid right in front and hit the guardrail,” said Bruce, a trucker.
There is still no word on why the plane crashed, but this was not the first time Hassinger was involved in an incident in the air. In 2010, he was forced to belly flop in Nashua when the landing gear refused to come down. That time, he walked away without injury.
The head of the school says when they heard about the plane crash, they became concerned.
“We weren't sure initially, but were worried and eventually as reports came to us we learned of the tragic news,” said Menke.
Hassinger was the longest serving board of trustees member at the New Hampton School, having been on the board since 1978.
An architect, Hassinger was responsible for designing several buildings around the campus, donating his time.
He will be missed. He was a character in all the very best ways and at the same time, tremendous positive memories about the impact he made all over this campus,” said Menke.
The New Hampshire state police said Friday that the investigation into the cause of the plane crash is expected to be lengthy.
Read more: http://www.wmur.com
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HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — A Rhode Island couple was killed when their small plane crashed onto a portion of Interstate 93 north in Hooksett Thursday afternoon.
No motorists were involved in the crash.
New Hampshire State Police say Herman and Doris Hassinger, both 83 and from Block Island, were killed in the crash. They were en route to this weekend's board of trustees' meeting at the New Hampton School, where Herman Hassinger was a longtime trustee, the school said.
Hassinger, a self-employed architect, and his wife routinely flew to the school's four annual board of trustee's meetings, the school said.
Peter Galletly, chairman of the New Hampton School Board of Trustees, said Hassinger was the longest-serving trustee on the board.
"Herman was the architect for many of our buildings on campus," he said. "He was incredibly generous with his time and thoughtful of the student experience at New Hampton. Our hearts go out to the Hassinger family. "
Police say one body was in the plane. The other was ejected from the plane and found a distance away in a wooded median strip.
The crash left the tail end of the aircraft on the passing lane of northbound I-93 in Hooksett.
Police say the single-engine Beechcraft hit a light pole alongside the northbound lanes just after 1 p.m., sending it crashing onto the highway and partially into the woods next to the roadway.
State Police Lt. Chris Wagner said one of the plane's wings hit the light tower, and the tail of the plane came to rest in the left lane of I-93 north.
"This absolutely could have been a lot worse," Wagner said.
The nose of the largely-intact plane was on the other side of the guard rail, in the wooded median between I-93 and I-293.
Wagner said state police received the first call about the plane crash at 1:10 p.m. When they arrived, there was no one at the scene who had witnessed the plane go down.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane had taken off from Nashua and was en route to Laconia.
A spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Airport Corporation said the plane had left Block Island Airport sometime Thursday. No one answered the airport's telephone Thursday afternoon.
FAA records show the plane was involved in an accident in August 2010 at Nashua's Boire Field after the landing gear failed. The plane skidded about 700 feet before coming to a rest on its belly. The pilot was Herman Hassinger of Block Island and the plane was registered to him. A phone message left at his home was not returned.
That same plane was involve in a hard landing at the Falmouth Airpark on Cape Cod in July 1993 and was blown off a runway at Beaumont Municipal Airport in Texas while taxiing behind a much larger plane in 1979, according to FAA records. The records do not identify the pilot of the plane on those occasions.
According to the FAA registry, the plane was registered to Herman Hassinger Architects in Block Island. Herman Hassinger was listed in the 2006 edition of "Who's Who in America" as CEO of Herman Hassinger Architects in Moorestown, N.J. The company's phone number is no longer in service, according to a recorded message Thursday.
According to the biography in that edition, Hassinger was born in Germany, and he and Doris have three children. Under "interests" he listed aviation and sailing.
Investigators from the Bureau of Aeronautics and the FBI were on the crash scene in Hooksett on Thursday and investigators from the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board were en route. The NTSB will head the investigation.
The plane was draped with a blue tarp, as was the body in the woods of the median strip Thursday afternoon. . Shattered pieces of the large tower light lay on an exit ramp and a grassy median behind the plane. DOT workers later loaded that debris and a large piece of the plane's wing into a DOT truck.
The ramp from I-93 north to I-293 south was closed and I-93 was down to one lane of travel. Police asked drivers to avoid traveling in the area and to seek alternate routes of travel.
State police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them.
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Police direct traffic after a small plane crashed, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Hookset, N.H. New Hampshire state police say a man and a woman died in the crash near Interstate 93 in Hooksett, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Police and fire officials examine a small plane that crashed, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Hookset, N.H. New Hampshire state police say a man and a woman died in the crash near Interstate 93 in Hooksett, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Two people have died in a plane crash on Interstate 93 in Hooksett, where white cloths are covering one body in a wooded median and another still inside the craft.
The police do not know the identities of the two victims, according to state police Lt. Chris Wagner. The police have said one of the victims is a male, but declined to give the sex of the second victim.
The plane crashed around 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of I-93 northbound and Interstate 293. The plane was flying southbound when one of its wings struck a steel light pole, according to Wagner, who said it is unclear if the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing.
Wagner said the plane, which is partially visible underneath a blue tarp, is relatively intact, and he said there was only minor debris spread across the highway.
According to FAA records, the single-engine Beechcraft A36 is registered to Herman Hasinger Architects of Block Island, Rhode Island.
Wagner said two FAA investigators are headed to the scene, and the plane will not be moved until the investigation is complete.
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HOOKSETT, N.H. -- New Hampshire state police say two people have died in a small plane crash near Interstate 93 in Hooksett.
Police say the single-engine Beechcraft hit a light pole alongside I-93 northbound Thursday afternoon, sending it crashing into the woods next to the highway.
The medical examiner is en route to the scene.
Police said a male and female were on the plane. The man was ejected from the plane; the female is still on board. They have not been identified.
Police say they do not know why the plane was flying so low as to hit the pole. The wreck is visible from the highway.
The left two lanes of northbound I-93 are closed to traffic. Vehicles are being funneled to the shoulder. The plane will not be moved until investigators arrive on the scene. Officials are currently in "standby mode."
Two people are dead following a plane crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire.
The crash was reported just after 1 p.m. near Exit 10 in Hooksett.
Hooksett, N.H. fire officials confirmed two people had died in the single-engine plane crash. Video from Skyfox showed the plane in the breakdown lane of the highway. It had crashed into a guard rail.
The plane appeared to have crashed near the exit 10 off-ramp. Pieces of the plane were scattered on the off-ramp as well as on the highway.
All lanes of the highway were closed. Traffic was get ting around the crash using the right-side breakdown lane.
Previous accident in August 2010:
No one hurt; Man had trouble with Beech Bonanza A36’s landing gear:
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Thursday, October 25, 2012 in Hooksett, NH
Aircraft: BEECH A36, registration: N4325W
Injuries: 2 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 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 October 25, 2012, approximately 1306 eastern daylight time, a Beechcraft A36, N4325W, was substantially damaged during impact with a light stanchion and terrain near Hooksett, New Hampshire. The certificated private pilot/owner and passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the flight, which departed Boire Field (ASH), Nashua, New Hampshire, with a planned destination of Laconia Municipal Airport (LCI), Laconia, New Hampshire. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91.
According to line workers at ASH, the pilot and his wife departed the airplane’s base at Block Island State Airport (BID), Block Island, Rhode Island, the morning of the accident, and landed at ASH to clean the airplane’s windscreen before departing for LCI. They stated that the airplane did not take on fuel at ASH, and that the pilot appeared to be in good spirits.
Review of preliminary air traffic control and radar data revealed that the pilot contacted the Boston terminal radar approach control facility at 1239, shortly after takeoff from ASH. The airplane was issued a discrete transponder code and continued direct to LCI at a cruise altitude of 5,500 feet. At 1249, the airplane was observed making a 180-degree turn from its established northerly course from the south, and the airplane’s transponder code was lost. Air traffic control attempted to contact the pilot several times via radio to verify the airplane’s altitude, but no response was received. The airplane was lost from radar contact at 1306.
The initial impact point was identified as a light stanchion, located on the east side of Interstate 93, and the outboard portion of the right wing was located about 55 feet north of the tower. The main wreckage came to rest against the guardrail on the west side of the northbound lanes, on an approximate 280 degree heading.
The airplane was recovered from the interstate and examined in a hangar. The cabin area exhibited significant impact damage, and the empennage remained intact. The landing gear were observed in the retracted position. Control continuity was established from all flight controls to the cockpit area.
The engine remained attached to the airframe by various lines, cables, and hoses. The propeller was separated at the flange, and all three blades remained attached at the hub, 2 of the blades exhibiting leading edge gouging and s-bending, with the third blade relatively undamaged. The engine was rotated by hand through the accessory drive, and valve train continuity was confirmed. Compression was obtained on all cylinders using the thumb method. The top spark plugs were removed; each was light gray in color and exhibited normal wear. Both left and right magnetos produced spark on all terminal leads.
Journal file photo
Herman Hassinger with part of his mermaid
collection in 2005.
NEW HAMPTON, N.H. —
A moment of silence was held Friday in memory of 83-year-old Herman Hassinger at the start of the board of trustees meeting at the New Hampton School.
“We actually have a chair in the board meeting room where Mr. Hassinger sat that's marked with a green ribbon,” said Andrew Menke, the head of the school.
One trucker narrowly avoided colliding with the plane.
“I was in the northbound lane and I saw a plane hit a pole and coming spinning through the air, it was going to land right on top of me, and I hit the brakes. It landed right in front of me slid right in front and hit the guardrail,” said Bruce, a trucker.
There is still no word on why the plane crashed, but this was not the first time Hassinger was involved in an incident in the air. In 2010, he was forced to belly flop in Nashua when the landing gear refused to come down. That time, he walked away without injury.
The head of the school says when they heard about the plane crash, they became concerned.
“We weren't sure initially, but were worried and eventually as reports came to us we learned of the tragic news,” said Menke.
Hassinger was the longest serving board of trustees member at the New Hampton School, having been on the board since 1978.
An architect, Hassinger was responsible for designing several buildings around the campus, donating his time.
He will be missed. He was a character in all the very best ways and at the same time, tremendous positive memories about the impact he made all over this campus,” said Menke.
The New Hampshire state police said Friday that the investigation into the cause of the plane crash is expected to be lengthy.
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The entire New Hampton School community is saddened by the passing of longtime member of the Board of Trustees Herman Hassinger and his wife Doris. Parents of two New Hampton School graduates, Herman and Doris died Thursday afternoon after being involved in a plane crash en route to this weekend's Board of Trustees meeting at the School.
A self-employed architect, Hassinger and Doris made their home in Block Island, Rhode Island, and routinely flew in Herman's plane to the School's four annual Board of Trustees meetings.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4325W Make/Model: BE36 Description: 36 Bonanza
Date: 10/25/2012 Time: 1200
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: MANCHESTER State: NH Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED ONTO INTERSTATE 93 UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES.
MANCHESTER, NH
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 0 Fat: 2 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: PORTLAND, ME (EA65) Entry date: 10/26/2012
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HOOKSETT, N.H. (AP) — A Rhode Island couple was killed when their small plane crashed onto a portion of Interstate 93 north in Hooksett Thursday afternoon.
No motorists were involved in the crash.
New Hampshire State Police say Herman and Doris Hassinger, both 83 and from Block Island, were killed in the crash. They were en route to this weekend's board of trustees' meeting at the New Hampton School, where Herman Hassinger was a longtime trustee, the school said.
Hassinger, a self-employed architect, and his wife routinely flew to the school's four annual board of trustee's meetings, the school said.
Peter Galletly, chairman of the New Hampton School Board of Trustees, said Hassinger was the longest-serving trustee on the board.
"Herman was the architect for many of our buildings on campus," he said. "He was incredibly generous with his time and thoughtful of the student experience at New Hampton. Our hearts go out to the Hassinger family. "
Police say one body was in the plane. The other was ejected from the plane and found a distance away in a wooded median strip.
The crash left the tail end of the aircraft on the passing lane of northbound I-93 in Hooksett.
Police say the single-engine Beechcraft hit a light pole alongside the northbound lanes just after 1 p.m., sending it crashing onto the highway and partially into the woods next to the roadway.
State Police Lt. Chris Wagner said one of the plane's wings hit the light tower, and the tail of the plane came to rest in the left lane of I-93 north.
"This absolutely could have been a lot worse," Wagner said.
The nose of the largely-intact plane was on the other side of the guard rail, in the wooded median between I-93 and I-293.
Wagner said state police received the first call about the plane crash at 1:10 p.m. When they arrived, there was no one at the scene who had witnessed the plane go down.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane had taken off from Nashua and was en route to Laconia.
A spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Airport Corporation said the plane had left Block Island Airport sometime Thursday. No one answered the airport's telephone Thursday afternoon.
FAA records show the plane was involved in an accident in August 2010 at Nashua's Boire Field after the landing gear failed. The plane skidded about 700 feet before coming to a rest on its belly. The pilot was Herman Hassinger of Block Island and the plane was registered to him. A phone message left at his home was not returned.
That same plane was involve in a hard landing at the Falmouth Airpark on Cape Cod in July 1993 and was blown off a runway at Beaumont Municipal Airport in Texas while taxiing behind a much larger plane in 1979, according to FAA records. The records do not identify the pilot of the plane on those occasions.
According to the FAA registry, the plane was registered to Herman Hassinger Architects in Block Island. Herman Hassinger was listed in the 2006 edition of "Who's Who in America" as CEO of Herman Hassinger Architects in Moorestown, N.J. The company's phone number is no longer in service, according to a recorded message Thursday.
According to the biography in that edition, Hassinger was born in Germany, and he and Doris have three children. Under "interests" he listed aviation and sailing.
Investigators from the Bureau of Aeronautics and the FBI were on the crash scene in Hooksett on Thursday and investigators from the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board were en route. The NTSB will head the investigation.
The plane was draped with a blue tarp, as was the body in the woods of the median strip Thursday afternoon. . Shattered pieces of the large tower light lay on an exit ramp and a grassy median behind the plane. DOT workers later loaded that debris and a large piece of the plane's wing into a DOT truck.
The ramp from I-93 north to I-293 south was closed and I-93 was down to one lane of travel. Police asked drivers to avoid traveling in the area and to seek alternate routes of travel.
State police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them.
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Police direct traffic after a small plane crashed, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Hookset, N.H. New Hampshire state police say a man and a woman died in the crash near Interstate 93 in Hooksett, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)
Police and fire officials examine a small plane that crashed, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in Hookset, N.H. New Hampshire state police say a man and a woman died in the crash near Interstate 93 in Hooksett, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole) Two people have died in a plane crash on Interstate 93 in Hooksett, where white cloths are covering one body in a wooded median and another still inside the craft.
The police do not know the identities of the two victims, according to state police Lt. Chris Wagner. The police have said one of the victims is a male, but declined to give the sex of the second victim.
The plane crashed around 1:10 p.m. at the intersection of I-93 northbound and Interstate 293. The plane was flying southbound when one of its wings struck a steel light pole, according to Wagner, who said it is unclear if the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing.
Wagner said the plane, which is partially visible underneath a blue tarp, is relatively intact, and he said there was only minor debris spread across the highway.
According to FAA records, the single-engine Beechcraft A36 is registered to Herman Hasinger Architects of Block Island, Rhode Island.
Wagner said two FAA investigators are headed to the scene, and the plane will not be moved until the investigation is complete.
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HOOKSETT, N.H. -- New Hampshire state police say two people have died in a small plane crash near Interstate 93 in Hooksett.
Police say the single-engine Beechcraft hit a light pole alongside I-93 northbound Thursday afternoon, sending it crashing into the woods next to the highway.
The medical examiner is en route to the scene.
Police said a male and female were on the plane. The man was ejected from the plane; the female is still on board. They have not been identified.
Police say they do not know why the plane was flying so low as to hit the pole. The wreck is visible from the highway.
The left two lanes of northbound I-93 are closed to traffic. Vehicles are being funneled to the shoulder. The plane will not be moved until investigators arrive on the scene. Officials are currently in "standby mode."
Two people are dead following a plane crash on Interstate 93 in New Hampshire.
The crash was reported just after 1 p.m. near Exit 10 in Hooksett.
Hooksett, N.H. fire officials confirmed two people had died in the single-engine plane crash. Video from Skyfox showed the plane in the breakdown lane of the highway. It had crashed into a guard rail.
The plane appeared to have crashed near the exit 10 off-ramp. Pieces of the plane were scattered on the off-ramp as well as on the highway.
All lanes of the highway were closed. Traffic was get ting around the crash using the right-side breakdown lane.
Previous accident in August 2010:
No one hurt; Man had trouble with Beech Bonanza A36’s landing gear:
In August 2010, the same plane, which
was piloted by Herman Hassinger
of Block Island, was traveling an estimated 70-75 mph when its belly
touched down at Boire Field in Nashua, New Hampshire. The plane skidded
about 700 feet before coming to a rest. Hassinger said at the time
there was a problem with the plane's landing gear.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4325W Make/Model: A36 Description: HAWKER BEECH BONANZA
Date: 08/17/2010 Time: 1638
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
City: NASHUA State: NH Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH LANDING GEAR RETRACTED; NASHUA, NH
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:
WEATHER: UNKNOWN
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, ME (EA65) Entry date: 08/18/2010
Piper PA-28-140, N55620: Accident occurred October 24, 2012 in Maryland Heights, Missouri
NTSB Identification: CEN13FA030
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Maryland Heights, MO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140, registration: N55620
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 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 October 24, 2012, about 2040 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N55620, was substantially damaged when it impacted Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights, Missouri, under unknown circumstances. The airline transport certificated pilot was fatally injured and his passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from Delaware, Ohio, and was en route to Creve Coeur Airport (K1HO), St. Louis, Missouri.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the flight had departed Factoryville, Pennsylvania, the day of the accident and stopped in Delaware, Ohio, for fuel. A witness in the area reported hearing the engine sputtering and thought that the pilot was attempting to land the airplane on the beach of Creve Coeur Lake. The airplane impacted the water and cartwheel before sinking. First responders reported that the airplane was submerged in five feet of water and came to rest inverted. First responders pulled the airplane closer to shore in order to aid in recovering the two occupants.
The closest official weather observation station was Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (KSTL), St. Louis, Missouri, located 7 nautical miles (nm) east of the accident site. The elevation of the weather observation station was 618 feet mean sea level. The routine aviation weather report (METAR) for KSTL, issued at 2051, reported, winds 160 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 miles, sky condition broken 2,500, temperature 24 degrees Celsius (C), dew point temperature 16 degrees C, altimeter 28.89 inches.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS • A woman who was critically injured in a small plane crash last week that killed her pilot husband has also died.
Suzanne Hazelton, 69, died at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, said a spokeswoman with DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton. She was critically injured in the crash, which happened in Creve Coeur Lake, and had been on life support.
Russell Hazelton, 78, died the morning after the Wednesday night crash. He was a former TWA pilot and had been flying with his wife to spend time at their Town and Country home.
The plane was registered to Russell Hazelton in Factoryville, Pa., but the couple also had homes in Vermont and Town and Country, authorities and neighbors said.
Russell Hazelton was piloting the Piper PA-28 Cherokee - a small, single-engine plane - from Delaware, Ohio, toward Creve Coeur Airport when something went wrong about 8:40 p.m. not far from the airfield in Maryland Heights.
A witness told officials that the plane's engine sounded as if it was sputtering as the Piper circled the lake. Officials said it banked and appeared to be making an emergency landing, possibly on the beach, when the pilot set the plane down on the water and the aircraft flipped over.
Rescue workers who came to the scene within minutes found the plane upside down with the cockpit submerged. They could not get the door open, so they dragged the plane to shallow water and held it up to keep the couple out of the water. Authorities estimated the Hazeltons were underwater for about seven to eight minutes.
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Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board combed through the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, the day after the small plane crashed into Creve Coeur Lake. The pilot, Russell Hazelton, died. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, was reported to be in critical condition. Photo by Robert Cohen, Post Dispatch
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board combed through the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, the day after the small plane crashed into Creve Coeur Lake. The pilot, Russell Hazelton, died. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, was reported to be in critical condition. Photo by Robert Cohen, Post Dispatch
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PHOTOS: Plane crashes in Creve Coeur Lake
Russell Hazelton, the pilot of the plane that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake this week, died overnight. Hazelton’s wife, Suzanne, remains in critical condition. Friends say the loss will have an enormous impact on their neighborhood.
“Very tough. We’re going miss him as a neighbor and as friends,” said Fairfield condominium resident Sam Hopmeier in response to the news that Russell Hazelton, the pilot of the plane that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake Wednesday evening, died overnight after the crash.
Authorities made the announcement Thursday morning. They said Hazelton’s wife, Suzanne, remains in critical condition Thursday afternoon.
Russell and Suzanne, of 805 Fairfield Lake Drive in Town and Country, reportedly spent their time between three homes. Neighbors tell Patch that Russell was a retired TWA pilot and the couple usually spent four months each year at each of their homes in St. Louis, Vermont and Pennsylvania.
“I think Russell will be greatly missed and we are praying for Suzie. I know it’s in the Lord’s hands, but we are praying for her nonetheless,” next-door neighbor Juana Johnson tells Patch. She and her husband James, a bishop at Bethesda Temple Church in Normandy, would watch the Hazeltons home when they were out of town. They said the Hazeltons were extremely friendly, welcoming and active in the neighborhood.
“It’s going to drastically change the complexity of the neighborhood. Drastically,” James Johnson said. “We have been deeply touched by this tragedy.”
“She was just what you think of when you think of a good neighbor,” Juana added.
It’s a sentiment shared by all of the neighbors Patch spoke with.
One long-time neighbor who knew the Hazeltons for years, but did not want to be identified, described the situation as a “terrible tragedy” and described the couple as “wonderful people” who were “loved in the neighborhood.”
Suzanne reportedly helped organize a popular neighborhood pool party each year.
“Suzie and Russ were very much a part of the community,” said a tearful Pat Hopmeier who also knew the couple for years. “Very dear. Very giving.”
Pat and her husband Sam visited the Hazeltons at their Pennsylvania lake house.
Pat said the couple met in Pennsylvania and that they actually grew up together because their families were friends who lived near each other on the lake.
“Sad,” was Pat’s hard-to-muster comment on the tragedy.
“We hope she can recover,” Sam said of Suzanne’s current condition. “Just very warm and open and sharing and loving.”
Russell and Suzanne were also both graduates of the city’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program through the local police and fire departments. The CERT program trains residents how to assist the community in the event of a large-scale disaster.
Sam completed the CERT program with the Hazeltons and close to 40 other Fairfield residents.
“They were willing to be involved in anything and everything in the community. They were just that type of people. Gregarious, involved and wiling to help and participate in virtually everything,” Sam tells Patch.
The Johnsons say the couple used to make the drive from the Midwest to the Northeast, but began flying back and forth more in recent years.
Juana said she used to pack them food for their trips.
“Our grandchildren even played with each other. They looked forward to seeing each other every Thanksgiving,” Juana explained. “They’re wonderful neighbors. I was looking so forward to them coming home.”
The Hazeltons were on their way to Creve Coeur Airport from Pennsylvania when the plane crashed.
“He was always very cautious in conversations,” Sam told Patch. “Circumstances occurred that with the best of intentions something went wrong. We’ll let the FAA decide what went wrong.”
Neighbors said they are not sure a funeral service will be held in the area, since most of the Hazelton’s family is in the Northeast.
PHOTOS: Plane crashes in Creve Coeur Lake
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MARYLAND HEIGHTS • The pilot of a small plane that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake and then flipped over died early today, police said.
The only passenger was the pilot's wife; she was hospitalized and on life support Thursday morning, authorities said.
The single-engine, four-seat plane crashed about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Russell Hazelton, 78, was the pilot. He died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, said Maj. Bill Carson of the Maryland Heights Police Department. It was not yet clear if Hazelton died from injuries in the crash or if he drowned. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, 69, was the passenger.
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration to Russell Hazelton of Factoryville, Pa. The couple also had homes in Town and Country and in Vermont.
FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the plane had left Delaware, Ohio, and was scheduled to land at Creve Coeur Airport. The crash scene is not far from the small airport. Both the airport and the lake are in Maryland Heights.
The first call about the crash came into Maryland Heights police at 8:40 p.m. Police and rescue workers were at the scene within minutes. Maj. Bill Carson of the Maryland Heights Police Department said the first Maryland Heights officer arrived within four minutes of the call.
He said the plane was upside down with the cockpit submerged. Officers swam to the plane but could not get the door open, Carson said. The Hazeltons were underwater for about seven to eight minutes.
Six Maryland Heights police officers and about 10 Maryland Heights and Pattonville firefighters dragged the plane to about waist-deep water where they held it up to keep the Hazeltons out of the water. Firefighters then used tools to pry the door open.
"It was a very valiant effort to save this couple," Carson said.
Chief Steve Olshwanger of the Maryland Heights Fire Protection District said it took about six minutes to pry open the door once police and firefighters got into the water. After rescuers freed the Hazeltons from their seat belts, they began CPR and were able to get them breathing again.
Dozens of emergency responders and vehicles, including a police helicopter shining a spotlight on the lake, were at the scene within an hour.
Members of the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team waited on shore in case they were needed to recover bodies from the water. A hazmat team was also called to the site to respond to a fuel leak from the plane.
Police said a flight plan filed for the plane with the FAA listed only two people on board, but as a precaution, officials used sonar equipment to search the lake for others.
A witness told officials that the plane’s engine sounded as if it was sputtering as the Piper circled the lake. Despite an attempt to land on shore, the witness told police, the pilot set down on the water and the aircraft flipped.
"It banked and appeared to making an emergency landing, possibly on the beach," Carson said.
Carson said Hazelton was familiar with the area and was well-known at Creve Coeur airport.
The plane remained upside-down in waist-deep water in the eastern part of the lake hours after the crash. Rescuers reported some type of fuel or oil spill on the water's surface but it was unclear what that was.
Investigators from the FAA will be on the scene Thursday. Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for the FAA, said since one of the victims died overnight, the National Transportation Safety Board will take over the investigation, Molinaro said. It will be the only agency authorized to discuss the investigation.
'LOVELY PEOPLE'
Neighbors of the Hazeltons on Fairfield Lake Drive in Town and Country said the Hazeltons generally lived in their condo there part of the year, from October to December and again from April to June.
Russell Hazelton had been a TWA pilot, according to James A. Johnson and Juana J. Johnson, who live next door and have known the couple for about three and a half years. Suzanne Hazelton had been a teacher.
"I asked her this spring, 'Are you nervous with Russell (in the plane?)'" Juana Johnson said. "She said, 'No, he's a pilot.' It's not an issue."
When they were in town, Suzanne Hazelton would attend Bethesda Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith in Normandy, where James Johnson is bishop. They had an adult son and daughter, who live in New York City.
"They were lovely people, the best neighbors you could ever have," Juana Johnson said. "She emailed me Monday and said they were coming in Wednesday. I thought, 'Great a good sunny day for travel.'"
The Johnsons were watching the World Series Wednesday night when they heard from a breaking news report that a plane had crashed. Fearing it was the Hazeltons, Juana Johnson ran outside, where she saw the Hazeltons' home was dark.
"It's hurtful," James Johnson said.
Tim Townsend of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS • One person died overnight after a small plane crashed into Creve Coeur Lake and then flipped on its back, police said today.
The crash happened about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Emergency responders rescued two people from the plane. They were rushed to a hospital, where one of them died overnight, said Maj. Bill Carson of the Maryland Heights Police Department.
The second person remained hospitalized.
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee single-engine plane is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration to a Russell C. Hazelton of Factoryville, Pa. There was no answer at a phone number listed to that name in Factoryville.
FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the plane had left Delaware, Ohio, and was scheduled to land at Creve Coeur Airport.
The first call about the crash came into Maryland Heights police at 8:40 p.m. Police and rescue workers were at the scene within minutes.
Dozens of emergency responders and vehicles, including a police helicopter shining a spotlight on the lake, were at the scene within an hour.
Members of the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team waited on shore in case they were needed to recover bodies from the water. A hazmat team was also called to the site to respond to a fuel leak from the plane.
Police said a flight plan filed for the plane with the FAA listed only two people on board, but as a precaution, officials used sonar equipment to search the lake for others.
A witness told officials that the plane’s engine sounded as if it was sputtering as the Piper circled the lake. Despite an attempt to land on shore, the witness told police, the pilot set down on the water and the aircraft flipped.
The plane remained upside-down in waist-deep water in the eastern part of the lake hours after the crash.
The survivors of the crash were taken to DePaul Health Center. Their names were not released.
Police said a representative from the FAA would visit the scene today.
Cory said the FAA's probe could take several months as investigators talk with witnesses, pull radar records, and check the plane's history and pilot's training, among other details.
The crash scene is not far from the small Creve Coeur Airport. Both the airport and the lake are in Maryland Heights.
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Crews from St. Charles, Lake St. Louis, Maryland Heights, Monarch, and Robertson also responded to assist in the rescue.
Within the first 10 minutes, rescue crews were able to extricate two people from inside the plane. The man and woman were taken to SSM DePaul Health Center, a Level II trauma center. They were still unconscious as of Thursday morning. It is not believed anyone else was onboard.
Witnesses say the engine may have been sputtering when it went down and the pilot may have been trying to land on the water.
Dive teams conducted an underwater search.
The plane was traveling from Delaware, Ohio to Creve Coeur Airport, which is approximately two miles west of Creve Coeur Lake.
A small plane has crashed into the lake at Creve Coeur Park in Maryland Heights.
Maryland Heights Deputy Police chief Maj. Bill Carson told St. Louis Public Radio's Tim Lloyd that his department got the first call about the crash around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
When police arrived at the scene, the cockpit was submerged and they couldn’t pry it open. Multiple police officers got under the wings and lifted it out of the water to keep the pilot and passenger from drowning.
When firefighters arrived, they where able to free the two victims from the four-seat plane - they are in critical condition at DePaul Hospital. Their identities have not been released. Dive teams found no additional victims.
Carson said according to an eyewitness report, the plane sounded like it was having engine trouble and appeared to be trying to land on a beach on the east side of the lake.
"But, instead of hitting the shore the plane actually hit the water and flipped over upside down,” Carson said.
Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane, a single-engine Piper Cherokee, is registered to Russell C. Hazelton of Pennsylvania, a former captain with Trans World Airlines and now a director at Penn Security Bank and Trust. It's not yet known if Hazelton was on board. Flight records show the plane taking off from a municipal airport outside of Columbus, Ohio around 6 p.m., with plans to land at Creve Coeur Airport, which is located less than two miles from the crash site. The scene will be left intact until the FAA can investigate.
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Maryland Heights, MO (KSDK) - The FAA is expected to arrive Thursday at the site of the Creve Coeur Lake plane crash.
Investigators scheduled a press conference for 9:30 a.m. about the crash.
The plane was tied overnight to a Maryland Heights police vehicle to keep it from drifting into the lake.
The Pattonville Fire Protection District received a phone call at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday for a plane in the water.
When emergency personnel arrived they found the four-person plane upside down in the water and two people trapped inside.
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Maryland Heights, MO
Aircraft: PIPER PA-28-140, registration: N55620
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 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 October 24, 2012, about 2040 central daylight time, a Piper PA-28-140, N55620, was substantially damaged when it impacted Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights, Missouri, under unknown circumstances. The airline transport certificated pilot was fatally injured and his passenger sustained serious injuries. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, which operated on a visual flight rules flight plan. The flight originated from Delaware, Ohio, and was en route to Creve Coeur Airport (K1HO), St. Louis, Missouri.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the flight had departed Factoryville, Pennsylvania, the day of the accident and stopped in Delaware, Ohio, for fuel. A witness in the area reported hearing the engine sputtering and thought that the pilot was attempting to land the airplane on the beach of Creve Coeur Lake. The airplane impacted the water and cartwheel before sinking. First responders reported that the airplane was submerged in five feet of water and came to rest inverted. First responders pulled the airplane closer to shore in order to aid in recovering the two occupants.
The closest official weather observation station was Lambert-St. Louis International Airport (KSTL), St. Louis, Missouri, located 7 nautical miles (nm) east of the accident site. The elevation of the weather observation station was 618 feet mean sea level. The routine aviation weather report (METAR) for KSTL, issued at 2051, reported, winds 160 degrees at 8 knots, visibility 10 miles, sky condition broken 2,500, temperature 24 degrees Celsius (C), dew point temperature 16 degrees C, altimeter 28.89 inches.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS • A woman who was critically injured in a small plane crash last week that killed her pilot husband has also died.
Suzanne Hazelton, 69, died at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, said a spokeswoman with DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton. She was critically injured in the crash, which happened in Creve Coeur Lake, and had been on life support.
Russell Hazelton, 78, died the morning after the Wednesday night crash. He was a former TWA pilot and had been flying with his wife to spend time at their Town and Country home.
The plane was registered to Russell Hazelton in Factoryville, Pa., but the couple also had homes in Vermont and Town and Country, authorities and neighbors said.
Russell Hazelton was piloting the Piper PA-28 Cherokee - a small, single-engine plane - from Delaware, Ohio, toward Creve Coeur Airport when something went wrong about 8:40 p.m. not far from the airfield in Maryland Heights.
A witness told officials that the plane's engine sounded as if it was sputtering as the Piper circled the lake. Officials said it banked and appeared to be making an emergency landing, possibly on the beach, when the pilot set the plane down on the water and the aircraft flipped over.
Rescue workers who came to the scene within minutes found the plane upside down with the cockpit submerged. They could not get the door open, so they dragged the plane to shallow water and held it up to keep the couple out of the water. Authorities estimated the Hazeltons were underwater for about seven to eight minutes.
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 55620 Make/Model: PA28 Description: PA-28 CHEROKEE, ARROW, WARRIOR, ACHER, D
Date: 10/25/2012 Time: 1200
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: MARYLAND HEIGHTS State: MO Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES. MARYLAND, HEIGHTS, MO
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 1
# Crew: 0 Fat: 1 Ser: 1 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: ST. LOUIS, MO (CE03) Entry date: 10/26/2012
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Russell Hazelton
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board combed through the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, the day after the small plane crashed into Creve Coeur Lake. The pilot, Russell Hazelton, died. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, was reported to be in critical condition. Photo by Robert Cohen, Post DispatchInvestigators from the National Transportation Safety Board combed through the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, the day after the small plane crashed into Creve Coeur Lake. The pilot, Russell Hazelton, died. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, was reported to be in critical condition. Photo by Robert Cohen, Post Dispatch
Sandy Jones, walking her daughter's dogs Joey and Petey, looks at the wreckage of a Piper PA-28 Cherokee on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, the day after it into the lake. The pilot, Russell Hazelton, died. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, was reported to be in critical condition. Photo by Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch
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PHOTOS: Plane crashes in Creve Coeur Lake
Russell Hazelton, the pilot of the plane that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake this week, died overnight. Hazelton’s wife, Suzanne, remains in critical condition. Friends say the loss will have an enormous impact on their neighborhood.
“Very tough. We’re going miss him as a neighbor and as friends,” said Fairfield condominium resident Sam Hopmeier in response to the news that Russell Hazelton, the pilot of the plane that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake Wednesday evening, died overnight after the crash.
Authorities made the announcement Thursday morning. They said Hazelton’s wife, Suzanne, remains in critical condition Thursday afternoon.
Russell and Suzanne, of 805 Fairfield Lake Drive in Town and Country, reportedly spent their time between three homes. Neighbors tell Patch that Russell was a retired TWA pilot and the couple usually spent four months each year at each of their homes in St. Louis, Vermont and Pennsylvania.
“I think Russell will be greatly missed and we are praying for Suzie. I know it’s in the Lord’s hands, but we are praying for her nonetheless,” next-door neighbor Juana Johnson tells Patch. She and her husband James, a bishop at Bethesda Temple Church in Normandy, would watch the Hazeltons home when they were out of town. They said the Hazeltons were extremely friendly, welcoming and active in the neighborhood.
“It’s going to drastically change the complexity of the neighborhood. Drastically,” James Johnson said. “We have been deeply touched by this tragedy.”
“She was just what you think of when you think of a good neighbor,” Juana added.
It’s a sentiment shared by all of the neighbors Patch spoke with.
One long-time neighbor who knew the Hazeltons for years, but did not want to be identified, described the situation as a “terrible tragedy” and described the couple as “wonderful people” who were “loved in the neighborhood.”
Suzanne reportedly helped organize a popular neighborhood pool party each year.
“Suzie and Russ were very much a part of the community,” said a tearful Pat Hopmeier who also knew the couple for years. “Very dear. Very giving.”
Pat and her husband Sam visited the Hazeltons at their Pennsylvania lake house.
Pat said the couple met in Pennsylvania and that they actually grew up together because their families were friends who lived near each other on the lake.
“Sad,” was Pat’s hard-to-muster comment on the tragedy.
“We hope she can recover,” Sam said of Suzanne’s current condition. “Just very warm and open and sharing and loving.”
Russell and Suzanne were also both graduates of the city’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training program through the local police and fire departments. The CERT program trains residents how to assist the community in the event of a large-scale disaster.
Sam completed the CERT program with the Hazeltons and close to 40 other Fairfield residents.
“They were willing to be involved in anything and everything in the community. They were just that type of people. Gregarious, involved and wiling to help and participate in virtually everything,” Sam tells Patch.
The Johnsons say the couple used to make the drive from the Midwest to the Northeast, but began flying back and forth more in recent years.
Juana said she used to pack them food for their trips.
“Our grandchildren even played with each other. They looked forward to seeing each other every Thanksgiving,” Juana explained. “They’re wonderful neighbors. I was looking so forward to them coming home.”
The Hazeltons were on their way to Creve Coeur Airport from Pennsylvania when the plane crashed.
“He was always very cautious in conversations,” Sam told Patch. “Circumstances occurred that with the best of intentions something went wrong. We’ll let the FAA decide what went wrong.”
Neighbors said they are not sure a funeral service will be held in the area, since most of the Hazelton’s family is in the Northeast.
PHOTOS: Plane crashes in Creve Coeur Lake
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MARYLAND HEIGHTS • The pilot of a small plane that crashed into Creve Coeur Lake and then flipped over died early today, police said.
The only passenger was the pilot's wife; she was hospitalized and on life support Thursday morning, authorities said.
The single-engine, four-seat plane crashed about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Russell Hazelton, 78, was the pilot. He died at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton, said Maj. Bill Carson of the Maryland Heights Police Department. It was not yet clear if Hazelton died from injuries in the crash or if he drowned. His wife, Suzanne Hazelton, 69, was the passenger.
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration to Russell Hazelton of Factoryville, Pa. The couple also had homes in Town and Country and in Vermont.
FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the plane had left Delaware, Ohio, and was scheduled to land at Creve Coeur Airport. The crash scene is not far from the small airport. Both the airport and the lake are in Maryland Heights.
The first call about the crash came into Maryland Heights police at 8:40 p.m. Police and rescue workers were at the scene within minutes. Maj. Bill Carson of the Maryland Heights Police Department said the first Maryland Heights officer arrived within four minutes of the call.
He said the plane was upside down with the cockpit submerged. Officers swam to the plane but could not get the door open, Carson said. The Hazeltons were underwater for about seven to eight minutes.
Six Maryland Heights police officers and about 10 Maryland Heights and Pattonville firefighters dragged the plane to about waist-deep water where they held it up to keep the Hazeltons out of the water. Firefighters then used tools to pry the door open.
"It was a very valiant effort to save this couple," Carson said.
Chief Steve Olshwanger of the Maryland Heights Fire Protection District said it took about six minutes to pry open the door once police and firefighters got into the water. After rescuers freed the Hazeltons from their seat belts, they began CPR and were able to get them breathing again.
Dozens of emergency responders and vehicles, including a police helicopter shining a spotlight on the lake, were at the scene within an hour.
Members of the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team waited on shore in case they were needed to recover bodies from the water. A hazmat team was also called to the site to respond to a fuel leak from the plane.
Police said a flight plan filed for the plane with the FAA listed only two people on board, but as a precaution, officials used sonar equipment to search the lake for others.
A witness told officials that the plane’s engine sounded as if it was sputtering as the Piper circled the lake. Despite an attempt to land on shore, the witness told police, the pilot set down on the water and the aircraft flipped.
"It banked and appeared to making an emergency landing, possibly on the beach," Carson said.
Carson said Hazelton was familiar with the area and was well-known at Creve Coeur airport.
The plane remained upside-down in waist-deep water in the eastern part of the lake hours after the crash. Rescuers reported some type of fuel or oil spill on the water's surface but it was unclear what that was.
Investigators from the FAA will be on the scene Thursday. Tony Molinaro, a spokesman for the FAA, said since one of the victims died overnight, the National Transportation Safety Board will take over the investigation, Molinaro said. It will be the only agency authorized to discuss the investigation.
'LOVELY PEOPLE'
Neighbors of the Hazeltons on Fairfield Lake Drive in Town and Country said the Hazeltons generally lived in their condo there part of the year, from October to December and again from April to June.
Russell Hazelton had been a TWA pilot, according to James A. Johnson and Juana J. Johnson, who live next door and have known the couple for about three and a half years. Suzanne Hazelton had been a teacher.
"I asked her this spring, 'Are you nervous with Russell (in the plane?)'" Juana Johnson said. "She said, 'No, he's a pilot.' It's not an issue."
When they were in town, Suzanne Hazelton would attend Bethesda Temple Church of the Apostolic Faith in Normandy, where James Johnson is bishop. They had an adult son and daughter, who live in New York City.
"They were lovely people, the best neighbors you could ever have," Juana Johnson said. "She emailed me Monday and said they were coming in Wednesday. I thought, 'Great a good sunny day for travel.'"
The Johnsons were watching the World Series Wednesday night when they heard from a breaking news report that a plane had crashed. Fearing it was the Hazeltons, Juana Johnson ran outside, where she saw the Hazeltons' home was dark.
"It's hurtful," James Johnson said.
Tim Townsend of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.
MARYLAND HEIGHTS • One person died overnight after a small plane crashed into Creve Coeur Lake and then flipped on its back, police said today.
The crash happened about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday.
Emergency responders rescued two people from the plane. They were rushed to a hospital, where one of them died overnight, said Maj. Bill Carson of the Maryland Heights Police Department.
The second person remained hospitalized.
The Piper PA-28 Cherokee single-engine plane is registered with the Federal Aviation Administration to a Russell C. Hazelton of Factoryville, Pa. There was no answer at a phone number listed to that name in Factoryville.
FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said the plane had left Delaware, Ohio, and was scheduled to land at Creve Coeur Airport.
The first call about the crash came into Maryland Heights police at 8:40 p.m. Police and rescue workers were at the scene within minutes.
Dozens of emergency responders and vehicles, including a police helicopter shining a spotlight on the lake, were at the scene within an hour.
Members of the Lake Saint Louis Fire Protection District dive team waited on shore in case they were needed to recover bodies from the water. A hazmat team was also called to the site to respond to a fuel leak from the plane.
Police said a flight plan filed for the plane with the FAA listed only two people on board, but as a precaution, officials used sonar equipment to search the lake for others.
A witness told officials that the plane’s engine sounded as if it was sputtering as the Piper circled the lake. Despite an attempt to land on shore, the witness told police, the pilot set down on the water and the aircraft flipped.
The plane remained upside-down in waist-deep water in the eastern part of the lake hours after the crash.
The survivors of the crash were taken to DePaul Health Center. Their names were not released.
Police said a representative from the FAA would visit the scene today.
Cory said the FAA's probe could take several months as investigators talk with witnesses, pull radar records, and check the plane's history and pilot's training, among other details.
The crash scene is not far from the small Creve Coeur Airport. Both the airport and the lake are in Maryland Heights.
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Crews from St. Charles, Lake St. Louis, Maryland Heights, Monarch, and Robertson also responded to assist in the rescue.
Within the first 10 minutes, rescue crews were able to extricate two people from inside the plane. The man and woman were taken to SSM DePaul Health Center, a Level II trauma center. They were still unconscious as of Thursday morning. It is not believed anyone else was onboard.
Witnesses say the engine may have been sputtering when it went down and the pilot may have been trying to land on the water.
Dive teams conducted an underwater search.
The plane was traveling from Delaware, Ohio to Creve Coeur Airport, which is approximately two miles west of Creve Coeur Lake.
A small plane has crashed into the lake at Creve Coeur Park in Maryland Heights.
Maryland Heights Deputy Police chief Maj. Bill Carson told St. Louis Public Radio's Tim Lloyd that his department got the first call about the crash around 8:40 p.m. on Wednesday.
When police arrived at the scene, the cockpit was submerged and they couldn’t pry it open. Multiple police officers got under the wings and lifted it out of the water to keep the pilot and passenger from drowning.
When firefighters arrived, they where able to free the two victims from the four-seat plane - they are in critical condition at DePaul Hospital. Their identities have not been released. Dive teams found no additional victims.
Carson said according to an eyewitness report, the plane sounded like it was having engine trouble and appeared to be trying to land on a beach on the east side of the lake.
"But, instead of hitting the shore the plane actually hit the water and flipped over upside down,” Carson said.
Federal Aviation Administration records show the plane, a single-engine Piper Cherokee, is registered to Russell C. Hazelton of Pennsylvania, a former captain with Trans World Airlines and now a director at Penn Security Bank and Trust. It's not yet known if Hazelton was on board. Flight records show the plane taking off from a municipal airport outside of Columbus, Ohio around 6 p.m., with plans to land at Creve Coeur Airport, which is located less than two miles from the crash site. The scene will be left intact until the FAA can investigate.
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Maryland Heights, MO (KSDK) - The FAA is expected to arrive Thursday at the site of the Creve Coeur Lake plane crash.
Investigators scheduled a press conference for 9:30 a.m. about the crash.
The plane was tied overnight to a Maryland Heights police vehicle to keep it from drifting into the lake.
The Pattonville Fire Protection District received a phone call at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday for a plane in the water.
When emergency personnel arrived they found the four-person plane upside down in the water and two people trapped inside.
Kingfisher says staff ready to resume work -- The deal comes after airline chief Sanjay Aggarwal met with engineers and pilots in Delhi
Mumbai: The labor
unrest at grounded Kingfisher Airlines Ltd ended on Thursday as most of
the employees, including engineers and pilots, agreed to resume work
following a meeting with chief executive officer Sanjay Aggarwal in
Delhi.
“All Kingfisher Team members back at work and fully supportive.I sincerely thank all of them for their faith and continuing commitment,” Vijay Mallya, chairman of the airline tweeted.
Mint spoke to various representatives of pilots and engineers and all of them said they have agreed to return to work. Employees clarified that they will not hold any protest during the Formula One race starting later this week. Mallya, a part-owner of the Force India racing team, is attending the race.
Employees have not been paid since March.
“The airline has released Rs21 crore for disbursing salaries of March,” a senior airline executive said, requesting anonymity.
However, Kingfisher Airlines will cannot resume its operation despite the return of employees as the Indian regulator Director General of Civil Aviation, or DGCA, had suspended its license on Saturday. Also, the Airports Authority of India indicated that it would not allow the airline to use airport facilities for landing or take off untill the airline clear dues of over Rs250 crore.
DGCA had asked the airline on 5 October to demonstrate why its permit to fly should not be suspended or cancelled for failing to establish a “safe, efficient and reliable service” and gave it 15 days to submit its reply.
‘’All employees are now eagerly looking forward to working together in order to re-starting operations very soon. We will now finalize and present our resumption plan to the DGCA and hope to get their concurrence soon,’’ Prakash Mirpuri, vice president-corporate communications at Kingfisher Airlines, said.
Kingfisher had previously grounded flights until 25 October. The regulator last week rejected Kingfisher’s winter schedule, prompting speculation that flights will continue to be grounded past the 20 October deadline. Kingfisher Airlines flew 2,930 flights a week in the winter schedule last year.
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd rose 4.81% to close at Rs.10.9 per share on Thursday on the BSE Ltd, when the benchmark index, Sensex rose 0.26% to close at 18758.63 points.
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“All Kingfisher Team members back at work and fully supportive.I sincerely thank all of them for their faith and continuing commitment,” Vijay Mallya, chairman of the airline tweeted.
Mint spoke to various representatives of pilots and engineers and all of them said they have agreed to return to work. Employees clarified that they will not hold any protest during the Formula One race starting later this week. Mallya, a part-owner of the Force India racing team, is attending the race.
Employees have not been paid since March.
“The airline has released Rs21 crore for disbursing salaries of March,” a senior airline executive said, requesting anonymity.
However, Kingfisher Airlines will cannot resume its operation despite the return of employees as the Indian regulator Director General of Civil Aviation, or DGCA, had suspended its license on Saturday. Also, the Airports Authority of India indicated that it would not allow the airline to use airport facilities for landing or take off untill the airline clear dues of over Rs250 crore.
DGCA had asked the airline on 5 October to demonstrate why its permit to fly should not be suspended or cancelled for failing to establish a “safe, efficient and reliable service” and gave it 15 days to submit its reply.
‘’All employees are now eagerly looking forward to working together in order to re-starting operations very soon. We will now finalize and present our resumption plan to the DGCA and hope to get their concurrence soon,’’ Prakash Mirpuri, vice president-corporate communications at Kingfisher Airlines, said.
Kingfisher had previously grounded flights until 25 October. The regulator last week rejected Kingfisher’s winter schedule, prompting speculation that flights will continue to be grounded past the 20 October deadline. Kingfisher Airlines flew 2,930 flights a week in the winter schedule last year.
Kingfisher Airlines Ltd rose 4.81% to close at Rs.10.9 per share on Thursday on the BSE Ltd, when the benchmark index, Sensex rose 0.26% to close at 18758.63 points.
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Accident report; USAF PC-12 Feb 18 2012
USAF U-28A (PC-12) serial number 736; registration 07-0736
Accident occurred Feb 18 2012 Republic of Djibouti with the loss of four airmen.
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Accident occurred Feb 18 2012 Republic of Djibouti with the loss of four airmen.
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Live coverage from space today . . .
At 4:00 p.m. Moscow time (noon GMT) EN.RIA.RU will begin its live broadcast of the Soyuz TMA-06M spacecraft’s docking with the International Space Station (ISS).
A Mission Control Center spokesman earlier said the docking, to take place at 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, would be carried out in automatic mode. The spacecraft, launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, carries the new ISS crew members - cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeny Tarelkin and NASA astronaut Kevin Ford.
The Expedition 33/34 crew members are to conduct dozens of scientific experiments during their mission. They will also oversee safe docking and undocking of several cargo spacecraft, including Dragon, the first commercial resupply vehicle, and Russia’s Progress space freighter.
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A Mission Control Center spokesman earlier said the docking, to take place at 4:35 p.m. on Thursday, would be carried out in automatic mode. The spacecraft, launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, carries the new ISS crew members - cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Yevgeny Tarelkin and NASA astronaut Kevin Ford.
The Expedition 33/34 crew members are to conduct dozens of scientific experiments during their mission. They will also oversee safe docking and undocking of several cargo spacecraft, including Dragon, the first commercial resupply vehicle, and Russia’s Progress space freighter.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
US Airways fined $354,500 over jet fuel pump
The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $354,500 civil penalty against US Airways Inc. for operating a jet on hundreds of flights without completing required testing on a new fuel pump.
The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline has 30 days to respond to the proposed fine. The FAA and the airline can reach an agreement over the alleged violation or settle the issue in civil court.
The federal agency said the airline operated a Boeing 757 jet on 916 flights after replacing a leaking engine fuel pump on Aug. 3, 2010. But the FAA said the airline failed to carry out federally required tests and inspections before the airline began to carry passengers.
The plane flew between Aug. 3 and Dec. 3, 2010, with the new fuel pump without performing the tests and inspection, the FAA said.
A spokeswoman for the airline said it operated the airline in compliance with FAA rules and plans to respond to the proposed fine soon.
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The Tempe, Ariz.-based airline has 30 days to respond to the proposed fine. The FAA and the airline can reach an agreement over the alleged violation or settle the issue in civil court.
The federal agency said the airline operated a Boeing 757 jet on 916 flights after replacing a leaking engine fuel pump on Aug. 3, 2010. But the FAA said the airline failed to carry out federally required tests and inspections before the airline began to carry passengers.
The plane flew between Aug. 3 and Dec. 3, 2010, with the new fuel pump without performing the tests and inspection, the FAA said.
A spokeswoman for the airline said it operated the airline in compliance with FAA rules and plans to respond to the proposed fine soon.
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Wyndham Airport Hotel to close in late December
MILWAUKEE — The
Milwaukee Business Journal reported Wednesday, October 24th the Wyndham
Milwaukee Airport Hotel – the third-largest hotel in southeastern
Wisconsin will close in late December. 133 employees are expected to
lose their jobs.
The 508-room hotel near General Mitchell International Airport was bought by its lender, Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust in July at a sheriff’s auction.
The 54-year-old hotel had gone through several ownership and identity changes, and the most recent owners were accused of letting the property fall into disrepair.
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The 508-room hotel near General Mitchell International Airport was bought by its lender, Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust in July at a sheriff’s auction.
The 54-year-old hotel had gone through several ownership and identity changes, and the most recent owners were accused of letting the property fall into disrepair.
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High-Flying Technology to Be Recognized at Clark School Innovation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
COLLEGE
PARK, Md., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The innovator
behind the rotor blade technology used on the fastest helicopter
produced will be inducted into the A. James Clark School of Engineering's Innovation Hall of Fame at the University of Maryland, College Park, on Thursday, November 8, 2012, at 4:30 p.m.
Ashish Bagai, a Clark School aerospace engineering alumnus, is an aerodynamicist. He was principal engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in 2010 when a team of Sikorsky engineers built the Sikorsky X2 Technology DemonstratorTM (X2), a helicopter that can fly 100 mph faster than current production models, with increased maneuverability, endurance and high-altitude performance.
The Sikorsky team earned the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy--one of aviation's highest honors--for its innovation. The X2 will, according to the company, change the way helicopters operate, delivering higher speeds and radically improved performance in medical, search and rescue and military applications, while maintaining the efficient hovering and low-speed attributes of conventional rotorary-wing aircraft. Bagai was responsible for the aerodynamic design of the aircraft's main rotor blades, a key element in its success.
Today, Bagai is a program manager at the Tactical Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. He obtained his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees ('90, '92, '95) at the Clark School's Department of Aerospace Engineering (AE) and worked in the department's Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center. He cites as a primary mentor his advisor, internationally recognized rotorcraft aerodynamics expert and Minta Martin Professor of Engineering J. Gordon Leishman, plus professors Alfred Gessow, James Baeder, Roberto Celi and Inderjit Chopra.
"I had the privilege of attending one of the finest schools for rotary-wing education and research," Bagai said. "It brought very significant advantages: use of some of the best research facilities, unlimited access to information, and exposure to and interaction with world-class experts. Faculty members were constantly pushing new areas of research and then rolling their findings into the curriculum. Ultimately, it was the capability of calculated independent thinking fostered by the Clark School that helped lead to the X2 rotor design."
Meeting the Design Challenge
In September 2010, the X2 flew at a speed of 290 mph (250 knots) in level flight, an unofficial helicopter speed record. Achieving high speed, while maintaining or improving capabilities such as high-altitude flight and maneuverability in confined spaces, was the key objective for the co-axial, pusher-propeller-assisted X2.
"The design problem differs from what is required for a single rotor helicopter or for conventional, articulated coaxial or intermeshing rotors" because the X2 does not require the retreating blades to produce lift at high speeds, Bagai said. "One must design a fundamentally new rotor blade that will achieve speed but also provide hover performance capabilities."
Characteristics of Bagai's novel design include non-uniform planaform, positive and negative twist gradients and a complex distribution of modern airfoils and thicknesses. Bagai's design benefitted from the knowledge gained from many years of related work, as well as many contributions by Sikorsky colleagues.
"I drew on the guidance of exceptional people at Sikorsky, gentlemen who provided years of experience and in-depth understanding and were only too happy to encourage and support the effort," Bagai said.
The Clark School's Innovation Hall of Fame recognizes innovation at the concept, design or working level of engineering, and the benefits innovation brings to society. Clark School alumni, students, and faculty, as well as other individuals with a strong connection to the Clark School, are eligible for selection.
This year's Innovation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be followed by the 2012 Charles and Helen White Symposium on Engineering Innovation titled "The Impact of Helicopters in Society Today: Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, and National Defense, with a Special Appearance by the Gamera Human-Powered Helicopter Team." The symposium will take place at 5 p.m. in the rotunda of the Kim Engineering Building on the College Park campus. Both events are open to the public.
More Information
Innovation Hall of Fame 2012 Induction Ceremony Information: http://www.eng.umd.edu/html/ihof/evite12.html
2012 White Symposium on Engineering Innovation: http://www.eng.umd.edu/html/news/news_story.php?id=6828
Ashish Bagai, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn., "Aerodynamic Design of the X2 Technology DemonstratorTM Main Rotor Blade," Proceedings of the 64th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, 2008.
Rotor Blade for a High-Speed Rotary-Wing Aircraft (Patent: US 7,252,479 B2)
SOURCE A. James Clark School of Engineering
Ashish Bagai, a Clark School aerospace engineering alumnus, is an aerodynamicist. He was principal engineer at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. in 2010 when a team of Sikorsky engineers built the Sikorsky X2 Technology DemonstratorTM (X2), a helicopter that can fly 100 mph faster than current production models, with increased maneuverability, endurance and high-altitude performance.
The Sikorsky team earned the prestigious Robert J. Collier Trophy--one of aviation's highest honors--for its innovation. The X2 will, according to the company, change the way helicopters operate, delivering higher speeds and radically improved performance in medical, search and rescue and military applications, while maintaining the efficient hovering and low-speed attributes of conventional rotorary-wing aircraft. Bagai was responsible for the aerodynamic design of the aircraft's main rotor blades, a key element in its success.
Today, Bagai is a program manager at the Tactical Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. He obtained his bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees ('90, '92, '95) at the Clark School's Department of Aerospace Engineering (AE) and worked in the department's Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center. He cites as a primary mentor his advisor, internationally recognized rotorcraft aerodynamics expert and Minta Martin Professor of Engineering J. Gordon Leishman, plus professors Alfred Gessow, James Baeder, Roberto Celi and Inderjit Chopra.
"I had the privilege of attending one of the finest schools for rotary-wing education and research," Bagai said. "It brought very significant advantages: use of some of the best research facilities, unlimited access to information, and exposure to and interaction with world-class experts. Faculty members were constantly pushing new areas of research and then rolling their findings into the curriculum. Ultimately, it was the capability of calculated independent thinking fostered by the Clark School that helped lead to the X2 rotor design."
Meeting the Design Challenge
In September 2010, the X2 flew at a speed of 290 mph (250 knots) in level flight, an unofficial helicopter speed record. Achieving high speed, while maintaining or improving capabilities such as high-altitude flight and maneuverability in confined spaces, was the key objective for the co-axial, pusher-propeller-assisted X2.
"The design problem differs from what is required for a single rotor helicopter or for conventional, articulated coaxial or intermeshing rotors" because the X2 does not require the retreating blades to produce lift at high speeds, Bagai said. "One must design a fundamentally new rotor blade that will achieve speed but also provide hover performance capabilities."
Characteristics of Bagai's novel design include non-uniform planaform, positive and negative twist gradients and a complex distribution of modern airfoils and thicknesses. Bagai's design benefitted from the knowledge gained from many years of related work, as well as many contributions by Sikorsky colleagues.
"I drew on the guidance of exceptional people at Sikorsky, gentlemen who provided years of experience and in-depth understanding and were only too happy to encourage and support the effort," Bagai said.
The Clark School's Innovation Hall of Fame recognizes innovation at the concept, design or working level of engineering, and the benefits innovation brings to society. Clark School alumni, students, and faculty, as well as other individuals with a strong connection to the Clark School, are eligible for selection.
This year's Innovation Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be followed by the 2012 Charles and Helen White Symposium on Engineering Innovation titled "The Impact of Helicopters in Society Today: Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, and National Defense, with a Special Appearance by the Gamera Human-Powered Helicopter Team." The symposium will take place at 5 p.m. in the rotunda of the Kim Engineering Building on the College Park campus. Both events are open to the public.
More Information
Innovation Hall of Fame 2012 Induction Ceremony Information: http://www.eng.umd.edu/html/ihof/evite12.html
2012 White Symposium on Engineering Innovation: http://www.eng.umd.edu/html/news/news_story.php?id=6828
Ashish Bagai, Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Conn., "Aerodynamic Design of the X2 Technology DemonstratorTM Main Rotor Blade," Proceedings of the 64th Annual Forum of the American Helicopter Society, 2008.
Rotor Blade for a High-Speed Rotary-Wing Aircraft (Patent: US 7,252,479 B2)
SOURCE A. James Clark School of Engineering
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