Officials determined Sunday morning that the report of a plane crash in Whitewater Township that had crews searching late into the night was "unfounded."
A witness called emergency dispatchers around 8 p.m. Saturday to report what they thought was a plane crash in the 6000 block of Kilby Road. The witness reported seeing the aircraft dive toward the ground then observed a plume of smoke, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office.
Emergency crews from several jurisdictions responded and searched as darkness fell, but were unable to find anything. Several units reported seeing smoke but later confirmed it to be campfires.
There was no indication from local airports of any distress signals or missing flights, authorities say.
The University of Cincinnati Medical Center AirCare helicopter was called to scene to search for wreckage just before 10 p.m., and found a light source that ended up being nothing significant.
The search was terminated for the night around 11 p.m. and picked back up Sunday morning at about 8:30. Officials said they hoped light could aid in the search.
But Sunday morning's search only lasted about an hour before officials from the sheriff's office and Whitewater Township determined the reports about the incident were "unfounded," according to a news release from the sheriff's office.
Source: http://www.cincinnati.com
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) -
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office has called off the search for a plane
that reportedly crashed in Whitewater Township Saturday, calling the
search 'unfounded'.
A witness called police Saturday evening and
reported seeing a small aircraft dive toward the ground. The witness
also said they saw smoke in the area.
Listen to the 911 call.
Fire
and rescue crews searched an area near Kilby Road on Saturday and
Sunday morning but did not find any wreckage. They did find a fire but
it ended up being a campfire.
The University of Cincinnati Hospital Air Care helicopter also conducted a search but did not find anything.
Officials told FOX19's Ben Katko that they think the witness saw a large model plane, not a passenger plane.
"We
don't believe there was a real aircraft that went down," said Maj. Mike
Horton with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. "We believe that
there was a group of people over on Lawrenceburg flying toy airplanes.
Some of those were rather large. I think from the viewing area, where
our witness or our caller saw the plane, she probably saw what she saw.
But, it was a toy airplane."
Whitewater Township is in far western Hamilton County near Indiana.
Story and photo: http://www.fox19.com
Authorities say report of Ohio plane down unfounded, no wreckage found
CINCINNATI
— Authorities have determined the report of a possibly downed small
plane around Whitewater Township in southwestern Ohio was unfounded,
after hours of searching.
Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil says
deputies were sent to the township about 22 miles northwest of
Cincinnati shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday after someone reported
possibly seeing a two-seater aircraft dive toward the ground and then a
plume of smoke.
Deputies and Whitewater Township fire and
emergency crews searched by foot and by vehicles. The University of
Cincinnati Hospital Air Care helicopter also participated.
The search was called off for the night around 11 p.m. and resumed around 8:30 Sunday morning.
By 10 a.m., authorities had found no wreckage. They also say no airport had reported any distress signals or missing flights.
Source: http://www.dailyjournal.net
WHITEWATER
TOWNSHIP, OH (FOX19) - Crews in Whitewater Township are still
searching for a possible airplane that went down near Kilby Road on
Saturday.
Someone called authorities saying they witnessed a
plane go down and then saw smoke. They reported seeing a small, possibly
two-seater plane flying in the area.
Fire
and rescue crews were on the scene for several hours but did not find
any plane wreckage. They did find a fire but it ended up being a
campfire.
The University of Cincinnati Hospital Air Care helicopter also conducted a search but did not find a crash site.
There has been no indication of any missing flights or distress signals in the area.
Whitewater Township is in far western Hamilton County near Indiana.
Source: http://www.fox19.com
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP —Emergency crews responded Saturday to reports of a small plane that crashed in Whitewater Township.
A witness said she saw a plane go down in the 6800 block of Kilby Road.
According to the 911 call, the woman reported seeing smoke coming from a field.
WLWT News 5's Tammy Mutasa said there were five fire departments as well as AirCare on scene searching for the plane.
The departments involved in the search included Greendale, Whitewater Township and Lawrenceburg, among others.
First responders said there were some camp fires in the area that may have supplied the smoke that the caller said she saw.
Emergency crews canceled the search for the wreckage Saturday evening and resumed the search on Sunday morning.
Source: http://www.wlwt.com
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Crews will continue searching fields in Whitewater Township Sunday after several "reliable reports" claimed a small plane was seen going down Saturday night.
Authorities said they began receiving calls at 8 p.m. Saturday about a small, "possibly two-seater aircraft" crashing in a field in the 6800 block of Kilby Road, near Lawrenceburg Road.
At least one person who called 911 said they saw smoke coming from a field, according to county dispatch.
While the crash was never formally confirmed, multiple law enforcement and fire agencies participated in a search of the area throughout Saturday evening. Authorities also brought in a helicopter to use "night vision" technology to scan for possible wreckage.
The search was called off for the night at 11 p.m. Saturday, but crews planned to continue their investigation Sunday morning.
Officials said there was no indication from local airports of any distress signals or missing flights.
WCPO will update this story when more information is available.
WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP —Emergency crews responded Saturday to reports of a small plane that crashed in Whitewater Township.
A witness said she saw a plane go down in the 6800 block of Kilby Road.
According to the 911 call, the woman reported seeing smoke coming from a field.
WLWT News 5's Tammy Mutasa said there were five fire departments as well as AirCare on scene searching for the plane.
The departments involved in the search included Greendale, Whitewater Township and Lawrenceburg, among others.
First responders said there were some camp fires in the area that may have supplied the smoke that the caller said she saw.
Emergency crews canceled the search for the wreckage Saturday evening and resumed the search on Sunday morning.
Source: http://www.wlwt.com
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