Van's RV-8, N360JL: Incident occurred August 16, 2020 at Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6), Port Orange, Volusia County, Florida

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Orlando, Florida

Aircraft was running, pilot got out to swap out passengers and a passenger hit the throttle and ran into a hangar.

https://registry.faa.gov/N360JL

Date: 16-AUG-20
Time: 16:20:00Z
Regis#: N360JL
Aircraft Make: VANS
Aircraft Model: RV8
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: STANDING (STD)
Operation: 91
City: DAYTONA BEACH
State: FLORIDA

An experimental aircraft crashed into a hangar Sunday at the Spruce Creek Airport, authorities said.

A dispatch supervisor declined to say what the aircraft crashed into but said it “crashed into something while moving” on the runway at 1990 Hawk's Nest Drive at the Spruce Creek Fly In community near Port Orange around 12:20 p.m.

Authorities said the preliminary reports indicate the plane hit a hangar door at the Spruce Creek Fly-In.

Three people (3) were found walking by the aircraft with minor injuries and they all declined transportation to a hospital, officials said.

Federal Aviation Administration records show the experimental aircraft was built in 2002 and is registered to Stanford D. Williams of Illinois.

Emergency workers arriving on scene reported that the plane had a hole in its door and was leaking fuel, authorities said.

The aircraft had twenty-five (25) gallons of fuel in its tank and about 8 to 10 gallons spilled at the scene of the crash, which a hazardous materials team was called in to contain, emergency dispatchers said.

https://www.news-journalonline.com

A small private plane crashed into the door of a hangar at Spruce Creek Airport on Sunday, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

No major injuries were reported, deputies said.

Deputies said the pilot, Stanford Williams, exited the plane and his granddaughter accidentally pushed the stick forward with her foot. The pilot attempted to reenter the plane before it went into circles then crashed into a hangar, deputies said.


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