Monday, December 21, 2020

Antonio Demar Murdock: December 21, 2020; September 26, 2020; September 06, 2018; July 15, 2017 and July 07, 2008


A Florida man busted for jumping out of a taxiing Delta flight at LaGuardia Airport said he was having a panic attack — and only made the bold move with his girlfriend and service dog because the crew refused to turn around and let them off.

“I got anxiety and depression,” Antonio Murdock said outside Queens Criminal Court, where he was charged with trespassing and reckless endangerment on Tuesday.

“It was a panic attack,” Murdock said. “I asked them three or four times to let me off. They said they were stopping the plane and they never stopped the plane, and I got to the point where I was just feeling dizzy.”

“I didn’t even know there was a slot to go down the slide,” he said. “I just thought it was a regular door. I don’t know what I was thinking at the time. I wasn’t doing a criminal act.”

Murdock, 31, and his 23-year-old girlfriend, Brianna Greco, were aboard Delta Flight 462 on their way to Atlanta around 11 a.m. Monday when they opened the cabin door and jumped down the inflatable emergency slide at the Queens airport.

They took their Great Dane puppy, Rain, down with them, authorities said.

Queens Assistant District Attorney Robin Kwalbrun asked for Murdock to be held on bail, citing prior criminal cases and $173,000 in damage to the Airbus A321 from the stunt.

But Legal Aid attorney Julian Oladiran, asked for his client to be released without bail.

“I don’t see any harm or anything allegedly done to the stewardess except the statement that he made that he wanted to get off the plane.”

Judge Toko Serita agree to release Murdock without bail and issued an order of protection to keep him from getting in touch with the flight attendant.

Asked about the damage to the plane, Murdock said he had “no idea about that.”

“I didn’t commit a crime. I have mental health issues,” he said. “People make mistakes.”




September 26, 2020

A Texas man believed to be "delusional" was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges early Saturday after allegedly chasing a Hot Springs police officer's unit into the gated back lot of the police department.

Antonio Demar Murdock, 31, who is reportedly from Texas, although the inmate roster listed a Malvern address, was taken into custody shortly before 5 a.m. and charged with a felony count of possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, punishable by up to six years in prison, and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass.

Murdock was later released on a $3,000 bond and is set to appear Oct. 13 in Garland County District Court.

According to the probable cause affidavit, shortly before 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Officer Matthew Cheatham was standing in the back parking lot of the police department, 641 Malvern Ave., speaking with Cpl. Mike Brown when they saw Sgt. Kirk Zaner pull into the back entrance gate and swipe his key card to get in.

As the gate began to open, a dark-colored car pulled up behind Zaner's unit on Jefferson Street and as Zaner started to pull forward into the lot, a man jumped out of the car and began running toward the rear of Zaner's unit. Cheatham and Brown began yelling at Zaner to warn him about the approaching suspect who "continued to run at full speed as if he was attempting to attack (Zaner)."

Zaner heard their warnings and sped forward to get distance between him and the man, who continued running toward his car. Cheatham and Brown drew their duty pistols "for fear of the subject's intentions" and ordered the man to stop.

They noted the man, later identified as Murdock, "made it halfway through" the gated back lot before he finally complied and put his hands in the air and then got on the ground. As they approached him, they noted Murdock was "speaking very erratically" and claimed there was someone in his car trying to kill him.

At that point, Murdock was detained for trespassing and the officers checked his vehicle and found there was no one inside it. Murdock then reportedly claimed the person was "inside his engine bay." Cheatham noted that "it was quickly determined (Murdock) was delusional."

During an inventory of Murdock's vehicle, a 2020 Kia, prior to towing, officers found 15 various sized containers of suspected marijuana, a total of 135.9 grams, or almost 5 ounces. Murdock reportedly admitted the marijuana was his and that he was unable to provide a medical marijuana card.





July 07, 2008

Area law enforcement authorities have identified two suspects involved in the July 7 robberies of Washington Mutual Bank in The Colony and Wachovia Bank in Plano.

Plano police have charged David Permenter and Antonio Murdock, both 19 from Dallas, with aggravated robbery.

The Colony Police Department spokesman Lt. Mike Fox said the suspects arrested in connection with the Plano bank robbery have also been identified as the two suspects that robbed the Washington Mutual Bank in The Colony the same day.

Fox said the suspects have confessed to the crime which occurred in The Colony.

The suspects, described by the FBI as serial bank robbers, will be held in federal custody pending court proceedings, Fox said.

He said The Colony police believe Permenter and Murdock may have been involved in at least five bank robberies in the Metroplex.

According to Plano police records, during the course of the investigation, a withdrawal slip requested by Permenter from a bank teller was left at the scene of the Wachovia robbery. After the slip was processed for fingerprints, a match turned police to Permenter.

Police showed Wachovia bank employees a six-photo lineup where they positively identified Permenter to the Plano crime and issued a warrant for his arrest.

On July 11, Plano investigators, working with law enforcement officers in Arkansas, were able to locate and arrest Permenter.

Murdock was arrested on July 12 in connection with the same robbery.

According to Wachovia bank employees, Murdock stood by a counter adjacent to the teller line while Permenter walked to the counter area of the teller line. After Permenter filled out the withdrawal slip, he pulled out a gun, pointed it at the teller, and demanded money.

The Colony Police Chief Joe Clark commended the efforts of those involved with apprehending the suspects.

"The suspects were largely identified and located by the work of municipal police departments, and a lot of good police work by Dallas, Plano, and The Colony," Clark said. "Since the suspects are both out of state, it is probably best for all agencies involved that it is handled at this point in this manner."

Permenter is being held in the Hot Springs County Jail on a $250,000 bond. Murdock is being held in the Garland County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

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Cessna 182T Skylane: $10,000 Scam

Bergen County, New Jersey -- A Bergen County man who thought he’d put a down payment on a Cessna 182T got taken for $10,000 by a scam artist who told him the aircraft had crashed, authorities said.

The Glen Rock victim told borough police he thought he had an agreement to purchase a 2004 Cessna 182T for $200,000 through a website called planecheck.com, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.

As part of the deal, he told police, he sent the purported seller a $10,000 non-refundable deposit.

The “seller” was to have flown the aircraft from Georgia and to Greenwood Lake Airport in West Milford for delivery, Ackermann said.

When it never arrived, he said, the victim contacted the “seller,” who “indicated that there was an incident” that led to a crash during takeoff in Georgia.

The scammer promised a refund of the deposit, which Ackermann said also never arrived.

The victim investigated and discovered, of course, that there was no crash. Nor was there any kind of record of that particular plane having ever been at the Georgia airport, the chief said.

Glen Rock detectives were reviewing the case. The victim also filed a fraud claim with his bank.

Cessna 210L Centurion, N2246S: Fatal accident occurred December 20, 2020 in Midway, Liberty County, Georgia and Incident occurred July 08, 2017 on Ossabaw Island, Chatham County, Georgia

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.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entities:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia
Cessna; Wichita, Kansas
Continental Aerospace; Mobile, Alabama 

Coastal Flight Surgeons Inc


Location: Midway, GA 
Accident Number: ERA21LA085
Date & Time: December 20, 2020, 20:11 Local
Registration: N2246S
Aircraft: Cessna 210L 
Injuries: 1 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On December 20, 2020, about 2011 eastern standard time, a Cessna 210L, N2246S, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Midway, Georgia. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

Earlier during the day of the accident, the pilot flew his airplane from Eagle Neck Airport (1GA0), Shellman Bluff, Georgia to the East Georgia Regional Airport (SBO), Swainsboro, Georgia, then used an airport crew car to drive to the Emanuel Medical Center. He worked a 12-hour shift before leaving the medical center around 1915 with the intent of returning home to 1GA0. The pilot exchanged text
messages with his son before and during the accident flight. In an exchange of messages sent around 1900, the pilot and his son discussed the instrument meteorological conditions at 1GA0, including 400-foot ceilings and rain, that the pilot would depart soon, and that he might stop in Claxton, Georgia for fuel.

A review of preliminary radar track data provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the flight departed runway 14 at SBO around 1940. After departure, the airplane’s track initially turned to the east, overflying the town of Swainsboro, before turning back to the right and tracking southeast for the remainder of the flight. The airplane climbed to and maintained between 2,000
to 2,500 ft mean sea level (msl) during cruise. At 1955, the pilot sent a text message to his son and stated that he was over Claxton, that he would not be stopping, and that he would continue to 1GA0. The airplane began descending at 2003, continuing southeast until just north of Seabrook, Georgia. The airplane then turned right and continued to descend to about 100 ft msl before turning southwest, briefly climbing back up to 300 ft msl, then descending to the ground. The track data ended at 2011.

No flight plan was filed for the flight and no air traffic control services were provided. There were no published instrument approach procedures for 1GA0.

The search for the late airplane was commenced the following day when the pilot did not report for work. The airplane was located midday, upright in a marshy area about 5 miles north of 1GA0. The wreckage debris path was about 400 ft-long and oriented on a southeast heading. The initial point of impact was a tree, and the right wing was located at the base of a tree. The left wing remained lodged near the top of the tree about 120 ft farther along the debris path, followed by the propeller 50 ft farther, and the initial ground impact scar about 70 ft beyond the propeller. The main wreckage with the tail and engine attached came to rest near the elevator about 75 ft beyond the impact ground scar. There was no fire.

The fuselage skin was torn, exposing the cabin and cockpit. The instrument panel was mostly intact. The throttle control was selected full out, the propeller control was full in, and the mixture was pulled out about 1.25 inches. The pilot side door was connected by the bottom hinge, and the right side passenger door was detached. The propeller blades were bent aft, with one blade fractured near the blade tip. According to FAA airmen records, the pilot held a private pilot certificate with a rating for airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane.

The reported weather conditions at SBO at 1931 included overcast clouds at 300 ft, and 4 miles visibility in rain. The 1956 reported weather conditions at Wright Army Airfield/Midcoast Regional Airport, Fort Stewart (Hinesville), Georgia, located about 16 nm north of accident site included overcast clouds at 600 ft, and 7 miles visibility in light rain.

The wreckage was retained for further investigation.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna 
Registration: N2246S
Model/Series: 210L 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: IMC
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation: LHW,46 ft msl 
Observation Time: 19:56 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 16 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: -10.6°C /-11.1°C
Lowest Cloud Condition:
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 30°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 600 ft AGL 
Visibility: 7 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.91 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Swainsboro, GA (SBO)
Destination: Shellman Bluff, GA(1GA0)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Fatal 
Latitude, Longitude: 31.718528,-81.319325 (est)

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board investigation may contact them by email eyewitnessreport@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. 
Dr. Mark Allen Lewis
June 27, 1957 – December 21, 2020

Dr. Mark Allen Lewis, age 63, of Townsend, Georgia passed away on December 21, 2020 in Liberty County, Georgia.

He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to his late parents Shirley and Mary Lewis. He attended the Medical College of Georgia followed by service in the United States Army as a medical doctor. He spent the majority of his medical career as an ER doctor in hospitals throughout Coastal Georgia.

Dr. Lewis is survived by his spouse, Stacie (nee Miller); his daughter, Eryn; his son, Marc (Chipper); his siblings, Dorann Edwards, Russell Lewis, Peggy Lawrence, Nancy Shipman, and Larry Lewis; and many loving nieces and nephews.

In addition to his practice of medicine, Dr. Lewis was a pilot and aviation enthusiast. He enjoyed traveling with his family on ski trips to Colorado, athletic competitions/races, and attending Atlanta Braves baseball games. His primary passion was spending time with his two children.

A private service will be held at a date to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his honor to the American Heart Association.


MIDWAY, Georgia (WSAV) – The body of a missing McIntosh County pilot was recovered on the eastern end of Liberty County Monday afternoon.

Liberty County Coroner Reginald Pierce has since identified the pilot as 63-year-old Dr. Mark Allen Lewis.

According to Liberty County Sheriff Steve Sikes, Lewis was reported missing by family members shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday.

The plane, registered to Coastal Flight Surgeons Inc. in Townsend, was found around 12:30 p.m. Monday when an aircraft flying over the county spotted the tail and wing of the plane in marshy waters.

Local first responders were called to search for the crash site on the ground as the U.S. Coast Guard deployed by helicopter.

Several members of the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office and Liberty County Fire Services waded through the thick marsh to gain access to the plane, which was found off of Islands Highway, several miles from Carrs Neck Creek Road.

The aircraft has been identified as a Cessna 210 Centurion, a six-seat, single-engine aircraft. Officials say Lewis was the only occupant.

Liberty County Fire Services Chief Brian Darby said the recovery wouldn’t have been possible without the other pilot seeing the wreckage Monday.

The chief was unable to comment on the cause of the crash.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are leading the investigation.





Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Atlanta, Georgia

July 08, 2017:  Aircraft force landed on a beach.

Date: 08-JUL-17
Time: 13:36:00Z
Regis#: N2246S
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: C210
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
City: OSSABAW ISLAND
State: GEORGIA


July 08, 2017

OSSABAW ISLAND (WTOC) -  The Coast Guard rescued three people after their aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing on Ossabaw Island in Georgia.

Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Charleston Command Center were notified of a mayday call from the aircrew of a Cessna 210 that came in at 9:35 a.m. from Air Traffic Control. 

An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter and accompanying crew were dispatched from the Coast Guard Air Station in Savannah at 9:52 a.m. to help the three crewmembers. 

The helicopter arrived on the beach at 10:09, loaded all three passengers and safely transported them back to the air station. 

No injuries were reported. 

The aircraft is registered to Coastal Flight Surgeons Inc, who are based in Townsend, Georgia. They are a small organization made up of doctors.

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Wheeler Express Series 2000, N772BM: Fatal accident occurred December 21, 2020 near Grand Prairie Municipal Airport (KGPM), Dallas County, Texas

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.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity: 
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Irving, Texas 
Location: Grand Prairie, TX 
Accident Number: CEN21LA096
Date & Time: December 21, 2020, 14:52 Local
Registration: N772BM
Aircraft: Express CT 
Injuries: 2 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On December 21, 2020, about 1452 central standard time, an Express CT, N772BM, was involved in an accident near Grand Prairie, Texas. The private pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 personal flight.

A witness stated he was standing on the ramp at the departure airport and saw the airplane takeoff from runway 17. After takeoff, the airplane entered a right crosswind and began a turn north for a right downwind departure. He said the airport air traffic control tower instructed the flight to "keep it tight” to avoid Arlington, Texas, airspace. The airplane’s bank angle increased significantly before entering a steep dive. After the airplane began the dive, the witness heard the engine power up to what sounded like full throttle. Shortly after, he lost sight of the airplane and then saw the plume of smoke from the impact. He said that it appeared him that the airplane may have entered an accelerated stall.

Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Express 
Registration: N772BM
Model/Series: CT 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: Operating Certificate(s)
Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: GPM,589 ft msl
Observation Time: 14:50 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 22°C /-3°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 6 knots / , 160°
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.11 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Grand Prairie, TX 
Destination: Denton, TX (DTO)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Fatal 
Aircraft Damage: Destroyed
Passenger Injuries: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Fire: On-ground
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: Unknown
Total Injuries: 2 Fatal 
Latitude, Longitude: 32.698778,-97.046917 (est)
 
Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board investigation may contact them by email eyewitnessreport@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov.

Mr. Larry Vieregge
AUGUST 18, 1949 – DECEMBER 21, 2020

Larry was born August 18, 1949, in Colorado City, Texas to Elmer and Novelle Vieregge. He passed away on December 21, 2020.

He attended Lubbock Christian School, and Graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in electrical engineering.

He served in the US Air Force where he learned to fly planes. He loved to fly and before his death he was giving flying lessons to others as a pastime.

Larry attended the Church of Christ. At the time of his passing, he was attending Lake Cities Church of Christ in Trophy Club, TX.

He is survived by his wife Kennette Vieregge of Grapevine TX; His two sons, David Vieregge of Carrollton, TX and Bryan Vieregge (Megan) of Plano, TX, and his three grandsons of Plano, TX.

The Funeral Service will be held on December 30, 2020 at 10am with visitation for an hour prior in the Bluebonnet Hills Funeral Home chapel.


FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office on Friday, Dec. 25, confirmed the identities of the two men killed in a small plane crash in Grand Prairie on Monday, Dec. 21.

John Robert Frazier, 65, of Trophy Club and Larry Ronald Vieregge, 71, of Grapevine died at the scene shortly before 3:00 p.m. when their plane crashed along the SH 360 service road Near Mayfield Road.

It’s not clear which person was the pilot and which was the passenger.

The plane took off from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport just minutes before the crash, Grand Prairie Fire Chief Robert Fite said Monday.

Witnesses said the plane hit a telephone pole, then hit a truck and came to rest next to the Sonic parking lot where it caught fire.

Chief Fite said firefighters extinguished it quickly.

The person in the truck was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation.

The plane caught fire after coming to rest in a grassy area near a Sonic drive-in restaurant, Fite said.

“The plane was in obvious distress coming down,” Fite said. “We do not know if this was an emergency landing or a catastrophic failure.”



Authorities were still working Tuesday to determine the cause of a plane crash that killed two people in Grand Prairie a day earlier.

The plane crashed just before 3 p.m. Monday near a Sonic Drive-In parking lot along the service road of State Highway 360 near East Mayfield Road. Federal Aviation Administration records show that one member of the flight crew and one passenger were killed in the crash.

The identities of the victims have not been released.

The Wheeler Express Series 2000 was registered to a Denton County man, records show.

The daughter of the plane’s owner declined to comment Tuesday.

As the plane tried to land, it hit a truck driving along the service road, Grand Prairie Fire Chief Robert Fite said. The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

The Grand Prairie Fire Department said the plane had been traveling from Denton. It stopped at the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport and crashed shortly after takeoff, about a mile west of the airport, officials said.

Eric Weiss, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, said the agency is working with the FAA and the aircraft manufacturer as they try to determine “not only what happened, but also why it happened.”

The NTSB expects to have a preliminary report about the crash in about two weeks. The agency won’t declare a cause for the accident until the investigation is complete, which could take over a year.

Weiss said investigators are working to make contact with any witnesses to the crash or “anyone who could shed light on the last moments of flight.”

Neither the NTSB nor the FAA releases the identities of victims in aircraft accidents. A spokeswoman for the Tarrant County medical examiner’s office said its team was working on identifying the victims.





The Tarrant County Medical Examiner has identified a 71-year-old man from Grapevine as one of the victims in a plane crash Monday in Grand Prairie.

The Grand Prairie Police Department confirmed two white men died in the plane crash Monday. The medical examiner identified Larry Ronald Vieregge of Grapevine as one of the victims. As of Thursday morning, the medical examiner hadn’t yet confirmed the identity of the second victim.

A small plane took off from the Grand Prairie Municipal Airport and crashed a few minutes later about a mile west from the airport. The occupants of the single-engine Wheeler Express were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash along the State Highway 360 service road near East Mayfield Road, near a Sonic Drive-In. The plane was initially in Denton that morning.

The medical examiner’s public portal shows Vieregge died of blunt-force injuries with thermal trauma due to the crash. Records from the Federal Aviation Administration show he was issued a private pilot certificate in 2017.

FAA records show the plane was registered to a man from Roanoke in Denton County.

Authorities said Monday the plane landed in Grand Prairie from Denton Enterprise Airport. It later took off from Grand Prairie and the Grand Prairie Police Department said it started getting 911 calls around 2:53 p.m. about an aircraft crash around the Arlington-Grand Prairie border.

The plane crashed about a mile west of the airport, striking a telephone pole before hitting the concrete multiple times. Sgt. Eric Hansen with Grand Prairie police said the plane also hit a pickup, injuring the person inside. The occupant was taken to a local hospital with injuries that weren’t considered serious.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. A spokesperson for the organization said a preliminary report on the crash will be available in about two weeks.



Two people were killed when a small plane crashed along the Texas 360 service road in Grand Prairie Monday afternoon.

The plane took off from Grand Prairie Municipal Airport at 2:45 p.m. Monday and crashed approximately five minutes later, according to Grand Prairie Fire Chief Robert Fite.

The plane was headed north when it hit a utility pole near the service road for northbound Texas 360 near East Mayfield Road, near a Sonic restaurant.

The aircraft then hit the ground and struck a nearby pickup truck, where it then caught fire, Fite said. Both people on board the plane were killed. Further information hasn't been released about the victims.

A person inside the truck was treated for minor injuries. No one else was injured.

The cause of the crash is not yet known. Fite said the plane originally left Denton earlier in the day, before landing in Grand Prairie.

Emergency crews are asking people to avoid the area.

The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation.

Piper PA-28-181, N651KC: Incident occurred December 18, 2020 at John Wayne-Orange County Airport (KSNA), Santa Ana, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Long Beach, California

Aircraft lost brakes on landing rollout and was disabled in the overrun. 

Acer Aero LLC 


Date: 18-DEC-20
Time: 21:33:00Z
Regis#: N651KC
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: NONE
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: SANTA ANA
State: CALIFORNIA

Cessna 172S Skyhawk, N5298N: Incident occurred December 18, 2020 at Daytona Beach International Airport (KDAB), Volusia County, Florida

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

Aircraft experienced brake failure while taxiing and rolled into grass. 

J3M Airops LLC


Date: 18-DEC-20
Time: 20:07:00Z
Regis#: N5298N
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: DAYTONA BEACH
State: FLORIDA

Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil, N574AM: Incident occurred December 19, 2020 in Driggs, Teton County, Idaho

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Salt Lake City

Rotorcraft right side transmission cowling flipped up into main rotor shortly after departure. 


Air Methods Corporation

Date: 19-DEC-20
Time: 15:30:00Z
Regis#: N574AM
Aircraft Make: AMERICAN EUROCOPTER
Aircraft Model: AS50
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 91
City: DRIGGS
State: IDAHO

Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP, N2473Z: Incident occurred December 18, 2020 near Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (KBTR), Louisiana

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Aircraft struck birds while on approach resulting in small ding in right stab. 

Gulf Coast Aviation  LLC


Date: 18-DEC-20
Time: 19:30:00Z
Regis#: N2473Z
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
City: BATON ROUGE
State: LOUISIANA

Cessna 152, N49024: Incident occurred December 19, 2020 at South Jersey Regional Airport (KVAY), Mount Holly, New Jersey

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aircraft brakes failed while taxiing and ran into unoccupied Cessna 172N Skyhawk, N739ZH.

B2FH LTD


Date: 19-DEC-20
Time: 16:30:00Z
Regis#: N49024
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 152
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: LUMBERTON
State: NEW JERSEY

Bombardier CRJ-200, N92EA: Incident occurred December 20, 2020 at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), Pennsylvania

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Aircraft was taxied into snow covered grass and became stuck. 

Operating as Elite Airways


Date: 20-DEC-20
Time: 22:50:00Z
Regis#: N92EA
Aircraft Make: BOMBARDIER
Aircraft Model: CRJ2
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: COMMERCIAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 135
Aircraft Operator: MAINER
Flight Number: MNU5385
City: PHILADELPHIA
State: PENNSYLVANIA

Cirrus SR22, N292DR: Incident occurred December 18, 2020 at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH), Spring, Harris County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas

Aircraft nose gear collapsed upon landing. 

Double R Aviation LLC


Date: 18-DEC-20
Time: 20:05:00Z
Regis#: N292DR
Aircraft Make: CIRRUS
Aircraft Model: SR22
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: HOUSTON
State: TEXAS

Cessna 210N Centurion, N560SL: Incident occurred December 20, 2020 at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (KDWH), Spring, Harris County, Texas



Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Houston, Texas

Aircraft missed turn at taxiway and went into drainage ditch.


Date: 21-DEC-20
Time: 00:16:00Z
Regis#: N560SL
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: C120
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAXI (TXI)
Operation: 91
City: HOUSTON
State: TEXAS

Raytheon Hawker 800XP, N412JA: Accident occurred December 20, 2020 at Republic Airport (KFRG), East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York

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.

The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Farmingdale, New York

Talon Air LLC

Location: Farmingdale, NY
Accident Number: ERA21LA083
Date & Time: December 20, 2020, 20:35 Local 
Registration: N412JA
Aircraft: Raytheon Hawker
Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Executive/Corporate

On December 20, 2020, about 2035 eastern standard time, a Beechcraft Hawker 800XP, N412JA, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident at Republic Airport (FRG), Farmingdale, New York. The captain sustained minor injuries and the first officer was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 business flight.

The flight was operating on an instrument flight rules flight plan from Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport (OPF), Opa Locka, Florida, to FRG. The captain was the pilot monitoring, and the first officer was the pilot flying.

Both pilots stated that the flight to FRG was normal. As they approached FRG, air traffic control (ATC) vectored them onto the ILS RWY 14 approach. The weather included a ceiling of 200 ft overcast and 3/4-mile visibility, which was the weather minimum for the approach. The pilots briefed the approach, and the airplane was fully configured to land by the time they reached the final approach fix (FAF). Both pilots said that after passing the FAF, the FRG tower-controller reported that the visibility had deteriorated to 1/4-mile. The captain asked the first officer if he was “comfortable” continuing with the approach, and he said he was. The first officer said he was using the autopilot on the approach, the airplane was stabilized “on glideslope and on speed,” and he felt they could safely descend to minimums.

The first officer reported that the captain made the standard altitude callouts, and when they reached 200 ft, the captain announced “minimums, lights.” The first officer then looked outside, saw the “lead-in” lights, announced “continuing,” and returned to flying the airplane via instruments. As the airplane descended to 100 ft, the captain said the runway was to the left. The first officer said he looked out and saw runway end identifier lights, the red terminating lights, and only the end of the runway. The weather was worse than he expected, and it was as if a “black cloud” was sitting at the end of the runway. The first officer said the conditions were not “good enough for him” and hit the takeoff/go-around (TOGA) switch. He did not verbally announce that he was going-around, but the captain said, “Go-Around.” The first officer responded by saying “Go Around” twice, called for flaps 15°, and added full power. The first officer said the airplane never established a positive rate of climb and impacted the ground.

The captain said that as the airplane descended to 100 ft, it began drifting to the right. He told the first officer that he needed to make a correction; however, the correction was not sufficient to get the airplane realigned with the runway centerline and he called for a go-around. The captain said the airplane pitched up in response to the TOGA switch, and he heard both engines spool up as he retracted the flaps, but the airplane did not climb. The airplane then impacted the ground, veered right, and spun before coming to a stop.

According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the airplane departed the runway environment about 2,000 ft down the runway, then traveled approximately 1,500 ft before coming to rest. The nose wheel and both main landing gear departed the aircraft and were found on the runway. There was no postimpact fire.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Raytheon 
Registration: N412JA
Model/Series: Hawker 800XP 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator: 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: On-demand air taxi (135)
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: IMC 
Condition of Light: Night
Observation Facility, Elevation: KFRG,81 ft msl
Observation Time: 20:33 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 1 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 1°C /-1°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: 
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 3 knots / , 80°
Lowest Ceiling: IndefiniteVV / 200 ft AGL 
Visibility: 0.25 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.02 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: IFR
Departure Point: Opa Locka, FL (OPF) 
Destination: Farmingdale, NY

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 Serious, 1 Minor
Latitude, Longitude: 40.7268,-73.410425 (est) 



East Farmingdale Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

Our units are just taking up from Republic Airport after assisting Republic Airport Fire Rescue with a plane crash on the runway. Our volunteer firefighters laid down a foam blanket over the leaking jet fuel, while our EMS crews extricated the co-pilot from the aircraft. Both the pilot and co-pilot were taken to local area hospitals for further evaluation. All units were under the command of Chief of Department Duane Welliver.



The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating after a  Raytheon Hawker 800XP landing gear collapsed at Republic Airport in East Farmingdale and the plane slid off the runway, federal officials said Monday.

The 2001 Raytheon Hawker 800XP operated by Talon Air carried two crew members but no passengers at the time of the Sunday night mishap, Talon Air spokeswoman Lisa Hendrickson said. According to records, the jet can seat 15, but Talon Air said this particular plane seats just eight.

Records confirmed by the Federal Aviation Administration show the flight departed Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport at 6:16 p.m. Sunday and arrived at Republic at about 8:35 p.m. According to Suffolk County police, the landing gear on the jet had "failed to deploy," but the FAA said in a statement Monday that the jet "experienced nose and main gear collapse" upon landing at Republic.

It was not immediately clear if the crew had any indication of a gear problem before landing — or if they declared an emergency before the incident.

The names of the pilots have not been released.

The plane landed at 8:35 p.m. and someone aboard radioed: "Mayday, Mayday, Mayday Talon Air 941 crash-landing runway 1-4, we're still occupying, send vehicles out," according to the Aviation Safety Network's website.

Police said First Precinct officers responded to the airport shortly before 9 p.m. for a report that a small plane landed off the runway. The two occupants were transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow for treatment of minor injuries, authorities said.

East Farmingdale Fire Department Chief Duane Welliver said the plane "crashed on landing and slid across the runway. We don’t have any details on what caused the crash."