Aircraft landed and struck a tree.
Date: 27-DEC-22
Time: 01:44:00Z
Regis#: N177D
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Aircraft Model: 177
Event Type: Accident
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Flight Crew: 1 Unknown Injuries
Pax: 0
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: Unknown
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: FRANKLIN
State: VIRGINIA
FRANKLIN, Virginia — Last night, Virginia State Police received a call around 8:48 p.m. about a Cessna 177B Cardinal crash at the Franklin Municipal Airport.
The pilot, Randall Barger of Newport News, “crashed as he was approaching the runway,” according to a press release.
There was no one on the plane besides Barger. He suffered non-life threatening injuries and was taken to Norfolk General Hospital.
They need to stop planting those trees on the runway. They’re hard to see, especially at night.
ReplyDeleteIt's all part of the beautification plan.
DeleteTake a look at flight aware and look at the track. Then consider there's no fuel at FKN at night and that plane is based another 25mi north of there...
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