Monday, July 25, 2022

Stinson 108-3 Voyager, N6020M: Accident occurred July 23, 2022 in Batesburg, Saluda County, South Carolina

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Report Number: ERA22LA333

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Columbia, South Carolina 

Aircraft crashed into a wooded area after reporting and engine failure.


Date: 23-JUL-22
Time: 18:00:00Z
Regis#: N6020M
Aircraft Make: STINSON
Aircraft Model: 108
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: COLUMBIA
State: SOUTH CAROLINA




SALUDA COUNTY, South Carolina — The Saluda County Sheriff's Office is on the scene of a plane crash that happened on Saturday afternoon.

According to county officials, the plane crashed near Batesburg Highway and Beulah Road. Preliminary investigation suggests the plane attempted an emergency landing after an engine failure.

According to Saluda County Emergency Management Director Josh Morton, the pilot had initially attempted to land in a field but saw a culvert at the last moment and pulled up, crashing into trees instead.

Despite the incident being described as a crash by the sheriff's office, the pilot and the passenger were described as stable and having only minor injuries.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) the crash happened around 2 p.m. and the aircraft was a Stinson 108-3 Voyager.

The National Transportation Safety Board is also investigating and will provide additional updates.

A plane crashed in South Carolina near a Midlands road Saturday, the Saluda County Sheriff’s Office said. 


The plane attempted to make an emergency landing after having engine failure, the sheriff’s office said at about 2 p.m. 

The small plane went down in the area near U.S. 178/Batesburg Highway and Beulah Road, according to the sheriff’s office. 

That’s about four miles from Batesburg-Leesville High School.

The pilot and a passenger suffered minor injuries but were in stable condition, the sheriff’s office said. 

No other injuries were reported. In addition to sheriff’s deputies, Saluda County EMS and firefighters responded to the crash.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane that crashed was a Stinson 108-3 Voyager. 

Information about what caused the engine failure was not available, but the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating. 

There was no word on where the plane departed from, or its intended destination.

Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey, N95LT: Incident occurred July 23, 2022 in Cullman County, Alabama

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Alabama and NW Florida

Aircraft crashed into lake for unknown reasons. Damage was observed on the nose and left wing of the aircraft.


Date: 23-JUL-22
Time: 22:23:00Z
Regis#: N95LT
Aircraft Make: PROGRESSIVE AERODYNE
Aircraft Model: SEAREY
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: UNKNOWN
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: CULLMAN
State: ALABAMA
 



CULLMAN COUNTY, Alabama (WBRC) - Authorities with Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are investigating after a small plane made a hard landing onto Smith Lake on July 23.

Authorities say the plane landed onto Smith lake near Crane Creek.

Investigators say the plane was not severely damage, and no one was injured. No reason was given for why the plane landed on the lake.

Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Marine Patrol Division is investigating the landing.

Beechcraft A35 Bonanza, N8466A: Fatal accident occurred July 23, 2022 near Centralia Municipal Airport (KENL), Illinois

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Report Number: DCA22FA157 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Springfield, Illinois 

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.


Date: 23-JUL-22
Time: 17:00:00Z
Regis#: N8466A
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: 35
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 1 Serous Injuries
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
City: CENTRALIA
State: ILLINOIS

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.


Glen Rassi and Cheryl Monceret LaGreca 
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April 2022
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CENTRALIA, Illinois (AP) — An aircraft passenger who died last weekend when a small plane crashed into a swimming pool in southern Illinois has been identified as a 56-year-old woman from the Peoria area.

Centralia police said Cheryl Monceret LaGreca of Lacon, Illinois, died on impact when the Beechcraft A35 Bonanza crashed Saturday less than a mile from the Centralia Municipal Airport. She was the plane’s only passenger.

The plane’s pilot, Peoria-area resident Glen Rassi, was airlifted to a nearby hospital after firefighters, police and others freed him from the plane’s wreckage, KTVI-TV reported.

Centralia police responded to the crash scene Saturday afternoon after receiving a call from a resident who said a small plane had crashed into their backyard swimming pool.

Marion County coroner Troy Cannon said the conversation between the first responders and Rassi suggested that the plane lost power and started to lose altitude. Neighbors said they witnessed the plane descending without engine power.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident and the cause of the crash. Centralia is located about 60 miles (96.6 kilometers) east of St. Louis.


   




CENTRALIA, Illinois — One person died and another was injured after a small plane crashed into a pool Saturday in Centralia, Illinois.

According to Flight Aware, a flight tracking app, the Beechcraft A35 Bonanza took off at 11:20 a.m. from Marshall County Airport in Lacon, Illinois, and was heading for Centralia Municipal Airport.

It crashed on Wood Lane just north of the airport at 12:37 p.m.

According to the Centralia Fire Department, the passenger died and the pilot was airlifted to a St. Louis-area hospital with injuries.

The homeowner, Brian Hutchinson, told a 5 On Your Side photographer he heard a loud crash and ran outside to find the plane in his pool. He then called 911.

"It was dead silent and then a big boom," Hutchinson said.

That big boom was a Saturday morning he said he would never forget.

"I looked over and saw a plane sitting in my swimming pool," he said.

Hutchinson said for whatever reason he and his family were not in the pool Saturday, and that 'thankful' doesn't come close to describing the feeling that they weren't. He said this left him with too many terrifying thoughts of "what-ifs."

"I still can't believe it, I'm in shock right now, I'm just glad that my kids weren't swimming or I didn't have family over," he said.

It is unclear what caused the crash. Officials have not released the name of the person who died.

The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash.

Cessna T210L Turbo Centurion, N210DE: Fatal accident occurred July 23, 2022 in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic

Federal Aviation Administration / International Field Office: Miami 

Aircraft crashed approximately 2 miles short of Runway 08, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

Tamiami Aircraft Services Corporation


Date: 23-JUL-22
Time: 21:30:00Z
Regis#: N210DE
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: T210
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew: 2 Fatal 
Pax: 0 
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: APPROACH (APR)
Operation: 91
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
City: PUERTO PLATA
Country: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC





Josenilton Vasconcelos, 57 years old, of North American nationality and native of Brazil, has been identified as one of the persons who lost his life when the small plane in which he was traveling crashed near the Gregorio Luperón International Airport in Puerto Plata on Saturday.

His companion has been identified as Ofinis Hernández Plasencia, 33 years old, receiving medical attention but succumbed to his injuries.  Hernández Plasencia holds a U.S. passport, although he is a native of the Dominican Republic.

The Cessna T210L Turbo Centurion,  N210DE, had left the Opa-Locka airport in Florida bound for the Puerto Plata Airport, where it crashed on a farm in the community of Sabaneta de Cangrejos.

The popular farm known as “Cangrejos” is located near the Puerto Plata Air Base and is approximately 8 kilometers from the airport.

North American T-28B Trojan, N787AS: Fatal accident occurred July 23, 2022 near Fallbrook Community Airpark (L18), San Diego County, California

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Diego, California 

Aircraft crashed during landing. 

Mach One Air Charters Inc


Date: 23-JUL-22
Time: 20:30:00Z
Regis#: N787AS
Aircraft Make: NORTH AMERICAN
Aircraft Model: T28
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1 
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 1 Serious Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Operation: 91
City: FALLBROOK
State: CALIFORNIA

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.


The Medical Examiner's Office has identified the passenger killed in a crash at a flower field in Fallbrook over the weekend.

The plane crash-landed at around 1:40 p.m. in a flowerbed of Altman Plants on 2575 Olive Hill Rd., less than one mile from the nearby air strip, according to the North County Fire Protection District. Howard Rose, 77 of Chino, was killed in the crash, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office.

Rose was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the San Diego Sheriff's Department.

Herbert Hill told NBC 7 he was behind the controls. He said he didn't break any bones but needed a few days in the hospital to recover.

Plenty of folks in the area come to Fallbrook Airpark to watch the pilots make their landing. On Saturday, some folks were watching as the plane crashed. Several bystanders rushed to the scene to help get those inside out of the plane, first responders told NBC 7.

The plane is a T-28B type owned by Mach One Air Charters and departed from Chino, California, according to Flight Aware. It is a fixed-wing, single-engine, military-style plane from 1953, now used by a private citizen.

It is not yet clear what caused the plane to crash, but some pilots have hinted at possible engine failure.

The Federal Aviation Administration arrived on the scene shortly after the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to arrive Sunday morning to do a deeper investigation into what happened.

No injuries, damaged structures or fires were reported at the scene of the crash.




One person died and a second was critically injured when a 1953 vintage T-28B aircraft they were in crashed in Fallbrook, Saturday, July 23.

According to NCFPD spokesperson PIO John Choi, the pilot and one passenger were the only two people on board at the time of the crash.

The plane made a hard landing on a Altman Specialty Plants flower field in the 2500 block of Olive Hill Road, shortly after taking off from Fallbrook Airpark. No one at the nursery or the ground was injured.

The passenger, he said, died at the scene. Choi said when NCFPD arrived on scene, they found the pilot outside of the plane. People at the scene said that several of them from the Airpark and workers at the nursery helped extricate the pilot, and were working on freeing the canopy to get the passenger out when emergency crews arrived.

One man at the scene, who asked to be kept anonymous, was amazed at the human camaraderie that came together in the flower field to help save the pilot and his passenger.

NCFPD accounts its response time as 14 minutes from the time of call to arriving at the scene. Choi said the “only delay (which was short) is because the reporting call gave us the location of the Airpark, not Olive Hill. But we were at Olive Hill in 7 minutes.”

He reminds everyone to know the correct address when reporting an emergency. It saves valuable life-saving time.

The Anonymous caller said nursery workers and the men from the Airpark all pitched in to get hoses to the plane, to hose down any hot spots. Nursery workers went to find nursery materials that could help pry the canopy off.

"What it meant to me, is good humans go to the great lengths to save a fellow man," he said.

He also said that several of them talked to the pilot and his passenger at the Fallbrook Airpark for awhile prior to their departure. "We had spent thirty to forty minutes with those men before they took off. They were great guys. Had lots of energy. Knew the plane and flying" he said. They watched the plane take off, and saw it rise in the air to about 75-80-feet before it suddenly stalled and fell to the ground at the nursery. "It was no longer than ten minutes after he took off that it stalled and dropped," he said.

The pilot was transported by NCFPD ambulance with injuries to Palomar Hospital. The identities of the two have not been released.

The aircraft registration is N787AS and according to the FAA registry, is owned by Mach One Air Charters in Chino. Mach One's website says they specialize in private aviation charter, sales and management.

The plane, explained pilot Tom Wilson, was a North American Trojan T-28 and is a single-engine, fixed wing, post World War II style training airplane, that was used for decades to train the Navy and Marine Corps pilots and crew.

According to the flight details on Flightaware.com, the plane took off from Chino Airport at 12:34 pm Saturday and landed at Fallbrook Airpark at 12:52 pm. The crash was then reported at 1:33 pm.

Another person said that the pilot landed at Fallbrook Airpark to pick up the passenger. Lisa Boylan, owner of Fallbrook Flight Academy said "Very often people will drive to Fallbrook to get picked up by pilot friends because it's an easy and uncongested place to land and depart."

The FAA and the NTSB is investigating the accident.





FALLBROOK — A passenger killed Saturday when a single-engine plane crashed at a nursery in Fallbrook was identified as a 77-year-old San Bernardino County resident, authorities said Monday.

Howard Henry Rose, who lived in Chino, was the passenger on the plane and died in the wreckage, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office.

The pilot was taken to a hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

According to the Medical Examiner’s Office, the plane took off from Fallbrook Airpark and ascended roughly 50 feet before its engine stalled.

The plane then descended onto Altman Plants’ property on Olive Hill Road, just west of South Mission Road, where it “skipped” along the ground multiple times, then crossed a berm and stopped next to a greenhouse, the Medical Examiner’s Office said.

The Federal Aviation Administration said previously that the aircraft was attempting to land on runway 28 at the airpark when it crashed but the National Transportation Safety Board confirmed Monday that the plane crashed during takeoff.

The crash occurred about 1:30 p.m.

A witness called 911 and helped free the pilot from the cockpit.

When deputies arrived, they checked on the pilot and then turned their attention to Rose, who was not breathing and did not have a pulse, the Medical Examiner’s Office said. Firefighters freed Rose from the cockpit, but he died before he could be taken to a hospital.

The FAA described the plane as aNorth American T-28B Trojan. It appeared to be a T-28 Trojan, a military trainer aircraft used by the Air Force and Navy beginning in the 1950s.

Records show that the plane is owned by Mach One Air Charters, a Chino-based private jet charter company. Contacted by phone Monday, an employee said the company did not wish to comment.

According to the website FlightAware, a T-28 Trojan with the same serial number left Chino Airport at 12:34 p.m. and landed at the Fallbrook Airpark at 12:52 p.m. — about 40 minutes before the crash.

Located several miles south of downtown Fallbrook, the county-owned airpark covers about 290 acres, with a single 2,190-foot-long runway.








FALLBROOK, California – One person is dead and another was injured after a small plane crashed near a county airport in Fallbrook Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Officials with the North County Fire Protection District, the San Diego County Sheriff Department, the FAA, and NTSB are investigating the crash, which took place at Altman Plant Nursery in the 2500 block of Olive Hill Road, just outside of Fallbrook Airpark. The FAA and NTSB will be the lead on the case with the sheriff’s department on security.

“We had a total of two patients. We are sadden to report one patient was dead on scene and another was transported to a trauma center in critical condition,” North County Fire Protection District officials said on Twitter Saturday afternoon.

“Just to know another aviator had crashed, it hits the flying community,” said Michael Ehrengruber, a longtime pilot.   

Ehrengruber has been a pilot for 30 years, flying out of Fallbrook Airpark for 15 years. When he heard of the crash he got concerned it was a friend and showed up. He said it was not a friend of his, but said the crash is the unfortunate risk of flying.

“Anything can happen, it’s just one of those things. It’s sad but we as pilots accept it,” Ehrengruber said.

It’s unknown at this time where the plane was headed before it crashed.

“We have no witnesses as to whether they were taking off or landing but the airport … believed they were trying to take off,” said Jason Scroggins, a sergeant with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Fallbrook Division.

Officials said Fallbrook Airpark does not have an air tower, and officials said they did not receive any “alert status.” According to FAA registry, the plane is a 1953 T-28 owned by Mach One Air Charters in Chino. The N-number of the plane is N787AS.

The plane is a post-World War II style training airplane, that was used for decades to train for the Navy and Marine Corps.

James Kidrick, the president and CEP of the Air and Space Museum at Balboa Park, said: “This airplane then was a little more sophisticated than the first airplane a young aviator would’ve flown. But you are going to fly formation, and ultimately you’re going to land this airplane on an aircraft carrier. So it’s a very very capable airplane.”

The details are limited for now but it’s still an impact to the aviation community. “As a fire department it hits us hard to see people in their most tragic moments. Our hearts go out to the family members impacted by this,” said John Choi, North County Fire Protection District Public Information Officer.

“The pilot survived I’m just praying for him and his family,” Ehrengruber said.

Ayres S2R-T34 Thrush, N4046S: Fatal accident occurred July 23, 2022 in Parkin, Cross County, Arkansas

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Report Number: CEN22LA335

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Little Rock, Arkansas 

Aircraft crashed during crop dusting operations. 

Mid-Continent Aircraft Corporation


Date: 23-JUL-22
Time: 14:12:00Z
Regis#: N4046S
Aircraft Make: AYRES
Aircraft Model: S2R
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Activity: AERIAL APPLICATION
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 137
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
City: PARKIN
State: ARKANSAS

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.





CROSS COUNTY, Arkansas — A pilot was killed in a crop duster crash just east of Highway 75 Saturday morning, Cross County Sheriff confirms.

The Sheriff said the crop duster struck a guide wire that was connected to a radio tower. The crop duster, which belongs to Stokes Flying service, then crashed into a field.

The pilot was 23 years old.

WREG has also reported on two other plane crashes that have happened in Arkansas this year.


PARKIN, Arkansas (KAIT) - One person is dead after a crop duster crash, according to Cross County Sheriff David West.

West said the crash happened Saturday morning in Parkin. A time could not be provided by Parkin Police or Cross County dispatch.

No names have been released in this incident.

Fatal accident occurred July 22, 2022 at Jeremiah Denton Airport (4R9), Dauphin Island, Alabama

 


DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WKRG) — It’s a tragedy people don’t want to see happen again. 22-year-old Quinton Zirlott was killed after a boat he was riding in crashed into the runway at the airport on Dauphin Island late Friday night. Four others were hurt. Boaters said something needs to be done to make the runway safer for boat traffic.

From the land, and in the middle of a sunny day the runway at Jeremiah Denton Airport is easy to spot–but boaters said after dark it’s a potentially deadly hazard. Officials said it’s something that should be looked at.

Jeff Collier, mayor: “Is there something more that can be done that would keep a similar occurrence from happening I think that’s the focus here,” said Mayor Jeff Collier. A friend of the young man who was killed started an online petition calling for changes to make the airport easier for boaters to see after dark. It garnered more than 3,000 signatures in less than 24 hours. The organizer of the petition argued if the runway was well lit at night for boaters tragedies like this could be avoided.

“It brings attention to the fact that there’s a runway there and it’s been there for a number of years, and if there’s anything we can do to prevent such tragic incidents from occurring we need to look at that,” said Collier. I talked to homeowners who live near the runway on De Soto Avenue–they said changes need to be made and boat crashes at the runway are far too common. Others agree.

“I think they should put some sort of a blinker or flasher there something to let people know there’s something out there. I don’t see the harm of putting a blinker just so people can see something’s there,” said Wendy McCain at the marina bait shop. The airport is owned by Mobile County not the island. A county spokesperson told News 5 that “the Dauphin Island Airport Manager and Mobile County officials will talk to FAA and Coast Guard to see if changes are warranted or possible and if so they’ll move forward accordingly.”




Law enforcement officials confirmed that one person was killed and four others injured after a boat crashed into an airport runway late Friday night.

Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier told AL.com that a pleasure boat with five people aboard struck the runway of the small beach community’s Jeremiah Denton Airport at a spot where it juts into the water.

At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the deceased as Quinton Zirlott, 22, of Theodore. The other passengers were all transported to local hospitals.

The release stated that the crash occurred at 11:30 p.m. Friday, and that Quinton Zirlott was a passenger in the boat and was ejected when the boat struck a concrete barrier.

The boat operator, Robert Zirlott, 23, was injured and transported to Springhill Hospital. Three other passengers, all aged 23, were injured and transported to USA Medical Center.

The Dauphin Island Police Department and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are investigating the incident.





DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WKRG) — A boat crash in Mobile Bay late Friday night at Jeremiah Denton Airport in Dauphin Island resulted in one person dead and four others “injured” and transported to the hospital, according to a release from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

According to the release and officials with ALEA, at around 11:30 p.m. Friday, July 22, a boat “struck a concrete barrier,” which is at the base of the runway that extends into the water. The crash ejected passenger Quinton E. Zirlott, 22, from the boat resulting in his death. The driver, Robert C. Zirlott, 23, was transported to Springhill Medical Center for injuries. Three other passengers in the boat were transported to USA Medical Center and treated for injuries.

Man shot by ex’s current boyfriend according to Mobile Police Bransen J. Lee, 23, Chase R. Stork, 23, and Linda E. Kincey, 23, were three passengers transported to USA Medical Center.

No other information or details are available at this time as troopers with ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division investigate. This is an ongoing investigation.

A petition has been made on Change.org in an effort to “raise awareness and try to fix the issue of the Dauphin Island Runway being invisible at night and to hopefully avoid boat wrecks while maintaining a safe runway view for landing aircraft,” according to the petition.

The petition currently has over 2,500 signatures in just under 12 hours.

Piper J3C-65 Cub, N41301: Incident occurred July 22, 2022 at Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C), Illinois

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Greater Chicago, Illinois 

Aircraft experienced a runway excursion after landing. 

Klintrin Collectibles LLC


Date: 24-JUL-22
Time: 19:26:00Z
Regis#: N41301
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: J3C
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: UNKNOWN
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: CHICAGO
State: ILLINOIS




SCHAUMBURG, Illinois (WLS) -- A small plane slid off a runway Friday night in west suburban Schaumburg.

The crash happened near the 900-block of West Irving Park Road at about 7:26 p.m, according to Illinois State Police. 

It was not immediately clear what caused the small aircraft to go off the runway, but it eventually came to rest in the grassy area.

No one was injured in the incident, ISP said. It was not immediately clear if anyone was on the plane other than the pilot.

No injuries have been reported.

The Illinois State Police, Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are all investigating the incident.

Beechcraft A36 Bonanza, N60ED: Accident occurred July 24, 2022 at Ray Community Airport (57D), Macomb County, Michigan

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Report Number: CEN22LA336

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; East Michigan 

Aircraft crashed during takeoff. 


Date: 24-JUL-22
Time: 18:53:00Z
Regis#: N60ED
Aircraft Make: BEECH
Aircraft Model: A36
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: SERIOUS
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: RAY
State: MICHIGAN





RAY TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — Just days after a six-seater plane crashed in Ray Township, the 17-year-old who was a passenger in the aircraft is opening up about the harrowing ordeal before heading back home to Atlanta, Georgia.

"All I really remember is realizing something was wrong, and then we were crashing," said Siena Kamal.

Siena's uncle Ronny Kamal was piloting the plane with his wife in the seat next to him. Charlie, their six-month-old puppy, was next to Siena. They'd just fueled up and taken off when Siena — who has grown up around planes — could tell something was wrong.

"The plane started shifting a little bit and like, irregular movement ... just wobbling and I knew that it wasn't turbulence. It wasn't really weather. So I knew something was wrong, but I didn't really quite understand, like we're actually about to ... go down," she said.

They were about a hundred feet in the air when Ronny, an experienced pilot, was able to carry out a controlled crash.

"If it weren't for him, we would not be here," she said.

Rescuers agree Ronny made sure they didn't nose dive, and when they hit the ground, there was an explosion. A family friend who was watching them take off called 911.

Michigan DNR conservation officer Brad Silorey was only about a mile away.

"I looked towards the end of the runway ... a large black plume of smoke coming from the west end of the runway, and the smoke was coming from the treelines past the runway," said Silorey.

The doors of the plane were blown off during impact.

"There was glass and everything, and just like shards of shrapnel from the plane on the ground and stuff. So I just kind of crawled out and Charlie came up behind me and she just ran off," said Siena.

Silorey describes the scene when he arrived. "Two people were on the ground already outside ... and then I started approaching the woods, and then the third ... individual came out of the woods. They were still looking for their dog at that time, but they were in shock and pretty distressed," he said.

Officer Silorey drove them to a nearby ambulance, but the frightened young golden retriever was lost in the woods after the crash.

"I was really worried about her because she's just a puppy," Siena said.

Thankfully, Charlie was found 13 hours later by Penny Faulk who was out delivering newspapers.

"She came right up to the car and she was not going to let me leave without her," said Faulk.

Siena, her uncle and aunt Chirine Njeim — a four-time Olympian — were all hospitalized for burns, cuts and broken bones. Siena, who is going into her senior year in high school, is fierce in lacrosse.

Shoulder surgery that was scheduled for next week is now delayed as she recovers from second and third degree burns to her left arm. But she's feeling fortunate and amazed that they all survived.

"We walked out and we're like ... 'how are we alive right now?' said Siena.


Charlie
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A four-time Olympian survived a plane crash with her family in Michigan over the weekend.

From the wreckage, it’s hard to believe anyone survived when the Beechcraft A36 Bonanza crashed just after takeoff.

Olympian Chirine Njeim, her husband Ronny Kamal and their 17-year-old niece Siena Kamal were on the plane.

Siena Kamal’s mother said the 17-year-old is in good spirits, but her left hand is covered in burns, with her forearm also burned.

“It is a miracle that all three people survived,” Ray Township Fire Department Chief Mark Hoskin said.

Officials say the couple’s puppy, Charlie, initially couldn’t be found in the wreckage. However, the following day a newspaper delivery driver, Penny Faulk, spotted the dog, who was later reunited with the family.

“I thought I saw a deer walk in front of me. I slowed down and I looked, and it was a puppy. I opened my door and called the dog over,” Faulk said.

Currently, the only person hospitalized from the crash is Ronny Kamal. The 44-year-old from Chicago underwent surgery. Officials say his piloting skills may have been what saved their lives.

“He [Ronny Kamal] had some piloting skills because the plane could have easily nosedived, and it could have been a totally different story,” Hoskin said.

Njeim has represented Lebanon in the Olympic sports of long-distance running and Alpine skiing.


Siena Kamal 
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RAY TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — Officials are investigating a plane crash in Ray Township that left three people injured. A dog was also missing from the crash, but has since been located, according to Ray Township Fire and Rescue.

According to police, a Beechcraft A36 Bonanza went down shortly after taking off from the Ray Community Airport on Indian Trail Road just north of 27 Mile around 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon.

The plane reportedly got about 100 feet off the ground before it plummeted behind trees.

The three people in the plane at the time of the crash were taken to the hospital with broken bones, lacerations and burns, the Macomb County Sheriff's Office says.

According to the sheriff's office, they were in the area to visit family. The owner and pilot of the plane is a 44-year-old man from Chicago. The second passenger was his wife, a 37-year-old from Chicago, and the third was the couple's niece, 17-year-old Siena Kamal from Georgia.

Siena's family shared the following photo of her, saying she's been released from the hospital, but that her uncle is in surgery.

The 6-month-old Golden Retriever puppy was reportedly found by a newspaper delivery driver. "The puppy is happy and healthy at the fire station with Chief Hoskins!" Ray Township Fire and Rescue wrote.

At the time it is still unclear whether there was a mechanical failure or another issue that caused the plane to crash.

The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate this crash.



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A dog that went missing after a plane crash that injured three people at the Macomb County airport Sunday afternoon has been found.

The plane's passengers included a 44-year-old Chicago man and his wife, 37. The couple’s niece, a 17-year-old girl from Georgia, and a 6-month-old golden retriever named Charlie, also were on the plane, according to a County Sheriff’s Office news release.

All three passengers were hospitalized for broken bones and burns. The couple has been released from the hospital. The niece is in stable condition, the news release said. 

The dog ran away from the crash and was missing until 3:30 a.m. Monday morning when he was found by a newspaper delivery driver. The dog is currently at the Ray Township Fire Station.

Charlie, a 6-month old golden retriever, found after being missing following a plane crash in Macomb County.

Macomb County police and fire officials were dispatched to the Ray Community Airport on Indian trail at about 2:55 p.m. Sunday.

According to the release, the pilot stated the plane lost power after take-off. The plane was about 100-feet in the air when the pilot attempted to land in an area just off the the runway.





RAY TOWNSHIP, Michigan – Officials say a small aircraft crashed in Ray Township on Sunday afternoon.

Macomb Sheriff’s Office tweeted that a plane attempted to take off and crashed after being 75 feet off the ground.

According to the tweet, a dog and three people were in the aircraft at the time of the crash. Officials say that the people on board have severe injuries and burns. They were taken to a hospital to be treated. The dog that was on board is currently missing.

What was supposed to be a fun time in the sky turned into a horrific accident on the ground.

“To hear this happen is very scary,” said Tracy Stefanides, who lives nearby. “I’m hoping everybody’s OK and doing well.”

Investigators are now sifting through the wreckage to figure out what went wrong on a flight that severely burned three on.

Stefanides lives only half a mile from where the plane went down at Ray Community Airport.

“It saddens me,” she said. “There’s just no words. I just feel for that family you know, they’re probably just taking a quick trip to go somewhere maybe up north or just for a quick trip around to go for a flight and to have this happen is just it’s completely heartbreaking.”

At this point, there’s no telling what may have caused the plane to crash.

But footage from Sky 4 shows the wreckage burned to a crisp, including the plane’s Fuselage. The plane didn’t even make it all the way into sky, falling from about 75 feet into a fiery impact.

“I heard the sirens earlier today and ok like, something’s going on around here. So I went on Facebook. So, I drove down to see,” Stefanides said.

Stefanides wonders what that could have been like for everyone onboard, knowing something wasn’t right on the way down.

“There’s nothing they can do,” she said. “I have thought about that as I’m watching them flying over top of me and you do think of that.”

All three of the people are now in the hospital trying their best to recover. But a 6-month old Golden Retriever by the name of Charli is still missing. Stefanides is one of the people hoping to bring it home.

“Is truly is so sad,” she said. “I mean, I just that’s, I don’t know how to feel. I just feel for them but I really, really want to find that dog. I hope he or she’s OK. But I wanna find that puppy that’s scared.”




Van's RV-10, N4400K: Accident occurred July 22, 2022 in Beaver Dam, Dodge County, Wisconsin

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.

Investigator In Charge (IIC): Hodges, Michael

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

Additional Participating Entities:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lycoming Engines; Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Black Star Aviation LLC


Location: Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
Accident Number: CEN22LA334
Date and Time: July 22, 2022, 16:47 Local
Registration: N4400K
Aircraft: Van's Aircraft RV-10 
Injuries: 3 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

On July 22, 2022, about 1647 central daylight time, a Van’s Aircraft RV-10 airplane, N4400K, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The pilot and two passengers sustained no injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.

The pilot reported that shortly after takeoff from the Dodge County Airport (UNU), Juneau, Wisconsin, the engine sustained a total loss of power. The pilot estimated that the airplane was traveling about 90 kts and was about 1,800 ft above mean sea level when the loss of engine power occurred. The pilot maneuvered the airplane for a forced landing to a road.

During the landing, the airplane impacted several obstacles and came to rest upright. The pilot and two passengers were able to egress from the airplane without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The airplane was recovered from the accident site for future examination work.

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Van's 
Aircraft Registration: N4400K
Model/Series: RV-10 NO SERIES 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: Yes
Operator: On file
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code: None

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KUNU,936 ft msl
Observation Time: 16:35 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 6 Nautical Miles 
Temperature/Dew Point: 30°C /17°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 11000 ft AGL 
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 13 knots / 20 knots, 220°
Lowest Ceiling: 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.92 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Beaver Dam, WI 
Destination: Oshkosh, WI (OSH)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 2 None
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 3 None
Latitude, Longitude: 43.483136,-88.827814

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. 

Date: 22-JUL-22
Time: 21:45:00Z
Regis#: N4400K
Aircraft Make: VANS
Aircraft Model: RV10
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: BEAVER DAM
State: WISCONSIN

On Friday, July 22nd, Beaver Dam Firefighters responded to a reported plane crash with people on board in the industrial park.

Upon arrival, an experimental aircraft that had experienced a catastrophic engine failure and fire was located in the roadway with all occupants out and uninjured.

The out-of-state pilot had experienced the engine failure after taking off from Juneau on their way to EAA AirVenture. He had found a place to put down the aircraft and successfully landed it without any injuries to occupants, and moderate damage to the aircraft.

The plane was recovered and transported away from the roadway, and the scene was secured.




No one was injured Friday when an experimental aircraft crashed within Beaver Dam city limits.

According to Beaver Dam Police Chief John Kreuziger, officers responded to a report of an airplane emergency landing involving a crash near the 100 block of Commercial Drive around 4:47 p.m.

While conducting the emergency landing, the single-engine plane struck stationary objects on the ground near the soccer fields. All three occupants of the plane were uninjured. There is no major property damage reported.

The cause of the incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

The Beaver Dam Police Department was assisted by the Beaver Dam Fire Department, the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and the Dodge County Emergency Response Team.




BEAVER DAM, Wisconsin - A small plane made an emergency landing in the Beaver Dam industrial park Friday, July 22. No one was injured.

According to police, the experimental aircraft went down around 4:45 p.m. that afternoon near Commercial Drive just east of Beaver Dam Lake. 

The pilot, one of three people on board, had left for the EAA AirVenture from Juneau when he experienced "catastrophic engine failure," according to fire department personnel. 

The plane hit objects on the ground as it landed in the roadway, police said, but no major property damage was reported.

The cause of the incident is being investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Piper PA-28-235 Cherokee, N8542W: Fatal accident occurred July 22, 2022 near Elm Creek Airpark (0TX6), Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Antonio, Texas 

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances. 


Date: 22-JUL-22
Time: 23:40:00Z
Regis#: N8542W
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal
Pax: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: DESTROYED
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: SEGUIN
State: TEXAS

Those who may have information that might be relevant to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigation may contact them by email witness@ntsb.gov, and any friends and family who want to contact investigators about the accident should email assistance@ntsb.gov. You can also call the NTSB Response Operations Center at 844-373-9922 or 202-314-6290.




A deadly plane crash Friday evening caused an explosion that rocked neighboring homes and set a field ablaze near Elm Creek Airpark in Guadalupe County.

Firefighters from Seguin and New Berlin fire departments responded to the crash site where they extinguished a wildfire. It was unclear who or how many people were in the plane that crashed, Seguin Fire Chief Dale Skinner said.

“It is a fatal crash of a small, private plane,” he said. “I cannot confirm the number of victims yet.”

Keri Orr lives on seven acres of land across FM 467 from where the plane smashed into the ground. She said she and her family were shaken about 6:45 p.m. Friday when they heard an explosion and rushed outside to see what happened before she dialed 911 for help.

“It was a loud crash we heard inside our house,” Orr said. “We came running out here. It was a big billow of smoke. It was black smoke and we saw it instantly.”

Her husband Randy Orr said he rushed across the street to try to get to the wreckage but couldn’t fight through the flames.

Firefighters used a bulldozer and water hoses to fight the grass fire and had it under control within about an hour after the time Keri Orr said she called 911.

As is customary with plane accidents, local authorities alerted the Federal Aviation Administration about the downed air ship.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.