Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Cessna 182N Skylane, N8942G: Accident occurred September 04, 2022 in Blairstown, Warren County, New Jersey

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): Young, Joshua

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

Additional Participating Entity:
Thomas Gilbert; Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Allentown, Pennsylvania 


Location: Blairstown, New Jersey
Accident Number: ERA22LA409
Date and Time: September 4, 2022, 14:00 Local 
Registration: N8942G
Aircraft: Cessna 182N 
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Glider tow

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Cessna 
Registration: N8942G
Model/Series: 182N 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file
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: K12N, 580 ft msl
Observation Time: 01:54 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 12 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 22°C /18°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: / ,
Lowest Ceiling: None 
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.17 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point: 
Destination:

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 40.970823,-74.99782 (est)

Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub, N119CC: Accident occurred September 02, 2022 in Fairbanks, Alaska

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): Ward, Mark

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

Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Fairbanks, Alaska


Location: Fairbanks, Alaska 
Accident Number: ANC22LA070
Date and Time: September 2, 2022, 21:00 Local
Registration: N119CC
Aircraft: Piper PA-18-150 
Injuries: 2 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal

Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information

Aircraft Make: Piper
Registration: N119CC
Model/Series: PA-18-150 
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built:
Operator: On file 
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:

Meteorological Information and Flight Plan

Conditions at Accident Site: VMC 
Condition of Light: Dusk
Observation Facility, Elevation: PAEI, 547 ft msl 
Observation Time: 21:40 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 31 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 11°C /8°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Scattered / 5500 ft AGL 
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 8 knots / , 140°
Lowest Ceiling: Overcast / 8000 ft AGL
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 29.25 inches Hg 
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Departure Point: Fairbanks, AK 
Destination: Fairbanks, AK (PAFA)

Wreckage and Impact Information

Crew Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: 1 None 
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: 
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 2 None
Latitude, Longitude: 64.205228,-147.5605 (est)

Aircraft attempting to takeoff, ran off end of runway and flipped over. 

Date: 03-SEP-22
Time: 05:00:00Z
Regis#: N119CC
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA18
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew: 1 No Injuries
Pax: 1 No Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: TAKEOFF (TOF)
Operation: 91
City: FAIRBANKS
State: ALASKA

Stinson 10A, N5847X: Accident occurred September 02, 2022 at Port Alsworth Airport (05K), Alaska

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: ANC22LA071

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Anchorage, Alaska 

Aircraft ran off the runway during an attempted go around and flipped over. 


Date: 03-SEP-22
Time: 03:30:00Z
Regis#: N5847X
Aircraft Make: STINSON
Aircraft Model: 10A
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Flight Crew:  1 No Injuries
Pax: 2 No Injuries
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: MANEUVERING (MNV)
Operation: 91
City: PORT ALSWORTH
State: ALASKA

Piper PA-46-310P Malibu, N43605: Fatal accident occurred September 13, 2022 in Seligman, Arizona

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Report Number: WPR22FA345 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Scottsdale, Arizona 

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances.


Date: 13-SEP-22
Time: 17:35:00Z
Regis#: N43605
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA46
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 2
Flight Crew:1 Fatal
Pax: 1 Fatal
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: EN ROUTE (ENR)
Operation: 91
City: WILLIAMS
State: ARIZONA

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.

Chad and Brandi Wilson
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Brandi Michelle Wilson, age 42, of Wichita Falls passed on September 13, 2022. She was born on April 27, 1980 to Gary and Susan Freudiger in Shattuck, Oklahoma. Growing up in Wichita Falls, Brandi attended Rider High School and was an officer in FFA where she showed pigs and heifers and played soccer. She graduated in the class of 1998, and then went on to graduate from Vernon College with a Business Associate Degree. All her life, Brandi had a servant’s heart, devoting time to her children and community. Most notably, Brandi volunteered for Holliday ISD for nearly ten years. The joy of Brandi’s life was her family, and she was rarely ever seen without a smile. She was always the first to offer to host and loved organizing Bunco, Bingo, and puzzle nights.

Chad Allen Wilson, age 42, of Wichita Falls passed on September 13, 2022. He was born on February 8, 1980 to Jack and Pam Wilson in Amarillo, Texas. Chad spent his early childhood years in Pampa, Texas before moving to Wichita Falls where he attended Rider High School and played golf. He graduated in the class of 1997. Chad had many different interests. He was an avid hunter and fisherman, frequently found to be doing these activities with his sons and friends. Chad also had a passion for flying. His friend of 30 years, Jason Creacy, described him as the best family man he has ever known. His kids fondly remember him grabbing what he would call his “Chad sized” ice cream, a full pint, and devouring it in one sitting.

Chad and Brandi were friends in high school and later connected in their early twenties. Chad and Brandi were married on April 26, 2003 in Wichita Falls, Texas. They established their life together in Wichita Falls where they raised their four children and built a successful business, Wilson Contracting, which is celebrating 15 years this October. Chad was preceded in death by his mother, Pam Wilson. Brandi was preceded in death by her father, Gary Freudiger. Chad and Brandi are survived by their parents Jack Wilson and Susan Freudiger; their children Taylor Morgan, Colton Chad, Carli Michelle, and Caden Marshall; and their siblings and nephews Curtis, Rosa, Cameron, and Tanner Wilson, and Trey, Kelli, Branson, and Bauer Burney. Memorials may be made to Harvest Food Ministry, Holliday ISD PTO, or Hospice of Wichita Falls.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.hamptonvaughancrestview.com for the Wilson family.



WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Final arrangements have been made for a beloved Wichita Falls couple as the community continues to mourn their passing following a plane crash on Tuesday.

Chad and Brandi Wilson, owners of the local construction company Wilson Contracting, lost their lives on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, when a plane carrying the couple crashed in Arizona.

According to a post made by a family member on Wilson’s Facebook page, visitation for the couple will take place on Friday, September 16, 2022, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Hampton Vaughan Crestview.

Funeral services will take place the following day, on Saturday, September 17, at First Baptist Church in downtown Wichita Falls at 10 a.m. in the Worship Center.

An email account has been set up for friends and family members of Chad and Brandi Wilson to send pictures or videos of them with the couple that will play in a slide show during the service.

A shirt has also been designed in honor of Chad and Brandi Wilson and is available for purchase online.

Texoma’s Homepage first reported the deaths of the Wilsons on Tuesday, September 14, 2022, following the news of their plane crashing in Arizona.

According to Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, around 11:48 a.m. (Arizona time) on Tuesday, Sept. 13, the sheriff’s deputies out of the Williams/Grand Canyon Substation responded to an area north of Seligman about a report of a missing aircraft.

Deputies notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a plane that had gone off the radar between Kingman and Flagstaff.


Coconino County Sheriff's Office
For Immediate Release
September 13, 2022

Contact: Jon Paxton
Phone: 928-226-5089

SUBJECT: CCSO Responds to Fatal Aircraft Crash North of Seligman


Seligman, Arizona; On September 13, 2022 at 11:48 am Coconino County Sheriff’s Office Deputies out of the Williams/Grand Canyon Substation responded to an area north of Seligman, Arizona for a report of a missing aircraft. Deputies were notified by the Federal Aviation Administration of a plane that had gone off radar in a remote area north of Seligman, Arizona.

Due to the remoteness of the area and weather, the Arizona Department of Public Safety Air Rescue Helicopter out of Kingman Arizona, was requested to assist in the search. At approximately 1:30 pm DPS Air Rescue confirmed the aircraft had crashed in the location. They landed at the scene and confirmed there were two fatalities as a result of the crash.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board have been notified of the crash. The identification of the deceased has not been determined at this time and the investigation is ongoing by detectives with the Sheriff’s Office, the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the  National Transportation Safety Board. No further information is available at this time.

If the public has any further information on this incident, please contact the Sheriff’s Office at (928) 774-4523.

Cessna 172 Skyhawk, N388TC: Accident occurred September 13, 2022 near Lovell Field Airport (KCHA), Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

National Transportation Safety Board - Accident Number: ERA22LA413 

Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Nashville, Tennessee

Aircraft crashed short of the runway.


Date: 13-SEP-22
Time: 15:41:00Z
Regis#: N388TC
Aircraft Make: CESSNA
Aircraft Model: 172
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: MINOR
Flight Crew: 1 Unknown Injuries
Pax: 1 Minor Injuries 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: SUBSTANTIAL
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: LANDING (LDG)
Operation: 91
City: CHATTANOOGA
State: TENNESSEE

UPDATE: A single-engine plane with two people on board crashed right outside of the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, on Tuesday.

The Chattanooga Fire Department said there was no fire and no serious injuries to the two people who were flying.

“Be advised we have an Alert 2 coming in and two souls on board. It is going to be a light sky-hawk. He thinks he has a flat tire. If you could just move everybody to crash,” an emergency dispatcher said.

“He has about 75 minutes of fuel on board. He is doing low flyovers right now,” an emergency dispatcher said.

Just minutes after that dispatch call, a plane licensed to Joel Andrew Dopson who lives in Ooltewah crashed right off of Jubilee Drive, just short of the Chattanooga Airport runway at Lovell Field.

Chattanooga Fire Department officials said the crash was caused by a small fuel leak and it was mitigated and controlled.

Phillip Rayburn, the manager of Farrow's Service Center said he saw it all go down.

“Today, I was out back doing some inventory on some vehicles and a little Cessna plane has been flying around over head for about an hour doing some touch and goes. The last touch and go he did I just so happen to be right by the fence in the back of the shop and he went right above my head, you could hear his engine cutting out, and next thing you know he was on the ground. He saved it, it was coming down sideways and right at the last minute he kind of pulled it out and leveled it out. It landed on the tires, bounced, and then it landed over on its side,” Rayburn

Rayburn said he thought that the plane was going to crash right into his building or in the parking lot.

“The first thing is it going to exploded and if someone is going to get hurt. That is not anything anybody wants to see, but that is what I thought was going to happen. Fortunately, he was blessed and got it straighten back out and it just bounced. No explosions, nobody's hurt, and it was definitely an experience,” Rayburn said.

He expressed that the incident is not something you see every day.

“Still a little shook up about it. Never seen a plane crash before, especially right beside you,” Rayburn said.

PREVIOUS STORY: The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a small plane crash on Tuesday morning.

The crash happened on Jubliee Drive, just short of the airport runway at Lovell Field, around 11:30am.

A CFD spokesperson says two people were on the single-engine plane at the time of crash.

The two people on board were not injured and were out of the plane when the fire department arrived at the scene.






 
The Chattanooga Fire Department responded to a plane crash Tuesday 9/13/22 at 11:35 AM. The single-engine plane went down off Jubilee Drive just short of the airport runway at Lovell Field. There were two people on board. There was no fire and there were no serious injuries. Both occupants were out of plane on CFD’s arrival. Squad 13 (Blue Shift) was first on scene and established command. Squad 13 and Squad 7 stabilized the aircraft. A small fuel leak was mitigated and controlled. CFD personnel, HCEMS, CPD and Airport Fire & Police were on the scene.

Pipistrel Sinus 912, N397R: Fatal accident occurred September 12, 2022 near Soaring Club of Houston Gliderport (89TA), Waller County , Texas

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

Aircraft crashed under unknown circumstances in a field.


Date: 12-SEP-22
Time: 19:20:00Z
Regis#: N397R
Aircraft Make: PIPISTREL
Aircraft Model: SINUS 912
Event Type: ACCIDENT
Highest Injury: FATAL
Total Fatal: 1
Flight Crew: 1 Fatal 
Pax: 1 Serious 
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
Activity: PERSONAL
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Operation: 91
City: WALLER
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.






One man was killed and another was hospitalized on Monday after a small plane crashed in Waller County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

The crash occurred at about 2:30 p.m. near the intersection of Howell Road and Waller Gladish Road, officials said. 

The plane's pilot, Harding Rome, 74, of Houston, died in the crash, officials said. The name of the other man wasn't released on Monday night. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition, DPS Sgt. Stephen Woodard said.

Rome was the registered owner of the Pipistrel Sinus 912, and had an active pilots license.

It's not immediately clear what caused the single-engine plane to crash, Woodard said. 

The crash occurred near the Soaring Club of Houston, a non-profit group that dedicated to glider aircraft. The club's address is on Howell Road. A message left at the Soaring Club wasn't returned on Monday night.

Rome's social media pages show that he was a member of the Soaring Club. He posted video of himself piloting gliders as far back as 2015.

The Texas Department of Public Safety and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash, officials said.




WALLER COUNTY, Texas – A pilot has died and a passenger is in critical condition after a small plane crashed Monday afternoon in Waller County, the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

The aircraft nose-dived and folded over on itself in a field near Waller Gladish and Howell Road after possibly experiencing mechanical issues, according to Lt. Craig Cummings, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Cummings said the plane’s engine had dislodged during the crash.

Investigators said the plane departed from Hooks Airport and was headed to Soaring Club of Houston.

Cummings said the two men were both flown to Memorial Hermann Hospital via Life Flight in critical condition. The pilot, Harding Rome from Houston, was later pronounced dead.

The FAA is sending an investigator to conduct its own investigation into the crash. DPS troopers are holding the scene to help the FAA with its investigation. Cummings thanked the Waller County Sheriff’s Office, EMS and fire department for actively responding to the scene and helping law enforcement.

The scene is under investigation and officials are asking people to stay away from the area.