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| Though the plane came to rest upside down, the pilot and sole occupant was uninjured in a plane crash near the Parker County Airport around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. |
February 13, 2016 - EARTH - Here are the latest incidents of plane crashes across the planet.
Pilot uninjured in plane crash in Parker County, Texas
A pilot whose plane
left the runway and overturned shortly before 3 p.m. Thursday at the
Parker County Airport was reported uninjured in the crash.
The pilot was attempting to land a Cessna 182 Skylane II, traveling from south to north, when the airplane skidded off the north end of the runway and overturned on the grassy hill south of the Interstate 20 frontage road, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Ricky Hunter said.
The small aircraft came to rest upside down.
DPS did not release the name of the pilot though he was identified as a 66-year-old Weatherford man.
The Cessna was registered to William Sunkel of Weatherford, according to FAA records.
The pilot was the sole occupant of the four-seat aircraft, Hunter said.
The frontage road was shut down and traffic diverted as DPS, firefighters and police worked the crash.
A trooper told the Democrat that fuel was leaking from the plane. - WFD.
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| Emergency crews work at the scene of a small plane crash in Parker County. |
The pilot was attempting to land a Cessna 182 Skylane II, traveling from south to north, when the airplane skidded off the north end of the runway and overturned on the grassy hill south of the Interstate 20 frontage road, Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Ricky Hunter said.
The small aircraft came to rest upside down.
DPS did not release the name of the pilot though he was identified as a 66-year-old Weatherford man.
The Cessna was registered to William Sunkel of Weatherford, according to FAA records.
The pilot was the sole occupant of the four-seat aircraft, Hunter said.
The frontage road was shut down and traffic diverted as DPS, firefighters and police worked the crash.
A trooper told the Democrat that fuel was leaking from the plane. - WFD.
2 Alvin residents killed in plane crash near Destin, Florida
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| PHOTO : Crews searching for debris from a plane crash in the Gulf of Mexico near #PompanoJoes in #Destin Twitter: Nick Tomecek |
The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office said Friday that 67-year-old pilot James Shumbert and 60-year-old Sheryl Roe died when the Piper Archer aircraft crashed while approaching the Destin airport.
A jogger saw the plane go into the water and called 911.
Search crews recovered their bodies from the water hours later.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash. - KHOU.
Small plane crashes in California killing sheriff's deputy, pilot
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Photo shows Deputy Scott Ballantyne, left, and
pilot James Chavez
in front of the Tulare County Sheriff's Office plane. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office) |
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux confirmed Deputy Scott Ballantyne and pilot James Chavez when the single-engine, two-seater plane crashed and burst into flames after hitting the side of a mountain near Springville.
The Tulare County aircraft was leaving an area near Springville after assisting deputies in the arrest of a suspect who had brandished a weapon when the plane crashed, Boudreaux said.
A distress call was not sent out and the parachutes the plane was outfitted with didn't deploy, he said, adding that it was too early to know what caused the plane crash.
"I can say this happened very, very quickly," Boudreaux said.
The FAA investigators will inspect the crash site Thursday and assist local authorities with the probe, he said.
The plane crashed near Eagle Feather Trading Post and Highway 190, which was closed for several hours, and several witnesses called authorities to report smoke billowing from a hillside.
Shawn Winter, a Springville resident, told the Fresno Bee he saw black smoke as he was driving down the hill to pick up his daughter from school.
“I saw the black color of smoke. There was a bid gold ball of flames,” said Winter. - FOX News.
Small Plane Crashes, Catches Fire At Long Island Airport
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a small plane crash on Long Island.A Cessna C152 caught fire after crashing at Brookhaven Airport in Shirley just before 10:30 a.m. Friday, the FAA said in a statement.
Two people were on board. Their conditions are not known.
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The aircraft had taken from from Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip.
The National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause for the accident, the FAA said. - CBS.
Sheriff's plane crashes during search for missing Brewton teen near Alco Park, Alabama
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| Escambia County Sheriff Grover Smith, Brooke Lee Bridges (Alabama Sheriffs Association, Brewton Police Department) |
The flight was part of the ongoing search for 16-year-old Brooke Lee Bridges, who has been missing since Monday.
The search has grown over the week to include multiple jurisdictions, the FBI and Alabama state authorities.
The sheriff's office confirmed the crash but could not provide details other than to say Smith was uninjured.
The plane hit near a home on North Forest Hill Road.
The sheriff's office is expected to release more information next week. - AL.
Two people hospitalized after Sturgis plane crash in South Dakota
Two people were sent to the hospital after a small plane crash in Sturgis early Friday afternoon.Sturgis Police say the plane was approaching Sturgis Municipal Airport when the pilot lost control and crashed.
It landed northwest of the airport in an open field. Both people on board, a pilot and a passenger, were taken to the hospital. Police say they appeared to be in fair condition.
The pilot is described as "seasoned."
The thick fog caused poor visibility in the area, and an investigation is underway into the cause of the crash.
Officials from the FAA, Meade County Sheriff's Office, and the Sturgis Police Department all responded to the scene. - NC1.
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