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‘It's on fire!': 911 calls captured chaos after plane crashed in Pembroke Pines neighborhood
The 911 calls obtained by NBC6 on Tuesday were made shortly after the Cessna carrying four people crashed near Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard Sunday night.
By Brian Hamacher
New 911 calls captured the frantic moments
after a small plane crashed in a Pembroke Pines neighborhood over the weekend.
The 911 calls obtained by NBC6 on Tuesday were made shortly after the Cessna carrying four people crashed near Southwest 14th Street and 68th Boulevard Sunday night.
"A plane just came down on our street…hurry up," a woman tells a dispatcher in one of the calls.
"Is anyone still stuck in the plane?" the dispatcher asks.
"Yes, they are and there's some citizens trying to rescue them," she responds.
"Is the plane on fire?" the dispatcher asks.
"Yeah, there is some fire," the woman says, as banging is heard in the background.
"Oh my God, they're trying to get them out of the plane," the woman said. "It's those little aircraft that come from Perry Airport."
"Is a building involved?" the dispatcher asks.
"No but a house almost was, it hit a tree, it's in somebody's front yard, thank God," she responded. "There's people trying to put the fire out now and there's a lady screaming who's caught in the airplane right now."
National Transportation Safety Board officials said the crash happened while the plane was on approach to nearby North Perry Airport.
Video showed the plane going down about a mile short of the runway, narrowly missing homes as it crashed on a residential street.
"A plane just crashed on my street, a plane
just crashed on my street," a man told a dispatcher in another call. "Hurry up, hurry up, like it's on our street, it's on fire!"
A commotion can be heard in the background as witnesses jump in to try to get people out of the wreckage.
"You got a hose?" someone says before someone is apparently rescued from the plane. "I got you, I got you"
"They're trying to get him out…they're pulling him out right now," a man tells a dispatcher in another call.
In another call, there's confusion about how many people are inside as another person is found.
"I gotta break the door," a man says. "They're burning, they're burning,"
Later in the call, crying and screaming is heard as sirens approach.
"You're gonna be alright….just calm down," a person says.
The four people on board were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their identities and conditions haven't been released.
The NTSB and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
Budget Airline Plane Makes Emergency Landing After Flames Shoot From Engine Mid-Flight
The FAA is investigating the Sun Country Airlines flight carrying 166 passengers.
Priyanka Bansal
A Sun Country Airlines Boeing 737 made an
emergency landing, returning to Los Angeles International Airport, after its right engine seemingly caught on fire. Flight 430 was on its way to St. Paul International Airport, but experienced issues shortly after taking off.
“We weren’t even in the air 25 minutes and it sounded like lightning had struck the plane or something had exploded,” said one passenger, Ruth Sorensen, to CNN. “We could actually hear the engine, shutting down after this happened and the flames were coming out.”
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the case after pilots declared an emergency and landed back in LAX, where they were met by firetrucks. Many of the 166 passengers were stranded in the airport overnight before finding a new Sun Country Airlines flight.
“We slept on the airport floor from 3 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. to get on a new Sun Country flight to go home,” Sorensen said.
Many passengers felt the turbulence on their flight and saw flames out their windows.
“I was actually seated next to the engine that caught on fire. I saw just a really bright flash out the window,” said another passenger named Sarah. “The passenger next to me held hands and kind of comforted each other, bracing for the worst.”
Flight 430 arrived with a replacement aircraft at St. Paul International Airport nearly eight hours behind schedule, just before 3 p.m. CST.
"Our passengers and crew are our priority, and we appreciate the professionalism of our pilots and flight attendants to ensure the safety of our customers," a Sun Country Airlines spokesperson said. "We thank our passengers for their patience and have scheduled another aircraft to return passengers to MSP today."
https://www.mensjournal.com/travel/sun-country-flight-emergency-landing-after-engine-flames
Flights grounded at Vancouver Airport after small plane allegedly 'hijacked,' RCMP say
YVR says police responded, small aircraft landed safely and 1 person was arrested
Courtney Dickson · CBC News
One person has been arrested after a small
passenger aircraft was allegedly "hijacked" and landed at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday, according to Richmond RCMP.
At about 1:10 p.m. PT on July 15, RCMP say they received reports of a Cessna 172 that had been "hijacked" from Vancouver Island and was entering YVR airspace. Police, along with police dogs and air services, responded.
By 1:45 p.m., police say the plane landed safely, and one person, the only person on the plane, was arrested.
Nine incoming flights diverted to other airports and flights were grounded at YVR for about half an hour during the incident, which airport officials described as a "security incident."
YVR head of communications Stephen Smart said Nav Canada implemented the temporary halt to operations after a small private aircraft was seen circling in the airspace near the airport.
Nav Canada confirmed there was a security incident, but would not say more.
Witness Paul Heeney was driving toward the Fraser River when he noticed a small plane banking to the right. It was flying low, in airspace a small plane wouldn't usually be in, he said.
He wondered if the pilot was in trouble.
"A few minutes later, we saw a second pass ... the plane was making a big clockwise circle," he said.
According to the Victoria International Airport, the aircraft is operated by the Victoria Flying Club. CBC News has reached out to the flying club for more information.
Some flights grounded, others diverted
Smart said flights were grounded for 39
minutes, which is "not minor," but said it "could have lasted a lot longer."
"This is not something that we would experience on a regular basis," Smart said. However, he added, airport staff rehearse a variety of scenarios regularly to be able to respond to unusual situations.
The airport says flights are now operating as usual; however, there may still be some delays. Travellers are being advised to check their flight status directly with airlines.
Smart said YVR is working with airlines to get travellers who were diverted to other airports to their intended destinations.
Police say their investigation is ongoing and no further details can be released at this time.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/yvr-small-plane-security-incident-1.7585883?cmp=rss
NTSB Prelim: Cessna A150L
The Flight Path Was Consistent With Low-Altitude Maneuvering
Location: Three Points, AZ Accident Number: CEN25FA212
Date & Time: June 18, 2025, 09:22 Local Registration: N6436F
Aircraft: Cessna A150L Injuries: 2 Fatal
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
On June 18, 2025, about 0922 mountain standard time, a Cessna A150L airplane, N6436F, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Three Points, Arizona. The student pilot and flight instructor were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
A family member of the student pilot reported that the airplane departed from Ryan Field Airport (RYN), Tucson, Arizona, about 0900 mountain standard time on June 18, 2025. An alert notification (ALNOT) was issued the following day, June 19, 2025, at 1228, when the airplane was reported missing by a family member of the student pilot. The wreckage was located about 1626, about 11 miles south of RYN in a rural area with desert vegetation.
Radar data obtained from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base revealed that the first radar return was at 0901 and that the duration of the flight was about 21 minutes. The flight path was consistent with low-altitude maneuvering, and the wreckage was located about 0.13 miles west of the last radar return.
The main wreckage came to rest upright on its nose and the aft fuselage was elevated. The forward cabin and engine sustained upward crushing consistent with impact damage. The fuselage was separated about midway between the rear window and the vertical stabilizer. The aft fuselage and empennage remained connected only by the flight control cables.
Both wings exhibited aft and upward crushing consistent with impact damage. The left wing remained attached to the fuselage, and the right wing remained partially attached. The right wing aft spar attachment point was separated, consistent with impact damage.
Both propeller blades exhibited chordwise scratching and leading edge polishing. One of the propeller blades was bent aft about 45° and exhibited twisting deformation. During recovery, liquid consistent with 100LL aviation fuel was drained from both wing fuel tanks. The right wing fuel tank contained about 4 gallons, and the left wing fuel tank contained about 5 gallons.
The airplane was recovered from the accident site and transported to a secure facility for further examination.
No mechanical anomalies were found with the airframe or engine during the onsite or followup wreckage examinations that would have precluded normal operations.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
68 Years ago today: On 16 July 1957 KLM flight KL844, a Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation, named "Neutron", was destroyed when it impacted the water off Biak Airport, Netherlands New Guinea (now Indonesia), killing 58 of th 68 occupants.
| Date: | Tuesday 16 July 1957 |
| Time: | 03:36 |
| Type: | Lockheed L-1049C-55-81 Super Constellation |
| Owner/operator: | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| Registration: | PH-LKT |
| MSN: | 4504 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1953 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11867 hours |
| Engine model: | Wright R-3350 (972TC18DA3) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 58 / Occupants: 68 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,2 km off Biak-Mokmer Airport (BIK) - Indonesia |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Biak-Mokmer Airport (BIK/WABB) |
| Destination airport: | Manila International Airport (MNL/RPLL) |
| Investigating agency: | RvdL |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
KLM flight KL844, a Lockheed L-1049C Super Constellation, named "Neutron", was destroyed when it impacted the water off Biak Airport, Netherlands New Guinea (now Indonesia), killing 58 of th 68 occupants.
KL844 was the return leg of a weekly return flight between Amsterdam, the Netherlands and Biak. The first leg of the flight was from Biak to Manila, Philippines.
The aircraft took off from Biak-Mokmer Airport's runway 10 at 03:32 at night. Shortly after takeoff, the flight crew radioed the tower controller, asking to keep the runway lights on and to requested permission for a low run over the airfield. Both requests were granted. The aircraft was in a 180 degree left hand turn when it gradually lost altitude until it struck the sea and broke apart. The wreckage sank in 250 m of water.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The explanation of the accident lies either in an error on the part of the pilot or in a technical failure. The Board was unable to state whether the accident could have been caused by a combination of both pilot error and technical failure. The Board was of the opinion that low runs should not be made by aircraft on scheduled services. The magnitude of the danger that is inherent in the proximity of the ground on takeoff and landing should not be increased unnecessarily by flying at low altitude."
