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Two people die in small plane crash Friday morning about a mile south of Centennial Airport
Explosion first reported around 6:20 a.m. Friday, South Metro Fire Rescue and Douglas County Sheriff's Office say
By: Katie Parkins
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. — Two people died in a
small plane crash about one mile south of Centennial Airport on Friday morning, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and South Metro Fire Rescue confirmed in a news conference.
A Beech BE35 airplane crashed around 6:20 a.m. at 8636 S. Peoria Street, according to South Metro Fire Rescue, in a business park housing the Flexential - Denver - Englewood Data Center. The report of an explosion at Peoria Street and Aviator Way came in first to South Metro Fire Rescue, and when first responders arrived, they found a fire threatening generators for a nearby building.
There was no damage to generators or the building though, and no other injuries were reported, law enforcement confirmed. The Douglas County Coroner's Office will identify the two people who died and notify their families.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating what exactly caused the crash. Anyone with surveillance video or pictures of the incident is asked to email eyewitness@ntsb.gov.
Denver7 obtained the plane's track information from FlightAware.com, which appears to show the pilot likely doing touch and go landings and following the standard traffic pattern at Centennial Airport before crashing moments after taking off and turning back north.
Denver7's Lauren Lennon arrived on scene shortly after the crash to learn more. She said she could see smoke in the area upon arrival.
Lennon spoke with Desmond Brown, who has worked in the area of the crash for four years, about what he saw and heard.
"I was inside to my place of business, and I was
working, and we just heard a loud boom," Brown said. "So when we heard a loud boom, me and my coworkers came outside, we noticed a big ball of flames across them. Over here, we was wondering what it was. We thought it was a generator at first, and then next thing we heard when another coworker came up to and said it was a plane that went down."
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the FAA will release all further information, according to South Metro Fire Rescue.
https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/plane-crash-friday-morning-about-a-mile-south-of-centennial-airport
Pilot dies in small plane crash near Cambridge Municipal Airport
Pictures from the scene show what appears to be the wing of a small plane protruding from a field near the airfield in Isanti County.
Author: Dana Thiede, Bill Strande
CAMBRIDGE, Minn. — Investigators are looking
into a small plane crash, where a pilot died, near the municipal airport in Cambridge on Thursday.
Officials said the plane crashed around 11:25 a.m. in a field across from 140 329th Ave NW.
Crews "located the pilot and determined that he was deceased." No one else was aboard the plane.
The NTSB confirmed that the plane that went down is a single-engine Beech K35. Flight radar shows the aircraft took off Thursday morning from Blaine, intending to land at Cambridge Municipal Airport.
Images from SKY 11 show that the fuselage of the Beech was severely damaged in the crash, and the engine appears to have caught fire, as evidenced by the burned-off paint on the wings.
A records search indicates the owner of the Beech is a 41-year-old man from Shoreview, but the identity of the pilot has not been released.
Jet overshoots runway and lands on grass during landing at Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro
The incident caused the closure of the runways for fixed wing aircraft operations at the terminal this Thursday, 4
Terra Editorial
An Embraer Phenom 100 jet veered off the runway
and onto the grass while landing at Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, on Thursday afternoon, the 4th. The incident caused the terminal's runway, which is used for executive operations, to be closed and flights to be rerouted. No one was injured.
According to Pax Aeroportos, which operates the terminal, the jet, registration PS-SZT, left the runway sideways after landing at 1:47 p.m. The aircraft departed Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo, bound for Rio de Janeiro.
The grassy area came to a stop near runway 21 of the Rio terminal. According to the concessionaire, the Third Regional Service for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (SERIPA III) was called in to conduct the initial investigation of the accident, has already arrived on site, and has cleared the aircraft for removal.
Following the accident, the Department of Airspace Control (Decea) issued a Notice to Aircrew (Notam) at 2:15 p.m., announcing the closure of the runway and the blockage of airspace in the region. The reopening is scheduled for 5 p.m. this Thursday, but may be delayed.
Pax Aeroportos also reported that due to damage to the aircraft's structure, the best way to remove it is being evaluated.
On the other hand, helicopter operations, including those serving oil platforms in the Santos Basin, continue at Jacarepaguá Airport.
Jet overshoots runway and lands on grass during landing at Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro
The incident caused the closure of the runways for fixed wing aircraft operations at the terminal this Thursday, 4
Terra Editorial
An Embraer Phenom 100 jet veered off the runway and onto the grass while landing at Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, on Thursday afternoon, the 4th. The incident caused the terminal's runway, which is used for executive operations, to be closed and flights to be rerouted. No one was injured.
According to Pax Aeroportos, which operates the terminal, the jet, registration PS-SZT, left the runway sideways after landing at 1:47 p.m. The aircraft departed Campo de Marte Airport in São Paulo, bound for Rio de Janeiro.
The grassy area came to a stop near runway 21 of the Rio terminal. According to the concessionaire, the Third Regional Service for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (SERIPA III) was called in to conduct the initial investigation of the accident, has already arrived on site, and has cleared the aircraft for removal.
Following the accident, the Department of Airspace Control (Decea) issued a Notice to Aircrew (Notam) at 2:15 p.m., announcing the closure of the runway and the blockage of airspace in the region. The reopening is scheduled for 5 p.m. this Thursday, but may be delayed.
Pax Aeroportos also reported that due to damage to the aircraft's structure, the best way to remove it is being evaluated.
On the other hand, helicopter operations, including those serving oil platforms in the Santos Basin, continue at Jacarepaguá Airport.
Pilot instructor injured amid hard landing at Romeo State Airport
By Paula Wethington
A pilot instructor had minor injuries in the
aftermath of a hard landing of a single engine plane at a small airport in Southeast Michigan, the Michigan State Police reported.
The incident happened about 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Romeo State Airport in Macomb County's Ray Township. The small public airport has one runway.
The incident was reported to Macomb County Dispatch Center as a plane crash; and when troopers arrived, they learned additional details.
The pilot instructor and pilot trainee had taken off from Oakland County International Airport in Pontiac earlier in the afternoon in a fixed-wing, single-engine, 1976 Piper Model PA-28-151, the police report said. They were logging flight hours for the trainee
But there was mechanical trouble: a cylinder cracked during the flight, which resulted in an oil leak inside the engine. This caused the engine to smoke.
They noticed the Romeo State Airport nearby, and the instructor decided to shut off the engine while attempting an emergency landing at that airport.
During what was listed in the police report as a "hard landing," the front landing gear broke off. The plane partially skidded off the runway before stopping.
The instructor had minor lacerations afterwards; the trainee was not hurt.
The airport was temporarily closed to prevent further landings during the on-scene investigation, and the crash was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA has assigned an aviation safety inspector to lead the investigation.
Myrtle Beach International Airport holds large-scale emergency training
By Ian Klein
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Fire and emergency management crews wrapped up a large-scale training exercise at Myrtle Beach International Airport.
The training is part of a Federal Aviation Administration requirement held every three years.
The drill, designed to test the response to a major emergency, brought together airport employees, firefighters, paramedics, medical examiners, and first responders from surrounding jurisdictions, including Georgetown and Wilmington.
“Should we have to, we are doing everything we can and then some to make sure we’re prepared,” said Patrick O’Leary, the airport’s fire chief and director of emergency management.
O’Leary said that as Myrtle Beach International Airport continues to grow, so needs more advanced emergency response training.
“We try to get more live victims, more actors, so we can increase the realism scenario to it and increase those numbers,” he said. “As planes get bigger and planes get more frequent here in Myrtle Beach, we want to make sure we’re keeping up with that and training to that level.”
Ray Silva, who volunteered as one of the exercise’s live victims, said the experience reassured him that responders are prepared.
“It gave me the understanding that if I am in a situation like this, they’re here to calm me and relax me, because now I know the professionals are there to help me,” Silva said.
Airport spokesperson Ryan Betcher said Myrtle Beach International takes pride in its safety evaluations and hopes drills like this show passengers that crews are ready to respond to emergencies.
“Aviation is a very safe form of travel, and we just want to make sure we are doing our part to ensure that safety, and we’re prepared for any incident that might arise,” Betcher said.
O’Leary said the airport hopes to increase its fire and emergency staff by 20% next year.
The next full-scale emergency exercise is scheduled for 2028.
https://www.wmbfnews.com/2025/09/04/myrtle-beach-international-airport-holds-large-scale-emergency-training/
NTSB Prelim: Cirrus Design Corp SR22
Pilot Reported That The Purpose Of The Flight Was To Perform Engine Lean Test Procedures
Location: Jaroso, CO Accident Number: CEN25LA310
Date & Time: August 7, 2025, 09:35 Local Registration: N412DJ
Aircraft: Cirrus Design Corp SR22 Injuries: 2 Serious, 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
On August 7, 2025 at 0935 mountain daylight time, a Cirrus SR22 airplane, N412DJ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Jaroso, Colorado. The pilot receiving instruction and a passenger were seriously injured, and the flight instructor was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight.
The pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to perform engine lean test procedures. During cruise flight at an altitude of 10,500 ft msl, the pilot reported they had already completed one lean test per the instructions and were starting a second test when the engine suddenly lost power. The instructor attempted to restart the engine by performing the emergency loss of engine power checklist but was unsuccessful in restarting the engine. They chose to activate the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) due to the lack of nearby airports. The CAPS deployed the parachute about 1,500 ft agl, and the pilot reported they were under canopy for about 20 seconds before the airplane landed hard which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
20 Years ago today: On 5 September 2005 Mandala Airlines flight 091, a Boeing 737-200, crashed during an inadvertent flapless takeoff from Medan-Polonia Airport, Indonesia, killing 100 of the 117 occupants and another 49 on the ground.
| Date: | Monday 5 September 2005 |
| Time: | 10:15 |
| Type: | Boeing 737-230 |
| Owner/operator: | Mandala Airlines |
| Registration: | PK-RIM |
| MSN: | 22136/783 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1981 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 51599 hours |
| Cycles: | 51335 flights |
| Engine model: | P&W JT8D-15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 100 / Occupants: 117 |
| Other fatalities: | 49 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Medan-Polonia Airport (MES) - Indonesia |
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Medan-Polonia Airport (MES/WIMM) |
| Destination airport: | Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK/WIII) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSC |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
Mandala Airlines flight 091, a Boeing 737-200, crashed during an inadvertent flapless takeoff from Medan-Polonia Airport, Indonesia, killing 100 of the 117 occupants and another 49 on the ground.
Flight 091 was to depart Medan-Polonia Airport (MES) for Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK). The previous flight was from Jakarta and arrived at Medan uneventfully. The same crew have flight schedule on the same day and returned to Jakarta.
At 09:52 local time, MDL 091 asked for push back and start up clearance. After receiving the approval the air traffic controller the crew began starting the engines.
At 09:56, the controller cleared MDL 091 to taxi into position on runway 23 via taxiway Alpha. Six minutes later MDL 091 received clearance for take off with additional clearance from ATC to turn left heading 120° and maintain 1500 ft.
The airplane failed to become airborne and overran runway 23, impacting several approach lights. It traveled through a grass area and over a river, and impacted several buildings and vehicles before coming to rest on a road. A post crash fire destroyed much of the airplane.
One hundred passengers and crew members on board the plane died. Fifteen passengers seriously injured and two passengers (a mother and child) survived without any injuries. 49 persons on ground were killed and 26 people were seriously injured.
Medan-Polonia has a single 2900 x 45 meters asphalt runway (05/23).
The National Transportation Safety Committee determines that probable causes of this accident are:
- The aircraft took-off with improper take off configuration namely with retracted flaps and slats causing the aircraft failed to lift off.
- Improper checklist procedure execution had lead to failure to identify the flap in retract position.
- The aircrafts take off warning horn was not heard on the CAM channel of the CVR. It is possible that the take-off configuration warning horn was not sounding.
