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2 injured when small plane crash-lands on Jacobs Road in DeLand
Jacobs Road was closed from Plymouth Avenue to US-92
Haley Coomes, Digital Journalist
DELAND, Fla. – A single-engine Cessna aircraft
crash-landed on Jacobs Road on Monday, prompting an extended road closure.
According to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and the FAA, the Cessna 172 crash happened around 2 p.m. Two occupants were conscious at the scene and were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Jacobs Road was closed from East Plymouth Avenue to U.S. 92 for several hours while emergency crews investigated.
In a post on social media, DeLand police urged drivers to use alternate routes if possible.
Police also advise drivers traveling near the closure to drive carefully and follow instructions from officers on site.
The FAA said it will investigate the crash.
Motorist injured when plane strikes car during crash-landing on I-95 in Brevard, officials say
Crash reported in Cocoa area near mile marker 201
Jacob Langston, Digital Journalist
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A motorist was injured
after a small plane crash-landed on Interstate 95 on Monday evening, according to Brevard County Fire Rescue
Officials said that the plane, which was carrying two people, landed on the southbound lanes of the interstate in the Cocoa area near mile marker 201 around 5:45 p.m.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Toyota Camry was traveling south on I-95, south of King Street, in the inside lane when a “fixed wing multi-engine aircraft” struck it while trying to make an emergency landing.
The Camry’s driver – identified as a 57-year-old Melbourne woman – was taken to the hospital with minor injuries, officials said. No other injuries were reported.
The pilot of the plane – identified as a 27-year-old Orlando man, and the passenger – identified as a 27-year-old Temple Terrace man — were not injured and remained on-scene.
Troopers said there was a roadblock for the inside and center southbound lanes of I-95. Officials later announced that the roadblock had been cleared.
The FAA will be the lead the investigation into the airplane incident while the FHP will be conduct the vehicle crash investigation.
The incident marked the second plane crash in Central Florida on Monday after a Cessna 172 crash-landed on Jacobs Road in DeLand around 2 p.m., injuring two people onboard.
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2025/12/08/motorist-injured-after-small-plane-crash-lands-on-i-95-in-brevard-county-officials-say/
NTSB Final Report: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20C1 (A1); Robinson Helicopter R44
Controller’s Expectation That VW02 Would Have Departed Sooner Led To An Inadequate Scan And Loss Of Situational Awareness
Location: North Las Vegas, Nevada Incident Number: OPS24LA011
Date & Time: December 9, 2023, 11:06 Local Registration: N857PA (A1); N744AF (A2)
Aircraft: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA20-C1 (A1); Robinson Helicopter R44 (A2) Aircraft Damage: None (A1); None (A2)
Defining Event: Near midair/TCAS alert/loss of separation Injuries: 2 None (A1); 1 None (A2)
Flight Conducted Under: Unknown (A1); Unknown (A2)
Analysis: A Robinson R-44 helicopter N744AF, VW02 (View 02), and a Diamond DA20-C1 Eclipse, N857PA were involved in a near midair collision (NMAC) approximately 1.7 miles west of the North Las Vegas Airport (VGT).
At the time of the incident the VGT airport traffic control tower (ATCT) was staffed by two controllers with three personnel available. The local control 1 (LC1), local control 2 (LC2), local assist (LA1), and controller in charge (CIC) positions were all combined to the LC1 position.
The ground control (GC), flight data (FD), and clearance delivery (CD) positions were combined at the GC position. According to ATC audio recordings and post event interviews, the LC1 controller had instructed N857PA to enter left traffic for runway 30L. About 25 seconds later, VW02 requested a west departure from the transient ramp and the LC1 controller advised departure would be at their own risk. About three minutes later, VW02 and N857PA experienced a NMAC after VW02 had departed to the west and N857PA was on a southeast heading, approaching the mid-field left downwind position for runway 30L.The LC1 controller’s expectation that VW02 would have departed sooner led to an inadequate scan and loss of situational awareness. Additionally, the LC1 controller did not provide adequate or timely traffic advisory or safety alert information to either aircraft as required in FAA Order JO 7110.65AA, Air Traffic Control.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this incident to be -- The local controller’s loss of situational awareness, inadequate provision of traffic advisory or safety alert information, and lack of positive control, that resulted in a near-midair collision.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
69 Years ago today: On 9 December 1956 Trans-Canada Air Lines flight 810-9, a Canadair DC-4M North Star, struck Mount Slesse, BC, Canada, killing all 62 occupants.
| Date: | Sunday 9 December 1956 |
| Time: | 19:10 |
| Type: | Canadair DC-4M2 North Star |
| Owner/operator: | Trans-Canada Air Lines - TCAL |
| Registration: | CF-TFD |
| MSN: | 128 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin 622 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 62 / Occupants: 62 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mount Slesse, BC - Canada |
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Vancouver International Airport, BC (YVR/CYVR) |
| Destination airport: | Calgary Municipal Airport, AB (YYC/CYYC) |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:
Trans-Canada Air Lines flight 810-9, a Canadair DC-4M North Star, struck Mount Slesse, BC, Canada, killing all 62 occupants.
Flight 810-9 departed Vancouver at 18:10 and was cleared by Air Traffic Control to Calgary via Mud Bay, Abbotsford and Cultus Lake (Red 75 and Red 44). The flight made the normal position reports giving altitude and reported icing beginning at 16000 feet, moderate turbulence 16000 feet to 18000 feet, heavy jolts at 19000 feet and at 18:48 requested clearance to 21000 feet. At 18:52, Flight 810 reported a fire in the no. 2 engine, that this engine had been shut down and that the aircraft was returning to Vancouver via Cultus and Abbotsford. Shortly afterwards the flight reported difficulty in maintaining height and requested clearance to descend on Green 1. The last altitude reported by Flight 810 was just above 15000 feet which would be maintained if possible. At 19:10 hours Flight 810 reported passing Hope, the altitude was not given but clearance to descend to 10000 feet was requested. ATC cleared Flight 810 to cross the Vancouver range at 8000 feet or above. Flight 810 acknowledged and this was the last radio contact. Nothing more was heard of the aircraft until a part was discovered by mountaineers on 12 May 1957, when they were climbing Mt. Slesse, at approximately the 7600-foot level, adjacent to the third highest peak.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "The cause for the aircraft being at an altitude low enough to strike Mount Slesse is undetermined, but there is a high probability that the aircraft, while flying on 3 engines, encountered either severe icing, turbulence, subsidence, or a combination of all three, or suffered some other difficulty of such a sudden or dire nature that the crew were unable to communicate with any agency or control the aircraft. For undetermined reasons the aircraft was not on Green Airway No. 1 to which it had been cleared by Air Traffic Control. The following factors contributed to the accident: a) Loss of engine power No. 2 engine shut-down, fire suspected.; b) Existence in the area of known subsidence, severe turbulence, and moderate to severe icing probably in the lower levels."
