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Be safe out there, and if you ever find yourself working a line on a smoldering airplane, consider wearing all your SCBA and all your turnout gear, I'm sure your family will appreciate it in the long run!
Tom
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FAA: Cessna business jet crashes during departure from Bedford County Airport; pilots hurt
by WJAC staff/Brock Owens
UPDATE |
BEDFORD COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration say an investigation is underway after a Cessna Citation business jet crashed at the Bedford County Airport on Wednesday morning. 
Federal authorities say the incident was reported just before 11 a.m. as the plane was reportedly departing from the airport.
Video from the crash scene showed heavy damage to the plane, as well as to a fence that was on airport property.
Bedford Fire Chief Gary Cooper says the plane was engulfed in flames when first responders arrived as firefighters worked quickly to extinguish the blaze.
The FAA has since confirmed that there were two individuals on-board the plane at the time of the crash.
According to emergency officials, both the pilot and co-pilot reportedly suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Bedford Hospital for treatment.
Chief Cooper says a preliminary inspection of the crash site appears to show that the plane skidded off the runway, across Belden Drive and into a nearby field.
Online flight data shows that the plane was allegedly departing for Baltimore and the FAA has confirmed that the aircraft is owned by Shober's Equipment LLC, a Bedford-based power equipment company.
Additional investigative information is expected to be provided by the FAA and the NTSB in the coming days.
ORIGINAL |
Emergency crews are currently on scene of a plane crash
at the Bedford County Airport, according to 911 dispatchers.
While details are limited at this time, officials confirmed crews from Bedford, Everett and Alum Bank, along with Bedford Ambulance, are all at the scene.
6 News has multiple crews en route to the airport as authorities have not yet confirmed the extent of any injuries or how many passengers and crew were on-board the plane.
https://wjactv.com/news/local/crews-on-scene-of-plane-crash-at-bedford-county-airport
Pilot killed in small plane crash in Fort Worth
By Grace Marocco
The Brief
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- A Lancair IV-P crashed in Tarrant County on Wednesday morning.
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- Emergency responders arrived to find the aircraft "fully involved" with wires at the scene.
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- Officials say only the pilot was onboard.
FORT WORTH, Texas - The pilot of a small plane was killed
in a crash on Wednesday morning near the Hicks Airfield.
What we know:
The crash happened around 9:50 a.m. in Fort Worth on West Bonds Ranch and Thatcher roads. That's near the Hicks Airfield, east of Eagle Mountain Lake.
First responders reported the plane hit several power lines as it went down and burst into flames.
Officials said the pilot, who was the only one on board, died in the crash.
The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate.
What they're saying:
I will say that this was pretty close to a residential
community. There was a grass fire and stuff that started once the plane did crash. That was extinguished as well. As unfortunate as a circumstance as this is, it did not hit any homes. It stayed just here to the street. There were no other injuries," said Craig Trojacek, the spokesman for the Fort Worth Fire Department.
What we don't know:
It is currently unknown what caused the aircraft to crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/crews-responding-small-plane-crash-fort-worth
2 dead after small plane crashes in field near Petaluma airport shortly after taking off, police say
By Suzanne Phan
PETALUMA, Calif. (KGO) -- Two people were killed Wednesday when a small home-built aircraft crashed in a field near Petaluma Municipal Airport, according to federal authorities.
The crash occurred around 10:40 a.m. in a field adjacent to Rooster Run Golf Course.
Witnesses said the aircraft appeared to circle near the golf course before turning back toward the airport, then crashed and caught fire near the course's first hole.
Emergency dispatch audio captured the initial response.
"Code 1000 at rooster run first hole receiving multiple 9-1-1..." a dispatcher said.
Witness Andrew Sabin was golfing at Rooster Run on the 12th hole when he saw the aircraft in distress.
"I saw the plane careening almost sideways. It was almost 100 feet off the ground," Sabin said. "It looked horrible. What I saw."
"I heard the engine first, which made me turn around. It went sideways and went straight down," he said. "I didn't hear it through the trees. Heard a boom and then a big fireball afterward."
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Van's Aircraft RV-7A crashed in a field shortly after taking off from Petaluma Municipal Airport. The Van's Aircraft website describes the RV-7A as a two-seat, single-engine kit aircraft that can be assembled by individuals.
The FAA said two people aboard the aircraft were killed. The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the crash.
Another witness, pilot Goran Jelenic, said he noticed problems with the aircraft before it went down.
"I heard a sputtering," Jelenic said.
He said the pilot appeared to be attempting a return to the runway.
"Looked like he was trying to turn back the runway and turn really hard," Jelenic said.
Bob Kates, a marshal at Rooster Run Golf Course, also witnessed the aircraft's final moments.
"It came around and came up and circled around by the pro shop and turned around and headed back south again," Kates said. "It hit the grass here."
Flight records cited in the report show the aircraft
traveled from San Rafael to Petaluma earlier Wednesday morning. The aircraft departed Petaluma at 10:37 a.m. and crashed about one minute later.
Those at the golf course said the incident was unsettling, particularly given the airport's proximity.
"It's a little scary," Kates said. "There have been prior plane crashes here in the past. Scary that it's here near the airport."
The identities of the two people killed had not been formally released as of Wednesday. The aircraft was registered to Rodney Eshelan of Marin County.
Airport officials noted there have been several crashes near the airport and golf course in previous years. In one prior incident, a pilot crashed near the ninth hole and survived. A spokesperson for Petaluma Airport said two gyrocopter crashes occurred at the airport within the past year, though no fatalities were reported in those incidents.
Federal investigators are continuing to examine the cause of Wednesday's crash.
https://abc7news.com/post/small-plane-crashes-field-petaluma-airport-rooster-run-golf-course/19918240/
NTSB Final Report: Rotor Effects LLC M24 Plus
Improper Execution Of Rejected Takeoff Procedures, Which Resulted In Loss Of Control And Subsequent Runway Excursion
Location: Waelder, Texas                  Accident Number: CEN26LA298
Date & Time: August 15, 2026, 09:00 Local   Registration: N91JL
Aircraft: Rotor Effects LLC M24 Plus         Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Runway excursion          Injuries: 1 Minor
Flight Conducted Under:Â Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis: During the takeoff roll from the 600 ft grass airstrip, the gyroplane hit a large bump which caused the glove box to open, and its contents fall into the cockpit. He believed there was enough runway remaining and attempted to reject the takeoff. During the rejected takeoff, the pilot inadvertently applied the throttle handle instead of the handbrake. The gyroplane continued off the end of the runway and into a pond, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage and a main rotor blade. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the gyroplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause and Findings: The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be -- The pilot’s improper execution of rejected takeoff procedures, which resulted in loss of control and subsequent runway excursion.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
30 Years ago today: On 8 October 1996 An Antonov An-124 cargo plane crashed during a go-around at Torino-Caselle Airport, Italy, killing two crewmen and two persons on the ground.
| Date: | Tuesday 8 October 1996 |
| Time: | 10:50 |
| Type: | Antonov An-124-100 |
| Owner/operator: | Ajax-Cargo, opb Aeroflot Russian International Airlines |
| Registration: | RA-82069 |
| MSN: | 9773054259124 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1993 |
| Engine model: | Lotarev D-18T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 23 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | San Francesco al Campo - Â Italy |
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Chkalovsky Airport (CKL/UUMU) |
| Destination airport: | Torino-Caselle Airport (TRN/LIMF) |
| Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:
An Antonov An-124 cargo plane crashed during a go-around at Torino-Caselle Airport, Italy, killing two crewmen and two persons on the ground.
The aircraft departed Moscow's Chkalovsky Airport in Russia at 08:30 for a repositioning flight to Turin to collect Ferrari cars to be delivered in Brunei.
At about 10:25 local time an An-124, property of Aeroflot and operated by Ajax was flying empty from Russia to Turin, Italy, to collect Ferrari cars to be delivered in Brunei. After having failed to land on runway 36 at Caselle Airport, while trying to go-around from an altitude of about 15 meters (50 ft) above the runway, the aircraft struck trees and houses in the small town of San Francesco al Campo, north of the runway end.
At that runway 36 time was undergoing resurfacing works near the threshold. The cat.III ILS was operating as Localizer only, because the glide slope was turned off during the works. The usable length of the runway was reduced to 2350 meters from 3300, due to work in progress. All these informations were included in a regular NOTAM and the crew was advised accordingly at first contact from the Turin Radar controller.
Reported weather at time of crash (10:20 local) was: wind variable, 3 knots, visibility 2000 m, RVR runway 36 more than 1500 meters, no change, light rain, scattered at 1500 feet, scattered at 3500 feet, broken at 7000 feet, temperature and dew point 13°C, QNH 1012 hPa.
After descending through the clouds, the airplane passed the threshold of runway 36 at an altitude higher than planned. Believing that the remaining runway length would not be long enough for a safe landing, the co-pilot suggested on going around, while the captain made the decision to land. When the wheels were 1 meter above the runway, the remaining runway length was 1350 meters.
The captain now decided to go around and selected takeoff power. However, due to design flaws in the engine control system, as well as abrupt shifting of the engine throttle to take-off mode, only one engine entered take-off mode. The airplane was unable to gain altitude, losing speed and increasing the angle of attack. At 10:50, about 1 km north of the end of runway 36, it hit trees and touched the roof of a two-story house in the town of San Francesco al Campo. The aircraft hit the ground, collided with a building and caught fire.
It seems that poor crew coordination and training (the captain had just 431 hours on the civil type), poor approach planning (no planning was made for a possible missed approach, despite the crew having been informed by the Tower eleven minutes before the crash that the preceding aircraft had got the runway in sight at just 200 feet), late decision to start the missed approach have all contributed to the crash.
