12-year-old girl first to notify police after small plane crashed…

Notification and Reporting of Aircraft Accidents or Incidents and
Overdue Aircraft, and Preservation of Aircraft Wreckage, Mail, Cargo,
and Record

The NTSB is amending its regulations concerning notification
and reporting requirements regarding aircraft accidents or incidents.
In particular, the NTSB is adding regulations to require operators to
report certain incidents to the NTSB. The NTSB is also amending
existing regulations to provide clarity and ensure that the appropriate
means for notifying the NTSB of a reportable incident is listed
correctly in the regulation.

New subsections have been added.

http://www.regulations.gov

Looking for an Airbus in pieces?

Looking for the hull of a used Airbus 320 minus the working parts plus some history?

It’s being offered up for bidding for about 2 million.

Chartis Insurance Group says “Aircraft suffered severe bird strike event resulting in water emergency landing….Severe water damage throughout airframe. Impact damage to underside of aircraft….1999 AIRBUS A320-214” Chartis Insurance is a division of AIG, and is managing the auction that’s open to the public, scheduled to end on March 27.

At the time I visited the site, there must have been a crowd at the door. Enter Aviation Salvage Here and all I did was lock up with a Server Too Busy error. Alas. But a second try showed me this:

Engines Comments: Not available.
Equipment Comments: Destroyed.
Description of Accident: Aircraft suffered severe bird strike event resulting in water emergency landing.
Description of Damage: Severe water damage throughout airframe. Impact damage to underside of aircraft.
LogBooks Comment: Logbooks with Adjuster Contact noted above.
Remarks: The engines for this aircraft are not included in this sale. An inspection of the airframe is being scheduled with interested parties, likely within the next 45 days. Please contact Dan Akers at daniel.akers@chartisinsurance.com should you wish to attend the inspection or view the airframe records. The aircraft was treated with a corrosion inhibitor in the Summer of 2009.

Aerial footage from Tuesday (October 7) showed passengers being airlifted after a plane crash in Florida’s Everglades region. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the crash report and airlifted two occupants—an instructor and student—who reported no injuries, according to the Miami Herald and MDFR. According to reports, the small plane encountered trouble during a training flight near Shark Valley before going down. Those on board used a cellphone to relay their coordinates and were to be transported to Miami Executive Airport after the rescue, officials said to local media.

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