| | |

Beechcraft King Air Crash lands outside of Fort Worth


Pictured: Another Texas-owned Beechcraft B100 King
Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
Contact photographer Andrew Compolo

What: Texland Great Plains Water LLC./RJ Schumacher Oil ‘s Beechcraft King Air twin-engine airplane en route from Okalahoma City to Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport
Where: north of Fort Worth in Wise County
When: Tuesday October 6 2009
Who: 4 injured
Why: When the pilot told Air Traffic Control that both engines had failed, the plane disappeared from radar, six miles from Kenneth Copeland Airport. The wreckage was found in a field near County Road 4227 and Currie Road.

The plane lost a wing and sustained nose damage.

The two severely injured passengers were airlifted to John Peter Smith Hospital and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital.

George’s Point of View

Odds are against a twin engine plane losing both its engines at one time. The pilot here must have done some kind of fancy flying (by fancy I mean seriously good flying by the seat of his pants) to have gotten everyone out of this (so far) alive. We hope the two severely injured men in the hospital recover completely (and the other two men as well.)

To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.

Similar Posts

  • | |

    2 Killed After Small Plane Crashed in Punjab, Pakistan

    A two-seater trainer plane crashed in Punjab, Pakistan, on February 24th.

    The plane, belonging to Shaheen Air, went down shortly after taking off from a flight training school in Faisalabad, Punjab.

    There were 2 people aboard at the time, including the instructor and trainee pilot. Both of them were killed in the crash.

    The accident is being investigated.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | |

    Bolivian Jet Lands for Hydraulics Issues


    Pictured: A S.A. North American NA-265 Sabreliner 40A Jet in La Paz
    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Alan Lebeda

    What: Bolivian owned Sabreliner en route from La Paz to the southern city of Sucre
    Where: Jorge Wilstermann International Airport of Cochabamba
    When: Dec 23. 2009
    Who: Bolivian President Evo Moarales
    Why: The plane made an unscheduled landing in Cochabamba in central Bolivia due to a failure in the hydraulics system. The 30 year old plane is planned to be replaced in 2011 by a $30 million dollar Russian Antonov BJ.

    George’s Point of View

    Reliable older planes…you just can not skimp on maintenance.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | |

    Owner of Leicester City F.C. Among 5 Dead in Helicopter Crash

    A helicopter crashed outside the King Power Stadium in Leicester, England, on October 27th.

    The incident happened when the helicopter was carrying five people, including the owner of Leicester City F.C. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, a passenger, and the pilot.

    All occupants of the aircraft were killed in the crash.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • |

    UK Small Plane Crash

    What: twin-tailed plane
    Where: a field in Tangley, near Andover,
    When: Sunday. 20, Sep 2009
    Who: Pilot and passenger killed
    Why: After witness heard big “bangs,” the plane crashed in the field. Air Accidents Investigation Board (AAIB) is investigating.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | | |

    Tam Crash on Take-off Pilot Error


    Click to view full size photo at Airliners.net
    Contact photographer Normando Carvalho Jr.

    What: Tam Fokker 100 en route from Sao Paulo to Rio
    Where: residential area 1 mile from Sao Paulo
    When: October 31 1996
    Who: 89 passengers,6 crew and 2 on the ground died.
    Why: Summary: On October 31 1996, about 0545 UTC a Fokker 100, registration PT-MRK, operating as TAM Airlines flight. 402, a shuttle between Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crashed shortly after takeoff from the Congonhas Airport, Sao Paulo, Brazil. The aircraft was destroyed; 89 passengers,6 crew and 2 on the ground died. 3 passengers were Americans .Witnesses reported the aircraft failed to gain altitude after take-off, collided with a tall building and crashed into residential area 1 mile from the end of the departure runway. Pilot error, unfamiliarity with the craft was judged to be partially responsible.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.
  • | | | | |

    Cirrus Crashes in Poland

    What: Cirrus
    Where: Katowice International Airport southern Poland
    When: Nov 13, 2011
    Who: 2 men and 2 women were aboard
    Why: After takeoff, the plane disappeared 4.3 miles from the airport.

    The wreckage was found in Zyglinie Forest at 8:20 pm. The four passengers all in their late forties and early fifties, died in the crash.

    To include the featured image in your Twitter Card, please tap or click their icon a second time.