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2Donkeys
19th Jun 2001, 16:48
"A light aircraft has crashed shortly after taking off from Southampton Airport.
The plane, with two people on board, came down on a river bank on the Thomas Lewis Way in the Portswood area of the city.
Emergency services do not have details of any casualties.
Smoke can be seen coming from the wreckage.
The plane took off at around 1pm, a spokeswoman for Hampshire Police told Ananova."
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-2Donkeys
Rusty Cessna
19th Jun 2001, 16:50
Lets hope everyone is alright.
Rusty
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Two people have died after a light aircraft crashed and burst into flames shortly after taking off from Southampton Airport.
The plane came down in Riverside Park, a leisure area under the airport's flight path just before 1300BST.
A spokeswoman for Southampton Police said the plane had taken off from the airport, before crashing close to a sewage works, off
Thomas Lewis Way at 12.54BST.
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piloteddy
19th Jun 2001, 17:49
RIP
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1397000/1397011.stm
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Rusty Cessna
19th Jun 2001, 20:39
RIP.
Rusty
Red Spitfire Driver
20th Jun 2001, 17:26
BBC Teletext says it was a Rockwell Commander.
Simon W
20th Jun 2001, 18:15
This is one bad thing about having good weather. More people in the air and that generally means a higher likelihood of there being accidents.
RIP
eyeinthesky
21st Jun 2001, 00:31
Very sad. Condolences to the families.
Anybody else notice that according to the BBC it was another example or 'Hero pilot tried to avoid School/House/Hospital/Church (*delete as appropriate).' Well you would, wouldn't you? Given the rather limited choice of some trees or the roof of a house for my forced landing I know which I would choose.
No disrespect intended for the two poor guys, but it's just another example of the sensationalist reporting that seems to cover any type of aviation incident.
ulrich
21st Jun 2001, 00:35
it looks like this year has the makings off a real bad one , you all take care up there
R.I.P
Knowing the departure out of Southampton (on either end) I would say the proximity to houses/schools might be little more accurate than it normally is. I always feel a bit uneasy flying a single out of there. Southampton common is the only possible option off rwy 20.
Anyone know the names yet?
Condolences to all concerned.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1397000/1397011.stm
skydriller
21st Jun 2001, 23:34
Please, everyone be extra carefull out there.
R.I.P.