Oilhead
29th May 2012, 19:58
A very sad day yesterday for GA. Two GA aircraft, one flown by an FAA employee and the other by an NTSB employee collided south of Warrenton Air Park. NTSB are consequently asking the Canadians to investigate it which is I believe without precedence?
State Police update northern Virginia deadly plane crash investigation
By: Associated Press | WSLS-TV 10
Published: May 29, 2012
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WARRENTON, Va. (AP) - Federal aviation officials are continuing their investigation into the mid-air collision of two small, private planes that killed two people and injured a third in Fauquier County.
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says one of the planes caught fire after Monday's collision. The planes went down about a mile apart, and debris was scattered between the two crash sites.
Authorities say they recovered two bodies from a six-seat aircraft. The pilot of the second plane, 70-year-old Thomas R. Proven, of Broad Run, was transported to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
Mary Washington Healthcare spokeswoman Debbie McInnis said Proven was listed in good condition on Tuesday afternoon, but could not elaborate on the extent of his injuries. She said Proven has declined interview requests.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says a Piper PA-28 operated by the injured pilot appeared to be headed to the Warrenton-Fauquier airport. State police said the plane departed from Culpeper Regional Airport.
Investigators from the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Fauquier resident Debbie Underwood told The Free Lance-Star (Survivor of midair plane crash identified - The News Desk (http://bit.ly/KNPKUl) ) that she and her daughter were enjoying Memorial Day with family when she saw the planes crash into each other.
"They looked like they were going to do an aerial," said Underwood, who frequently sees small planes from the nearby Flying Circus doing stunts.
Bill Iames was in his garage when he heard a bang and "looked out the window and saw smoke coming up" from a wooded area across the road. He and others ran to the crash scene but the plane was a crumpled mass of burning debris.
"You couldn't even tell it was a plane," Iames said.
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NTSB Delegates Investigation of Virginia Accident to Transportation Safety Board of Canada
May 29, 2012
On May 28, 2012, at approximately 4:21 p.m. a Piper PA-28 and a Beechcraft BE-35 collided in flight about five miles from Warrenton-Fauquier Airport in Sumerduck, VA. Following the mid-air collision, the Piper PA-28 crash landed in a field and the BE-35 crashed in a wooded area.
Following the accident, investigators learned that the PA-28 was registered to an FAA employee and the BE-35 was registered to an NTSB employee.
Because both airplanes were owned and/or operated by NTSB and FAA employees, NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, in consultation with FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, requested that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) conduct this investigation.
"This accident hits especially close to home, with the involvement of an NTSB employee," said Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman. "I'm grateful to TSB-Canada Chair Wendy Tadros for agreeing to conduct the investigation and the NTSB stands ready to support and assist them in any way we can."
The owner and pilot of the PA-28, an FAA employee, survived the collision with injuries. An NTSB employee is the registered owner of the BE-35. The two occupants of the BE-35 were fatally injured. The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for making the proper identifications and death notifications.
NTSB investigator Paul Cox will serve as the NTSB's Accredited Representative to the TSB investigation.
The TSB's Media Relations will release all updates. The TSB Media Relations phone number is (819) 994-8053 and the e-mail address is [email protected]. For more information on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, visit their website at Transportation Safety Board of Canada | Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada (http://www.tsb.gc.ca).
State Police update northern Virginia deadly plane crash investigation
By: Associated Press | WSLS-TV 10
Published: May 29, 2012
» Comments | Post a Comment
WARRENTON, Va. (AP) - Federal aviation officials are continuing their investigation into the mid-air collision of two small, private planes that killed two people and injured a third in Fauquier County.
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says one of the planes caught fire after Monday's collision. The planes went down about a mile apart, and debris was scattered between the two crash sites.
Authorities say they recovered two bodies from a six-seat aircraft. The pilot of the second plane, 70-year-old Thomas R. Proven, of Broad Run, was transported to Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.
Mary Washington Healthcare spokeswoman Debbie McInnis said Proven was listed in good condition on Tuesday afternoon, but could not elaborate on the extent of his injuries. She said Proven has declined interview requests.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Laura Brown says a Piper PA-28 operated by the injured pilot appeared to be headed to the Warrenton-Fauquier airport. State police said the plane departed from Culpeper Regional Airport.
Investigators from the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
Fauquier resident Debbie Underwood told The Free Lance-Star (Survivor of midair plane crash identified - The News Desk (http://bit.ly/KNPKUl) ) that she and her daughter were enjoying Memorial Day with family when she saw the planes crash into each other.
"They looked like they were going to do an aerial," said Underwood, who frequently sees small planes from the nearby Flying Circus doing stunts.
Bill Iames was in his garage when he heard a bang and "looked out the window and saw smoke coming up" from a wooded area across the road. He and others ran to the crash scene but the plane was a crumpled mass of burning debris.
"You couldn't even tell it was a plane," Iames said.
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NTSB Delegates Investigation of Virginia Accident to Transportation Safety Board of Canada
May 29, 2012
On May 28, 2012, at approximately 4:21 p.m. a Piper PA-28 and a Beechcraft BE-35 collided in flight about five miles from Warrenton-Fauquier Airport in Sumerduck, VA. Following the mid-air collision, the Piper PA-28 crash landed in a field and the BE-35 crashed in a wooded area.
Following the accident, investigators learned that the PA-28 was registered to an FAA employee and the BE-35 was registered to an NTSB employee.
Because both airplanes were owned and/or operated by NTSB and FAA employees, NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman, in consultation with FAA Acting Administrator Michael Huerta, requested that the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) conduct this investigation.
"This accident hits especially close to home, with the involvement of an NTSB employee," said Chairman Deborah A. P. Hersman. "I'm grateful to TSB-Canada Chair Wendy Tadros for agreeing to conduct the investigation and the NTSB stands ready to support and assist them in any way we can."
The owner and pilot of the PA-28, an FAA employee, survived the collision with injuries. An NTSB employee is the registered owner of the BE-35. The two occupants of the BE-35 were fatally injured. The Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is responsible for making the proper identifications and death notifications.
NTSB investigator Paul Cox will serve as the NTSB's Accredited Representative to the TSB investigation.
The TSB's Media Relations will release all updates. The TSB Media Relations phone number is (819) 994-8053 and the e-mail address is [email protected]. For more information on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, visit their website at Transportation Safety Board of Canada | Bureau de la sécurité des transports du Canada (http://www.tsb.gc.ca).