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Beechcraft Premier 390 FATAL CRASH - Thomson GA - 5 confirmed dead
Unconfirmed reports that up to seven persons on board. Jet had just landed on a flight from Nashville: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N777VG/history/20130220/2300Z/KJWN/KHQU (www.11alive.com) More...
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UPDATE: The Augusta Chronicle has an update on the identity of some of the passengers:
"A woman who identified herself as Dr. Steven Roth’s mother-in-law said late Wednesday that Roth – a vascular surgeon with Vein Guys – was on the plane and that her daughter was at a local hospital, but the family did not know Roth’s condition"
"A woman who identified herself as Dr. Steven Roth’s mother-in-law said late Wednesday that Roth – a vascular surgeon with Vein Guys – was on the plane and that her daughter was at a local hospital, but the family did not know Roth’s condition"
Latest update;
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21297888/5-killed-in-plane-crash-worked-for-augusta-medical-company
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/21297888/5-killed-in-plane-crash-worked-for-augusta-medical-company
Should add, the 5200' runway also warns of deer often crossing the runway - unconfirmed but the actual location of the wreckage seems to be fairly far from the runway!!
Weather and winds clearly not a factor.
Weather and winds clearly not a factor.
Should be a press release shortly, I'm hearing the aircraft aborted the landing, and struck a 60' utility pole, then crashed into the forest - fragmenting on impact.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az5VUq3r4dU&feature=youtu.be NTSB briefing . . .
Aircraft aborted landing on runway 10 for unknown reasons, aircraft's port wing struck near the top of a 60' concrete utility pole - severing the port wing, the aircraft traveled another 1/4 mile (1/2 mile past end of runway 10) crashing into the forest - wreckage is strewn over 100 yards and completely fragmenting the wreckage.
Aircraft aborted landing on runway 10 for unknown reasons, aircraft's port wing struck near the top of a 60' concrete utility pole - severing the port wing, the aircraft traveled another 1/4 mile (1/2 mile past end of runway 10) crashing into the forest - wreckage is strewn over 100 yards and completely fragmenting the wreckage.
METAR KHQU 210055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3012 RMK AO1 T00931044
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N777VG/history/20130220/2300Z/KJWN/KHQU