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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
FAA releases new details after plane heading to Springfield crashes in Pennsylvania
Five people were injured after a private plane headed to Springfield crashed in Pennsylvania on Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] News Center 7′s John Bedell breaks down the new details listed in the Federal Aviation Administration's preliminary crash report LIVE on News Center 7 at 6:00. TRENDING STORIES: Invasive pest detected in Ohio; Quarantine starts today for several counties Big Boy Restaurant Group opening 2 new restaurants in former Frisch's locations Military dad surprises kids at local school after 11 months deployed >>PHOTOS: Small plane headed to Springfield crashes in Pennsylvania The single-engine airplane with five people on board burst into flames after crashing in the parking lot of a retirement community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Flight records show the plane was supposed to land at Springfield Beckley Municipal Airport. The City of Springfield owns and operates the public airport, but a city spokesperson said they have no information on why the people on board would have been visiting the area. >>PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 'Inferno of fire and smoke;' witnesses jump into action after plane heading to Springfield crashes The FAA's preliminary report on the crash indicates that the crash was an 'accident' and described the flight as 'personal.' Brian Pipkin witnesses the crash in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and called 911. 'It was just an inferno of fire and smoke,' Pipkin said. 'The fire was so hot, it was covering my face up. Things were popping. Part of the plane was falling and I was walking over it thinking to myself, 'this is a very dangerous situation to be in.' But I wanted to help.' [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Associated Press
10-03-2025
- Health
- Associated Press
3 victims of Pennsylvania plane crash were taken to a burn unit for treatment, hospital says
LITITZ, Pa. (AP) — Three of the five people injured in a single-engine plane crash in central Pennsylvania over the weekend were sent from a Lancaster hospital to a burn center for treatment, authorities said Monday. Two patients were flown to the Lehigh Valley Health Network's burn center and a third was driven there by ambulance, according to a spokesman for Lancaster General Hospital, where all five occupants were taken immediately after the crash. The other two patients were released Sunday night from Lancaster General, he said in an email. The plane burst into flames as it crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday from Lancaster Airport and was destroyed. It landed in a parking lot of the Brethren Village retirement community in Lititz, some 75 miles (121 kilometers) west of Philadelphia. Lehigh Valley Health Network spokeswoman Jamie Stover said she was not permitted to confirm that her facility treated anyone without first being told the patients' names, which authorities have not released. The Beechcraft Bonanza plane, registered to Jam Zoom Yayos LLC in Manheim, not far from the airport, went down just after 3 p.m. No one was killed in the fiery crash and no one was injured on the ground, the Federal Aviation Administration said. FlightAware said the plane was headed to Springfield, Ohio. The National Transportation Safety Board said it has opened an investigation and is working with the FAA, which it said has someone at the site to examine it and gather documentation. Investigators will look into the pilot, the aircraft and the operating environment, the NTSB said. That will include gathering recordings of air traffic control communications, flight tracking data, witness statements, surveillance video and aircraft maintenance records. A preliminary report is expected within 30 days of the accident, while an investigation can take 12 to 24 months to complete, it said. A message seeking comment was left Monday for the airport's operations director. Witness Brian Pipkin was driving when he noticed the plane veer to its left. 'And then it went down nose first,' Pipkin said Sunday. 'There was an immediate fireball.' He called 911. Air traffic control audio captured the pilot reporting that the aircraft 'has an open door, we need to return for a landing.' An air traffic controller is heard clearing the plane to land, before saying, 'Pull up!' Moments later, someone can be heard saying the aircraft was 'down just behind the terminal in the parking lot street area.'
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘Inferno of fire and smoke;' witnesses jump into action after plane heading to Springfield crashes
Witnesses described what they saw after a plane heading to Springfield crashed in Pennsylvania on Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] We have the latest information about this plane crash LIVE on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. TRENDING STORIES: Community reacts after plane headed to Springfield crashes in Pennsylvania Officers, medics respond to reported shooting in Dayton Did you see smoke while driving on I-75? As reported Sunday on News Center 7 at 11:00, a single-engine airplane with five people on board crashed and burst into flames in the parking lot of a retirement community near a small airport in suburban Pennsylvania. The plane was scheduled to land at the Springfield Municipal Airport but faced troubles after take-off. The plane took off from the Lancaster Airport in Pennsylvania, headed toward Springfield. The pilot communicated with air traffic control that there was a door open and they needed to land back at Lancaster. The tower gave the pilot permission to land, but the pilot said it would be difficult to land at the runway due to wind and said they'd like to land on the runway they had just taken off from. The tower gave them permission again. 'It was just an inferno of fire and smoke,' said Brian Pipkin. 'The fire was so hot that it was covering my face up.' Medics transported five people on board the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza to area hospitals. 'The fact that we have a plane crash where everybody survives and no one on the ground hurt is a wonderful thing,' said Duane Fisher. We will update this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
10-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
‘IMMEDIATE FIREBALL:' Witnesses describe Lancaster County plane crash scene
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, Pa. (WHTM) — Witnesses described an 'immediate fireball' when an airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Lancaster Airport Sunday afternoon. Brian Pipkin told The Associated Press he had seen the plane take off. Shortly after, it began a turn. 'And then it went down nose first,' he told the AP. 'There was an immediate fireball.' Private plane crashes into retirement community parking lot near Lancaster Airport Thick, black smoke could be seen for miles around, and first responders, arriving within minutes of dispatch, encountered the Beechcraft Bonanza and at least five cars engulfed in flames. Pipkin told the AP 'it was so smoky and it was so hot.' Only the five people aboard the airplane were injured, Manheim Township officials said in a Sunday evening press conference. No bystanders on the ground were hurt, and the Brethren Village structures were spared damage. 'The fact that we have a plane crash where everybody survives and nobody on the ground is hurt is a wonderful thing,' Manheim Township Police Chief Duane Fisher added. 'Anytime you have transportation, you always have risk when people are moving, but having this type of ending so far is a great day for us.' 'I feel very, very blessed that it didn't hit any buildings at Brethren Village,' Sandy Smith, a resident at Brethren Village told abc27's Seth Kaplan. 'I hope that the passengers in the airplane survive and be well.' Another resident said she came outside to see the wreckage. 'I didn't hear it before that, I didn't know about it before that, I just came up there and there it was,' Linda Landis-Bohannon said. '[Firefighters] were putting foam on. I saw burned cars and I saw foam being put on them.' Another witness described the crash as a 'scary situation' but it would not deter him from flying. 'I don't fear flying, I feel that the people that fly planes are very certified and know what they're doing,' Mark Mousley told abc27's McKenzie Jarrell. The plane crash remains under investigation and authorities from the Federal Aviation Administration are en-route. The National Transportation Safety Board said they do not plan to send an investigator and will work with the FAA. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Sky News
09-03-2025
- General
- Sky News
Plane with 'open door' crashes into retirement home car park
A plane carrying five people crashed into a retirement home car park in Pennsylvania on Sunday. The fiery crash happened around 3pm near Lancaster Airport, according to police, who said everyone on board the plane survived. Police chief Duane Fisher said all five victims were taken to hospitals in unknown condition and nobody on the ground was hurt. Audio from air traffic control captured someone on the plane reporting an aircraft door was open and requesting a landing at the airport. An air traffic controller is heard clearing the plane to land, before saying, 'Pull up!' Moments later, someone can be heard saying the aircraft was down. Brian Pipkin was driving nearby when he noticed the small plane climbing before it suddenly veered to the left. "And then it went down nose first," he said. "There was an immediate fireball." He said the plane narrowly missed hitting a three-story building at the sprawling retirement community about 75 miles (120 km) west of Philadelphia. A fire engine from the airport arrived within minutes, and more first responders followed quickly. "It was so smoky and it was so hot," Pipkin said. "They were really struggling to get the fire out." A dozen parked cars were damaged, Mr Fisher said. The plane was a single-engine Beechcraft A36TC model aircraft, manufactured in 1981, according to public records.
