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Aviation Audio Clips / 2 dead 1 injured after small plane crashes in McKinney after takeoff
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 28, 2024, 05:05:46 AM »(thoughts and prayers with all, RIP)
(last transmission was "we're going left" and nothing after. whatever happened, happened very quickly)
(The airspace was closed immediately after)
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mckinney-texas-plane-crash/287-6bc180a8-2936-43e2-9954-4d2f1785ce24
"It was not going at the right speed. It looked like there were no engines running," a witness told WFAA. MCKINNEY, Texas — A small plane crashed after taking off from the McKinney National Airport on Thursday morning, officials said.
The crash was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the area of County Road 317, which is just south of the airport.
Three people were onboard the plane, according to the DPS. Two occupants were pronounced dead on the scene and another was transported to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. DPS did not immediately release the condition of the injured occupant. Matthew Dildine tells WFAA he was working on a tractor when the plane came crashing down. It happened more than a few hundred yards from him. He instantly knew something was wrong when it flew so low to the ground compared to all the other planes that flew overhead.
"It was not going at the right speed. It looked like there were no engines running. It was more of a fall than a flight," said Dildine. "It's rough to look at...you hope for the best," he said.
Footage from the scene showed that the plane appeared to crash into a mound of dirt and gravel at a facility just south of the airport. Dildine recalls seeing a number of people from the North Texas Natural Select Materials site rushing in to put out the fire.
"Seeing people step up in a situation that isn't their responsibility but they care about their neighbor so they helped their neighbor," he said.
Video from a witness showed those construction workers rushing to put out the fire after the crash. (that video is in the article link above)
(last transmission was "we're going left" and nothing after. whatever happened, happened very quickly)
(The airspace was closed immediately after)
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/mckinney-texas-plane-crash/287-6bc180a8-2936-43e2-9954-4d2f1785ce24
"It was not going at the right speed. It looked like there were no engines running," a witness told WFAA. MCKINNEY, Texas — A small plane crashed after taking off from the McKinney National Airport on Thursday morning, officials said.
The crash was reported around 10:30 a.m. in the area of County Road 317, which is just south of the airport.
Three people were onboard the plane, according to the DPS. Two occupants were pronounced dead on the scene and another was transported to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. DPS did not immediately release the condition of the injured occupant. Matthew Dildine tells WFAA he was working on a tractor when the plane came crashing down. It happened more than a few hundred yards from him. He instantly knew something was wrong when it flew so low to the ground compared to all the other planes that flew overhead.
"It was not going at the right speed. It looked like there were no engines running. It was more of a fall than a flight," said Dildine. "It's rough to look at...you hope for the best," he said.
Footage from the scene showed that the plane appeared to crash into a mound of dirt and gravel at a facility just south of the airport. Dildine recalls seeing a number of people from the North Texas Natural Select Materials site rushing in to put out the fire.
"Seeing people step up in a situation that isn't their responsibility but they care about their neighbor so they helped their neighbor," he said.
Video from a witness showed those construction workers rushing to put out the fire after the crash. (that video is in the article link above)
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Listener Forum / Re: KSEA Feeds Down
« Last post by windy-view on June 27, 2024, 08:11:46 PM »If you're wondering what happened to all of the KSEA feeds, there is a large construction project going on at the feed site. The feeds should eventually return but there is no ETA on that at the moment. Hopefully soon!
Thanks for the update. Greatly appreciated. We miss them.
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Aviation Audio Clips / Airplane makes emergency landing at Smith Jackson County line
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 26, 2024, 01:27:31 PM »https://smithcountyinsider.com/home-page-featured/airplane-makes-emergency-landing-at-smith-jackson-county-line/
(couldn't find any Guard Freq's covered there, but the BNA chatter, concern and great news was good to hear)
At approximately 8:57 a.m. CST on June 25, 2024 a single-engine airplane made an emergency landing near the Jackson County/Smith County line. The aircraft was traveling to Ohio from Murfreesboro, Tennessee when it experienced engine problems. A flight emergency was declared to the Memphis air traffic control tower prompting them to subsequently contact Jackson County 911.
Jackson, Smith, and Macon County public safety personnel were quickly dispatched to the area in an attempt to locate. Jackson County 911 dispatchers were able to use GPS coordinates to locate the aircraft’s approximate location. The aircraft was located by Jackson County personnel in the vicinity of the Jackson/Smith County line just off of Salt Lick Creek Road at approximately 10 a.m. CST.
Both the pilot and passenger of the plane were not injured.
(couldn't find any Guard Freq's covered there, but the BNA chatter, concern and great news was good to hear)
At approximately 8:57 a.m. CST on June 25, 2024 a single-engine airplane made an emergency landing near the Jackson County/Smith County line. The aircraft was traveling to Ohio from Murfreesboro, Tennessee when it experienced engine problems. A flight emergency was declared to the Memphis air traffic control tower prompting them to subsequently contact Jackson County 911.
Jackson, Smith, and Macon County public safety personnel were quickly dispatched to the area in an attempt to locate. Jackson County 911 dispatchers were able to use GPS coordinates to locate the aircraft’s approximate location. The aircraft was located by Jackson County personnel in the vicinity of the Jackson/Smith County line just off of Salt Lick Creek Road at approximately 10 a.m. CST.
Both the pilot and passenger of the plane were not injured.
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Aviation Audio Clips / Pilot not seriously injured in New Ipswich small plane crash
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 26, 2024, 12:28:58 PM »https://www.ledgertranscript.com/Plane-crashes-into-woods-off-Route-124-55756228
(I looked, but never found the Mayday, at the very start of the clip, could have been him, but never heard him again.
attached is the search for the aircraft, loved the way everyone worked together from the centers to the other aircraft.)
The pilot of a small aircraft was taken to a local hospital after crashing in New Ipswich Tuesday, but was not seriously injured, according to police.
New Ipswich Road Agent Peter Somero was conducting routine duties at the town’s transfer station when he looked up and saw a small airplane circling.
At first, he said he thought it was someone sightseeing, checking out the cleared area of the transfer station. Then, the plane came down.
“I looked up and saw a plane flying really low. At first, I thought they were just checking out what was going on at the transfer station. But it continued to fly low, and I thought, ‘Wow, I think this plane is in trouble. I think it’s trying to land here,” Peter Somero said.
Peter Somero said the plane never got to attempt a landing, though.
“All of a sudden, the thing just dropped into the trees and disappeared,” Peter Somero said. “All of a sudden, it lost lift and just fell out of the sky.”
Peter Somero called 911. He said the plane wasn’t visible behind the trees, but it had sheared off the top of a pine, and he was able to use that to direct police to the crash when they arrived.
According to a press release issued by the New Ipswich Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, crews, including the Police Department, Fire Department and Souhegan Valley Ambulance Service responded to the report of the crash at about 12:52 p.m. New Ipswich Fire Chief Gary Somero said when emergency crews arrived, they found a two-seat experimental aircraft. The single occupant, the pilot, was awake, aware, had extricated himself from the cockpit and was able to walk out of the woods to a Souhegan Valley Ambulance for evaluation.
Gary Somero said the plane had landed upright, and about 300 to 400 feet into the woods.
“He went into a bunch of birch trees, and thankfully, that kind of caught him,” Gary Somero said.
Gary Somero said there was no fuel spillage as a result of the crash.
(I looked, but never found the Mayday, at the very start of the clip, could have been him, but never heard him again.
attached is the search for the aircraft, loved the way everyone worked together from the centers to the other aircraft.)
The pilot of a small aircraft was taken to a local hospital after crashing in New Ipswich Tuesday, but was not seriously injured, according to police.
New Ipswich Road Agent Peter Somero was conducting routine duties at the town’s transfer station when he looked up and saw a small airplane circling.
At first, he said he thought it was someone sightseeing, checking out the cleared area of the transfer station. Then, the plane came down.
“I looked up and saw a plane flying really low. At first, I thought they were just checking out what was going on at the transfer station. But it continued to fly low, and I thought, ‘Wow, I think this plane is in trouble. I think it’s trying to land here,” Peter Somero said.
Peter Somero said the plane never got to attempt a landing, though.
“All of a sudden, the thing just dropped into the trees and disappeared,” Peter Somero said. “All of a sudden, it lost lift and just fell out of the sky.”
Peter Somero called 911. He said the plane wasn’t visible behind the trees, but it had sheared off the top of a pine, and he was able to use that to direct police to the crash when they arrived.
According to a press release issued by the New Ipswich Police Department on Tuesday afternoon, crews, including the Police Department, Fire Department and Souhegan Valley Ambulance Service responded to the report of the crash at about 12:52 p.m. New Ipswich Fire Chief Gary Somero said when emergency crews arrived, they found a two-seat experimental aircraft. The single occupant, the pilot, was awake, aware, had extricated himself from the cockpit and was able to walk out of the woods to a Souhegan Valley Ambulance for evaluation.
Gary Somero said the plane had landed upright, and about 300 to 400 feet into the woods.
“He went into a bunch of birch trees, and thankfully, that kind of caught him,” Gary Somero said.
Gary Somero said there was no fuel spillage as a result of the crash.
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Listener Forum / Re: Audio Archives
« Last post by moonship on June 25, 2024, 09:48:11 AM »Is there any chance of going to a subscription model for archives instead of charging per individual recording?
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Aviation Audio Clips / Pilot survives Columbia River crash landing near Troutdale
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 25, 2024, 05:55:18 AM »https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/small-plane-crash-columbia-river/283-8478a375-6aae-4577-ade9-9128563214b1
PORTLAND, Oregon — A small single-engine plane experienced an emergency landing in the Columbia River near Troutdale on Monday afternoon, and the pilot miraculously walked away unharmed.
The Port of Portland said the plane was heading to Troutdale Airport around 3:15 p.m. when it needed to do an emergency landing in the Columbia River, roughly two miles east of Troutdale. The pilot, 73-year-old Rick Boettcher, was the only person on board. As he went to make his landing, Boettcher said his engine quit.
"I didn't have enough altitude to make it to the runway," Boettcher said. "So, I had to plan my landing cause when your engine quits, you have to land."
He said the only possible spot to land was the water, if he didn't want to end up in the high voltage powerlines near the airport.
"So, I just slowed up as much as I could and hit the water," he added. "I abruptly stopped. I was belted in and immediately opened the door, unbelted and swam out of the airplane." Boettcher crashed his small Mooney M20K 231 airplane in about six feet of water and then swam around 100 feet to Gary Island Park, where he was rescued by firefighters in a small boat.
"I don't know if it's a miracle or just good piloting techniques," Boettcher said. "I don't know what but I did the right thing."
Boettcher said he's been flying for 25 years and this is the first time he's lost an engine — admittedly in a bad spot, he added.
"When you're low to the ground, you don't have many options," he said. "You have seconds really to figure out what to do. I tried to restart the engine and it wouldn't restart, tried to switch tanks ... "
After firefighters reached Boettcher by boat just after 4 p.m., he was taken to Chinook Landing to receive a medical evaluation as a precaution, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said. Boettcher said he doesn't have any injuries and is now hoping to put this incident in the past.
"I feel like I want to go home and go to bed and forget about it all," he said with a slight laugh.
PORTLAND, Oregon — A small single-engine plane experienced an emergency landing in the Columbia River near Troutdale on Monday afternoon, and the pilot miraculously walked away unharmed.
The Port of Portland said the plane was heading to Troutdale Airport around 3:15 p.m. when it needed to do an emergency landing in the Columbia River, roughly two miles east of Troutdale. The pilot, 73-year-old Rick Boettcher, was the only person on board. As he went to make his landing, Boettcher said his engine quit.
"I didn't have enough altitude to make it to the runway," Boettcher said. "So, I had to plan my landing cause when your engine quits, you have to land."
He said the only possible spot to land was the water, if he didn't want to end up in the high voltage powerlines near the airport.
"So, I just slowed up as much as I could and hit the water," he added. "I abruptly stopped. I was belted in and immediately opened the door, unbelted and swam out of the airplane." Boettcher crashed his small Mooney M20K 231 airplane in about six feet of water and then swam around 100 feet to Gary Island Park, where he was rescued by firefighters in a small boat.
"I don't know if it's a miracle or just good piloting techniques," Boettcher said. "I don't know what but I did the right thing."
Boettcher said he's been flying for 25 years and this is the first time he's lost an engine — admittedly in a bad spot, he added.
"When you're low to the ground, you don't have many options," he said. "You have seconds really to figure out what to do. I tried to restart the engine and it wouldn't restart, tried to switch tanks ... "
After firefighters reached Boettcher by boat just after 4 p.m., he was taken to Chinook Landing to receive a medical evaluation as a precaution, the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office said. Boettcher said he doesn't have any injuries and is now hoping to put this incident in the past.
"I feel like I want to go home and go to bed and forget about it all," he said with a slight laugh.
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Aviation Audio Clips / Gateway jet bridge hit United at Newark
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 24, 2024, 11:53:10 AM »only at Newark.
Date: 22-JUN-24
Time: 02:50:00Z
Regis#: N23707
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: 737
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City: NEWARK
State: NEW JERSEY
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY JET BRIDGE AT THE GATE, NEWARK, NJ.
Date: 22-JUN-24
Time: 02:50:00Z
Regis#: N23707
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: 737
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City: NEWARK
State: NEW JERSEY
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT WAS STRUCK BY JET BRIDGE AT THE GATE, NEWARK, NJ.
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Aviation Audio Clips / Short Field landing Colorado Springs
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 24, 2024, 11:27:12 AM »Date: 21-JUN-24
Time: 12:30:00Z
Regis#: N831TS
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City: COLORADO SPRINGS
State: COLORADO
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ISSUES AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.
Time: 12:30:00Z
Regis#: N831TS
Aircraft Make: PIPER
Aircraft Model: PA28
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: UNKNOWN
LOCATION
City: COLORADO SPRINGS
State: COLORADO
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED ENGINE ISSUES AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.
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Aviation Audio Clips / Blown Tire on Landing Hendersonville
« Last post by KB4TEZ on June 24, 2024, 10:59:14 AM »pretty calm, didn't have to beep anything 
Date: 21-JUN-24
Time: 23:30:00Z
Regis#: N240VB
Aircraft Make: TEXTRON
Aircraft Model: T240
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
LOCATION
City: LAS VEGAS
State: NEVADA
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT BLEW A TIRE ON LANDING, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A DITCH, LAS VEGAS, NV.
Date: 21-JUN-24
Time: 23:30:00Z
Regis#: N240VB
Aircraft Make: TEXTRON
Aircraft Model: T240
Event Type: INCIDENT
Highest Injury: NONE
Aircraft Missing: No
Damage: MINOR
LOCATION
City: LAS VEGAS
State: NEVADA
Country: UNITED STATES
DESCRIPTION
Description: AIRCRAFT BLEW A TIRE ON LANDING, VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A DITCH, LAS VEGAS, NV.