Cessna 310 crash into homes

Started by JohnKachenmeister, July 10, 2007, 03:33:35 PM

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JohnKachenmeister

Even as we speak, now at 1130 hours on 10 Jul 07, emergency crews are at the scene of a general aviation crash in Sanford, FL, along the shore of Lake Monroe.

The aircraft, a Cessna 310, took off from Daytona Beach intending a flight to Lakeland, FL.  Shortly after takeoff, the pilot declared an emergency, reported "Smoke in the cockpit," and attempted an emergency landing at Sanford Airport.  The pilot's last reported transmission was "Crash is imminent."

The Cessna's wing hit one house, and the plane careened into two others, both were destroyed by fire.  A boy of about 12 was seen running from one of the burning homes, and he then collapsed in the street.  His mother also ran from the house, hysterical and calling for help.  Witnesses interviewed by news media said that the boy was unconscious and badly burned when taken away by medical helicopter.

A total of 5 persons were evacuated by air, 3 adults and two children.  Conditions are not yet reported.

One witness said that the plane "Hovered" over the house, and another said it "Wobbled" just before the crash.
Another former CAP officer

JohnKachenmeister

5 dead.  Two children and one adult on the ground, two adults on board the aircraft.
Another former CAP officer

Commodore

Just curious. How did you get this information so quickly and where did the information "crash is imminent" come from?

JohnKachenmeister

We have a 24-hour news station in Orlando, and Sanford is a suburb of Orlando.  The "Crash in imminent" is supposed to have been radioed by one of the pilots to ATC at Orlando Sanford airport, where he was trying to make an emergency landing.

There were 2 pilots on board, one a doctor and husband of a NASCAR official, the other the profesional pilot working for NASCAR.  The aircraft was owned by NASCAR.  I don't know who was at the controls.

One of the children was transferred by air ambulance from Florida to a children's burn center in Cincinnati, Ohio with burns over 95 percent of his body.  He was pulled from the flames by a neighbor, who was an off-duty Lake Mary, Florida firefighter.
Another former CAP officer

Capt M. Sherrod

Here is an article from USA Today about the NTSB investigation.
Michael Sherrod, Capt, CAP
Professional Development Officer
Hanscom Composite Squadron, NER-MA-043