Monday, April 20, 2015

A BRAND NEW 2015 MOONEY M20TN ACCLAIM TYPE S PLANE CRASHES AND BURNS IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA. ITS PRICE TAG WAS $733,900. PILOT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.
















APRIL 20, 2015
LAKELAND, FL (WFLA)
A pilot survived a crash that caused his small plane (a 2015 Mooney M20TN Acclaim Type S ) to burst into flames in a Lakeland neighborhood on Monday afternoon.   The registration number of the plane is: N608MR.  This airplane is listed for sale at a price tag of $733,900.  The sales entity is Premier Aircraft Sales, Inc.
The pilot walked away from the crash with only minor injuries.

Photos taken shortly after the crash appear to show the crashed plane and a nearby boat on fire. The boat was parked on a street near where the plane crashed.

Polk County Sheriff's Office and Lakeland Fire Department responded to the crash which happened around 3 p.m. in the 3900 block of Pipkin Creek Road.

First responders arrived on-scene and discovered that the pilot and sole occupant, walked away from the crash with only minor injuries. The pilot's is 55-year-old Richard Simile, from Auburn, Alabama, who was practicing for the Sun 'n Fun fly in, which begins Tuesday at Lakeland Linder Airport.

The plane is a Mooney M20TN Acclaim Type S. The pilot told first responders that he was heading westbound when he lost power and the crash occurred. After he exited the plane, it caught fire.

Lakeland Fire responded to extinguish the fire. The FAA is already on-scene and will investigate the cause of the crash.

A pilot walked away from a small plane crash in Lakeland Monday afternoon with no major injuries.

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Around 3:00 p.m. Monday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to the scene of an airplane crash in the 3900 block of Pipkin Creek Road.
When first responders arrived on-scene they located the pilot, who was the sole occupant of the plane.

The pilot, who walked away from the crash with only minor injuries, is identified as 55-year-old Richard Simile, from Auburn, Alabama. The plane is a brand new 2015 Mooney M20TN Acclaim Type S.

Simile told first responders that he was heading westbound when he lost power and crashed. He was able to get out of the plane on his own, then the plane caught fire.

The Lakeland Fire Department responded to extinguish the fire. The FAA is investigating the cause of the crash.

Original article can be found here:  http://www.nbcmiami.com