Thursday, May 28, 2015

A Beechcraft Bonanza Small plane crashes on SH 71 near Horseshoe Bay, Texas


The plane crashed onto SH 71 near Horseshoe Bay. (Matt Day/ReportIt)
The plane crashed onto SH 71 near Horseshoe Bay. (Matt Day/ReportIt)
HORSESHOE BAY, Texas (KXAN)

A small plane crashed onto State Highway 71 immediately after takeoff from the Horseshoe Bay Resort Airport. The highway was closed in both directions between FM 2147 and US 281 as authorities waited for Federal Aviation Administration officials to arrive on scene to investigate the crash.

The pilot was the only person on board, and was able to get off the plane before it caught fire. He was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge.

Eastbound traffic was rerouted to FM 2147 through Horseshoe Bay, while westbound vehicles were asked to take FM 2147 or FM 262 via US 281.

Department of Public Safety Troopers, Llano and Burnet County Sheriff’s deputies, and Horseshoe Bay and Marble Falls police are all on scene along with fire and EMS personnel.


Date:28-MAY-2015
Time:14:00
Type:Airplane
Owner/operator:
Registration:
C/n / msn:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Llano County south of Marble Falls, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft force landed to a roadway in Llano County south of Marble Falls, Texas. The airplane was destroyed by a post-landing fire and the sole pilot onboard received undetermined injuries.
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LLANO COUNTY, TEXAS

A single-engine plane crash closed down traffic in both directions on Texas 71 for several hours between U.S. 281 and FM 2147 about 2 p.m. May 28. 

Burnet County Precinct 4 Commissioner Joe Don Dockery advised drivers to find an alternate route around the area as he expected the road to be closed for several hours.

Dockery, who was one of the first officials on the scene, said it appeared the pilot got into some trouble and was forced to land the plane on the highway about a mile west of the Burnet-Llano county line.

“He was able to get out of the (plane) before it ignited,” Dockery said.

The commissioner added the pilot was walking around but was scuffed up. The man was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Dockery said he anticipated Texas 71 would be closed for several hours since the incident involved an aircraft, which would likely require an Federal Aviation Administration response. Other concerns, the commissioner said, included how the landing and fire would affect the road itself.

“Because it burned to the ground in the middle of the highway, the highway’s probably been compromised. So (the Texas Department of Transportation) will have to check what the situation is — maybe do a dig out and reapply some asphalt, make the road safe again,” Dockery said.

Drivers can chose an alternate route if they are heading west toward Llano by taking U.S. 281 north to FM 2147 in Marble Falls and then cutting west through Horseshoe Bay. Drivers headed east can take the reverse course by taking FM 2147 east through Horseshoe Bay and then south on U.S. 281.

The crash is under investigation.