Thursday, May 28, 2015

A BELLANCA 8KCAB SMALL PLANE CRASH LANDS IN SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN





MAY 28, 2015

SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN

Two people walked away uninjured after their single-engine plane crash-landed at the Richard I. Bong Memorial Airport in Superior on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Superior Fire Department responded to the crash at 2:14 p.m., and the first crews on the scene found a small plane in a field behind the Upper Deck Restaurant. The pilot reported having mechanical difficulty before the crash, fire officials said. 

The red, white and blue plane’s tires left tracks in the mud leading from the runway to the plane’s resting place in the field. Its right landing gear assembly sat in pieces on the ground nearby, while the left landing gear assembly was dug into the mud, still attached to the plane. The blue tip of the left wing dangled from the rest of the plane. Mud splattered the sides of the plane and the propeller.

The names of those on board the plane were not released. According to the plane’s FAA registration, it’s a Bellanca 8KCAB built in 1978 and owned by a Texas man.

The Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the cause of the crash.
Corey Winn was watching planes take off and land while eating lunch at the Upper Deck with a few friends when he saw the Bellanca return to the runway a few minutes after it had taken off. As the plane was going down the runway, it was going side to side and then dipped to the left, Winn said. 

When he saw the wing dip, he said, he knew the plane was going to crash off the runway. A woman in the restaurant told people that the plane crashed and people went outside to see if the occupants were hurt. Winn said they saw two people walking away from the wrecked plane.

“I’m just glad they’re OK,” he said.

Date:
27-MAY-2015
Time:
14:14
Type:
Owner/operator:
Private
Registration:
N102EC
C/n / msn:
372-78
Fatalities:
Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:
0
Airplane damage:
Substantial
Location:
Richard I Bong Airport (KSUW), Superior, WI - http://aviation-safety.net/database/country/flags_15/N.gif  United States of America
Phase:
Landing
Nature:
Unknown
Departure airport:
Richard I Bong (KSUW)
Destination airport:
Richard I Bong (KSUW)
Narrative:
The aircraft experienced a loss of directional control and subsequent runway excursion upon landing at Richard I Bong Airport (KSUW), Superior, Wisconsin. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard were not injured.
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