Monday, June 29, 2015

1 KILLED, 1 INJURED IN A GREAT LAKES 2T-1A SPORT TRAINER CRASH INTO A CELLULAR TELEPHONE TOWER NEAR LAKE MATHEWS IN CALIFORNIA




JUNE 28, 2015

CORONA, CALIFORNIA

A tiny single-engine plane (a Great Lakes 2T-1A Sport Trainer) hit a cellular telephone tower Sunday, killing a man and hospitalizing a woman near Lake Mathews, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.

Firefighters responded to a orange-and-black aircraft crash at 12:14 p.m. at the 20300 block of Farley Avenue, off Cajalco Road, near Lake Mathews east of Corona, said Jody Hagemann of the Riverside County Fire Department.  The area is less than a mile southwest of Lake Mathews.

The man died in the plane.

The woman was ejected during the crash, but remained conscious and summoned authorities, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Richard Owens.

Aside from the survivor, there are no known witnesses, Owens said.

All major portions of the plane appeared to be at the crash site, he said, though some pieces appeared to have landed in a small, damaged tree just feet from the cell tower. Nearby electric lines appeared intact and undamaged.

There was no fire, fuel leak or smell of gasoline, said Owens.

The wreckage continued to dangle from the cellular tower hours after the incident as authorities waited for utility workers TO arrive and switch off the tower's electrical supply.

The cause the crash remained unclear. Federal crash investigators were scheduled to arrive about 7 p.m. to begin their investigation.




Date:28-JUN-2015
Time:12:15
Type:Silhouette image of generic G2T1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Great Lakes 2T-1A Sport Trainer
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N7LM
C/n / msn: 1
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Riverside County, SW Lake Matthews, east of Corona, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft, an experimental Maniscalco built Great Lakes, impacted a cellular telephone structure southwest of Lake Matthews, southeast of Corona, California. The airplane remained lodged in the structure, sustaining substantial damage. One of the two occupants onboard the aircraft received fatal injuries and one was seriously injured.
Sources: http://patch.com/california/banning-beaumont/one-killed-one-injured-plane-crash-0
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/tower-669150-fire-corona.html
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:28-JUN-15,CORONA,N7LM
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7LM

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000713911.html