Friday, July 31, 2015

Pilot on fire (but still alive) after Sulphur Springs, Texas experimental plane crash


Updated: Jul 31, 2015 9:33 AM EST 
 
A Nebraska man is in a Dallas hospital tonight after a fiery plane crash at Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport.

The Federal Aviation Administration tells KLTV 7 that a single-engine O'Dell Aeromaster biplane crashed about 7:40 Thursday night, while taking off from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

The FAA says that the pilot, who has not been identified, was airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. That man was the only one on board the plane. 


Sulphur Springs police Chief Jay Sanders said rescue crews reported that the pilot's clothes were on fire. 

Sanders said the man is being treated at Parkland with burns to 100 percent of his body.

Witnesses reported to police that the man had experienced trouble with the plane over the past few weeks and had been doing repairs on the aircraft in a hangar belonging to his friend in Sulphur Springs, said Sanders.

Stay tuned to KLTV for further updates.

Date:30-JUL-2015
Time:19:40
Type:O'Dell Aeromaster
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N55J
C/n / msn: REO-2
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR), Sulphur Springs, TX -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Sulphur Springs Muni (KSLR)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
 
The aircraft, an experimental Odell built Aeromaster, impacted airport terrain shortly after takeoff from Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR), Sulphur Springs, Texas. The biplane was destroyed by the post-impact fire and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.

  Sources

http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178161 http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29675717/pilot-hospitalized-after-sulphur-springs-plane-crash
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=55J

http://www.futureshox.net/aeroview.php?level=image&id=8234
http://www.greatplanes.com/discontinued/gpma1225-aeromaster.html