Wednesday, August 12, 2015

2 dead in Marion County, Florida Beech N35 Bonanza plane crash and burn








 A 1961 Beech N35 Bonanza

A small plane crashed near Weirsdale in Marion County Wednesday.




AUGUST 12, 2015
 

MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA


Two people died in a small plane crash in Marion County on Wednesday morning, according to sheriff's officials.

Officials said the single-engine plane crashed near Weirsdale around 9:30 a.m.

Rich and Merry K. Womack died in the crash, according to sheriff's officials.

Investigators spent the day going through the wreckage of the plane that went down near the Love's Landing Aviation Community.

Residents in the community told Channel 9's Tim Barber that they believe the plane had just taken off from the grass runway just before crashing into nearby woods.

Hunter Rice lives near the crash site and said he raced to the site when he heard the crash.

"I ran outside and grabbed a fire extinguisher and started helping out as much as I could," he said.

He said there wasn't much he could do.

"I tried helping as much as I can until the fire department came over with better equipment to put out the fire," Rice said.

Neighbors of the Womack's told Barber the couple lived in Love's Landing. They said they believe the couple was on their way to pick up a grandchild.

Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash, according to sheriff's officials.

Source:http://www.wftv.com 


Date:12-AUG-2015
Time:09:30
Type:Silhouette image of generic BE35 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Beech N35 Bonanza
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N390Z
C/n / msn: D-6762
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Near Love Field Airport (97FL), Weirsdale, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Love Field (97FL)
Destination airport:Page Field (KFMY)
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted terrain in a near vertical descent north of Love Field Airport (97FL), Weirsdale, Florida. The airplane was consumed by the post-impact fire and the two related pilots onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources: http://www.wuft.org/news/2015/08/12/two-people-dead-in-weirsdale-plane-crash/
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/8/12/small_plane_crash_weirsdale.html
http://m.wesh.com/news/plane-crashes-in-marion-county-fire-officials-say/34672944
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=390Z

Last Action Date2015-03-27   
Airworthiness Date1976-09-01 Expiration Date2016-06-30
Manufacturer_NameBEECH Model NameN35
 
Registrant NameWOMACK DAUPHIN R Street17869 SE 158TH CT
Registrant CityWEIRSDALE Registrant StateFL
Registrant Zip Code321953162 CountryUNITED STATES
RegionSouthern Registrant TypeIndividual
Fract Owner  Certificate Issue Date2013-06-18
StatusN-Number Assigned and Registered
 
Serial NumberD-6762 Aircraft TypeFixed wing single engine
Mode S Code51102410 Year Mfr1961
Aircraft CategoryLand Builder CertificationType Certificated
Number Engines1 Number Seats5
Aircraft WeightCLASS 1 Aircraft Cruising Speed150
Airworthiness ClassificationSpecial Flight Permit Approved Operation CodesOperation in excess of maximum certificated
 
Engine ManufacturerCONT MOTOR 
Engine Model NameI0-470 SERIES Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine Horsepower/Thrust0 Fuel Consumed0.00