Saturday, August 15, 2015

Pilot killed in Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair plane crash in Fairfield, New Jersey




Renee Stoll has more from West Caldwell.
A 50-year-old New Jersey man is dead after the Cessna 206 aircraft he was in crashed about a half mile from Essex County Airport Saturday morning.

The crash occurred around 10 a.m. shortly after departing from Runway 22, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane ended up at the Fairfield/West Caldwell border near Passaic Avenue.

Authorities said the cause of the crash was not immediately known.

The Cessna was was heading to Teterboro Airport to pick up a passenger when the pilot realized something was wrong with plane. He tried to circle back to the airport but crashed. The plane was about 90 percent destroyed is a fire. He has not been identified and his family has not yet been notified.


Max Bratton, who operates Rover Ranch and Spa at 16 Passaic Ave., said he was outside when a small plane flew very low over his head. Within seconds, he said, he heard a clipping noise, which he thinks was the plane hitting trees nearby. Then it crashed behind a day care called Kiddie Academy of West Caldwell at 810 Passaic Ave.


Bratton said he then heard a large explosion and fire. He said there is usually no one at the day care on Saturdays. The plane crashed about 100 feet from the playground at Kiddie Academy.

Passaic Avenue is shut down to all cars from Fairfield Avenue to Beverly Road in Fairfield.

The FAA is on scene; the National Transportation Safety Board is on the way.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.




Date:15-AUG-2015
Time:ca 10:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic C206 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna T206H Turbo Stationair
Owner/operator:Stalactite LLC
Registration: N63TV
C/n / msn: T20608925
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:0,5 mile S of Essex County Airport (KCDW), Caldwell, NJ -   United States of America
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:Essex Co (KCDW)
Destination airport:Teterboro Airport (KTEB)
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted wooded terrain shortly after takeoff from runway 22 at Essex County Airport (KCDW), Caldwell, New Jersey. The airplane was partially consumed by the post-impact fire and the two occupants onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178692 http://patch.com/new-jersey/caldwells/breaking-two-reportedly-killed-nj-plane-crash-0
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/08/plane_crashes_outside_essex_county_airport.html