Friday, August 26, 2016

Two seriously injured after a Cessna 172N Skyhawk small plane crashes into a house in Terre Haute, Indiana


 


Thursday, August 25, 2016 10:39PM
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WLS) -- A small plane crashed into a house in Terre Haute, Ind., Thursday.

The crash happened just a block away from a small airport. Two people were inside the plane and taken by helicopter to area hospitals.

The house was empty.

The cause of the crash is under investigation. 



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Date:

25-AUG-2016
Time:19:00+
Type:Silhouette image of generic C172 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna 172N Skyhawk
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N17SK
C/n / msn: 17273809
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location:NE of Sky King Airport (3I3), Terre Haute, IN -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted an off airport residential structure in Vigo County just beyond the departure end of Runway 8 at Sky King Airport (3I3), in Terre Haute, Indiana. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard received apparent serious injuries.
Sources: http://wthitv.com/2016/08/25/crews-on-the-scene-of-plane-crash-in-northern-vigo-county/
http://fox59.com/2016/08/25/small-plane-crashes-into-house-in-vigo-county/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=17SK
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000230068.html
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.5499585,-87.3699386,18z/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-us