Sunday, September 4, 2016

2 killed after a single-engine Bellanca plane strike the water in Trinity River in Texas in a vertical, nose down crash.

This is a Bellanca Citabria 7ECA



This is a Bellanca Super Viking plane




Two victims identified in small plane crash in Liberty County.

Updated 48 mins ago
LIBERTY COUNTY (KTRK) --

Two people are dead after a plane crash in Liberty County, authorities confirmed to Eyewitness News.

According to authorities, the single-engine Bellanca plane crashed into the Trinity River near Highway 105 bridge around 6:50pm Saturday.

The two men inside the plane have know been identified as pilot, Patrick Joseph Falterman, 26, of Cleveland, Texas, and his friend, Zach Esters, 25, visiting from Louisiana.

Witnesses say the plane was seen flying low over the river and appeared to be attempting "stunts" one of which appeared to be a backward "loop" when the engine stalled at the peak of the loop maneuver causing the aircraft to roll over and strike the water in a vertical, nose down crash.

"He was doing barrels and he climbed up to a certain height, and he went straight down," witness Joanne Gaines said. "He was doing a barrel roll and then I heard the engine stop and next thing I know he crashed into the river."

The FAA is investigating the crash.





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Date:

03-SEP-2016
Time: 18:55
Type: Bellanca
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Unknown
Location: Trinity River, Route 105, Liberty County, TX - United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:

Destination airport:

Narrative:
The aircraft impacted the waters of the Trinity River near the Highway 105 Bridge northwest of Moss Hill, Texas. The airplane sustained unreported damage and the two occupants on-board received fatal injuries.


Sources:
http://abc13.com/news/one-dead-in-plane-crash-in-liberty-county/1497662/
http://www.fox26houston.com/news/201193326-story
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2770585,-94.7978757,17z/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-us