MEC&F Expert Engineers : 12/10/17

Sunday, December 10, 2017

2 passengers killed, 2 injured after a Beechcraft B36 Bonanza crashed and burned at a residential building in Clairemont Mesa in San Diego, CA










An investigator examines the charged remains of a small Beech Bonanza plane that crash-landed and skidded into a house in Clairemont. Two onboard the plane died and two survived. (Hayne Palmour IV/ San Diego Union Tribune)

A single-engine plane with four people aboard crashed into a Clairemont home and burst into flames Saturday, killing two passengers and destroying the house, authorities said.

The accident occurred about 4:35 p.m. when the Beech B36 Bonanza crash-landed in the baseball field of Lafayette Elementary School and skidded into the back of a home on Chandler Drive near Mt. Abernathy Place.

Neighbors said a family with a baby are renting the house. They were not home at the time. Their two dogs perished inside the house, neighbors and authorities said.

The six-seat plane took off from Montgomery Field, a half-mile to the east, about 4:30 p.m., and shortly after the pilot radioed an engine failure, said San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Brian Fennessy. The pilot reported an attempt would be made the land back at the airport.

It appeared the pilot tried to land the plane in the open space of the schoolyard and adjacent park, the chief said. The plane hit the ground upright and traveled 100 to 200 yards, plowed through at least one fence, then smashed into the house.

Neighbors heard a loud explosion, saw flames and called 911 to report a house fire. Fennessy said firefighters didn’t know a plane had crashed until they got to the house and saw it.

The plane and back of the house were engulfed in flames by then and no rescue was possible of two people trapped in the aircraft, the fire chief said.

Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman said 50 officers headed to Chandler Drive, ready to help evacuate residents if the fire spread house to house.

Police officers saw a man and woman walking away from the fire, toward the park. Officers realized they were crash victims and got paramedics to assist them. The pilot and a passenger were taken to a hospital with burn injuries.

The names of the four victims were not released.

No one on the ground was injured.

Information on who owns the plane was also not available. The tail number burned up in the fire.

The street was lined with more than a dozen fire rigs for several hours.

The blaze was knocked down about 5 p.m. The home suffered extensive damage from both the fire and impact of the crash, the fire chief said.

Wade Treadwell, who lives on the street, said he was playing in nearby Olive Grove Community Park with his grandchildren when he heard a plane’s engine sputter.

The plane had just taken off, then turned, “like it was trying to get wind underneath its wings,” and then crashed, he said.

Donna Null, who lives across the street, said she heard an explosion and went outside, where she saw neighbors running toward the house.

Her son ran to the park and could see the tail of a plane sticking out of the house, she said.

Neighbors tried to get into the house, but said the doors were locked. They broke windows and began putting water on the flames from a garden hose until firefighters arrived.

Abe Bejjani, who lives next door to the house, said he was watching television when he heard a “big explosion” that he thought might have been a propane barbecue blowing up.

“All of a sudden, I see a big fire coming toward my house,” he said. He ran toward the flames and helped break the windows. They didn’t hear any cries for help or screaming, he said.

He went back and turned his hose on his roof to guard against embers setting it on fire, he said.

Bejjani’s daughter, Roula, said a firefighter brought over one of the dead dogs, known as Mr. Biggie.

“It could easily have been our house,” she said.

The FAA and National Transportation and Safety Board will be investigating what caused the plane to crash, officials said.









Date: 09-DEC-2017
Time: 14:40 LT
Type:
Beechcraft B36 Bonanza
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: NW of Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF), San Diego, CA - United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: Montgomery-Gibbs Exec (KMYF)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft impacted a residential building in Clairemont Mesa during the ensuing force landing attempt to open field terrain northwest of Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport (KMYF), San Diego, California. The airplane was partially consumed by the post-impact fire and two of the four occupants onboard were fatally injured. Two of the occupants onboard the aircraft received undisclosed injuries. There were no reported injuries on the ground.

Sources:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/sd-me-plane-crash-20171209-story.html
http://www.cbs8.com/story/37032636/reports-of-at-least-2-dead-after-small-plane-crashes-into-a-clairemont-home
http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/12/09/small-plane-crashes-in-clairemont/
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https://www.youtube.com/embed/-gxLuLJtCqs
https://www.google.com/maps/place/6266+Chandler+Dr,+San+Diego,+CA+92117/@32.8251149,-117.1703348,20z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x80dbff88ff265b15:0x8e8694c6c1e13d27?hl=en-us

EnviroTech Services, Inc. employee 35-year-old Jose Miguel Cisneros died after he inhaled toxic fumes while he was cleaning a tanker train car in Evans in northern Colorado





35-year-old Jose Miguel Cisneros died after he inhaled toxic fumes while he was cleaning a tanker train car in Evans in northern Colorado




Evans, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a worker died after he apparently inhaled toxic fumes while he was cleaning a train car in northern Colorado.

The Greeley Tribune reports 35-year-old Jose Miguel Cisneros and a co-worker were found unconscious in a maintenance rail yard in Evans on Tuesday. Cisneros, who worked for EnviroTech Services, Inc. in Greeley, died at a hospital, and the other man’s condition has not been released.

Investigators say the train car had been used to transport hazardous material.

No other information was released.



The EnviroTech Services, Inc. location where the poor worker died in Evans, Colorado is: 6850 47th Ave, Evans, CO 80645




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1 worker with EnviroTech Services, Inc. dead, 1 hospitalized in Evans hazardous material incidents


Tommy Simmons
December 5, 2017

Two men were rushed to North Colorado Medical Center Tuesday morning and one died after first responders found them unresponsive in a train rail car they'd been clearing of a hazardous material.

While names or ages of the men have not been released yet, Stephanie Cooke, spokeswoman for the Platte Valley Fire Protection District, confirmed first responders arrived about 8:30 a.m. in the 6000 block of 47th Avenue in Evans where the two men, who she said were Envirotech Services, Inc. employees, were cleaning a tanker railroad car. Cooke said first responders believe the men inhaled hazardous fumes. Both were taken to the hospital. She confirmed one of the men died and the second was in critical condition, per the last update she received.

Cooke said multiple agencies responded to the incident, including the LaSalle Fire Department, the LaSalle Police Department, the Evans Police Department and the Weld County Sheriff's office, in addition to emergency medical services.

As of late Tuesday night, she did not have any further information about the incident.



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Greeley resident identified as man who died in Evans hazardous material incident



December 8, 2017




This past Christmas, in his family's hometown of Long Beach, Calif., Jose Miguel Cisneros — "Miguel" to his family — gathered his brothers and sister and cousins together and told them they all needed to stick together.

It was a powerful revelation for the family, who had scattered through the years. Cisneros himself hadn't returned to California for 12 years, his family said. But he was the oldest of five children and, his family said, he'd always been the unifying force between them. If he said they needed to stick together, they would.

And they did. In fact, by the time Cisneros died Tuesday in a hazardous material incident in Evans, he'd been making plans to travel back to California for Christmas at the home of his younger brother, Danny Cisneros. Miguel Cisneros was found unresponsive about 8:30 a.m. that morning in a rail yard in the 6000 block of 47th Avenue in Evans, along with one other co-worker. Authorities believe the two men, who worked for EnviroTech Services in Greeley, were cleaning a rail car that had been carrying a hazardous material and inhaled the fumes. First responders rushed both men to North Colorado Medical Center, where Cisneros later died. The second man's condition has not been released, according to a news release from the Weld County Coroner's office.

Danny, who said he saw Miguel — 9 years his senior — as a father-figure, had been on the phone with him that morning before his death.  


"I spoke with him on the day of the accident," Danny said. "It was just 'I'll call you back, bro.' I missed a call later (that day) about 9 a.m. I don't know if it was paramedics calling."

Danny and Miguel talked all the time and not just about the good things. Three years ago, in the grip of a difficult time in his life, Danny told Miguel he wanted to kill himself. Miguel, being the father-figure he always had been to his youngest brother, reminded him he had more to live for, especially his kids. As he did for all his siblings when dark times arrived, he reminded Danny everything was going to get better. Life is hard, he'd say, but keep moving forward.


So Danny did, just as Miguel had throughout his life. He left Long Beach at 18 after graduating high school and moved to Alabama, where he took up various jobs such as working at a grocery store or in construction. He made his way to Greeley after that, where he got the job at EnviroTech. His family remembered him as a hard worker who made his two children and his family a priority, and he worked for them.

He'd had a relationship and a child in Alabama, but it was at church 11 years ago he met Maria Cisneros, his wife and the mother of his son. The life they built in Greeley was happy — Miguel worked and in his spare time, he took his family to the mountains because he always wanted to be outside, his son, David, said.

Miguel, like his siblings, spoke both English and Spanish, but Maria is not bilingual. When asked what were some of the things she loved most about her husband, she answered with two syllables, quick and confident: "Todo."

After a brief silence she repeated the word again. It was a statement, a fact.

"Todo" is the Spanish word for "everything."

Electrician Ivan Murl Bridgewater, III, 41, from Seymour, Indiana, died from blunt force trauma at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, KY

Electrician Ivan Murl Bridgewater, III, 41, from Seymour, Indiana, died from blunt force trauma at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, KY


















The cause of death for a 41-year-old man killed at the Ford Truck Plant in Louisville has been identified.

While authorities speculated electrocution as the cause of death, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday the man died from blunt force trauma.

His death was ruled an accident.

The man was identified as Ivan Bridgewater, 41, from Seymour, Indiana, according to Jefferson County deputy coroner Steve Moran. He was an electrician at the plant, according to Ford spokeswoman Kelli Felker.


Kentucky's Labor Cabinet began an investigation this week after an electrician was killed suddenly at the Ford truck plant in Louisville.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has 180 days to investigate the incident said Alex Englen, the deputy communications director for Kentucky's Labor Cabinet.

When officers arrived at the Kentucky Truck Plant just before 1 a.m., they found Louisville Metro Emergency Medical Services and Ford security trying to resuscitate the man.


LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell said Bridgewater died from electric shock in a statement. Felker, however, said, "any previous speculation regarding his cause of death by the police or Ford is premature and inaccurate."

An obituary page set-up for Bridgewater said he previously worked for Impact Forge before joining the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant.

"He was so proud to become a union member at the KTP where he felt as though he was family with his co-workers," the obituary states. "He was a great mentor and always encouraging his younger co-workers and friends. Ivan was an inspiration to work with and he always smiled and had a positive attitude."

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authorities are investigating the death of a man at a Ford truck plant in Kentucky.

Media outlets report that police responded to Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville just before 1 a.m. Saturday. Officers found emergency personnel and Ford security attempting to save the man.

Louisville police spokesman Dwight Mitchell said in a statement that the man died at the scene “as a result of electrical shock.”

WAVE-TV reports that the coroner’s office identified the man as 41-year-old Ivan Bridgewater, of Seymour, Indiana.

Kelli Felker, the manufacturing and labor communications manager at Ford, said in a statement that Ford is cooperating with the investigation.

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LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has confirmed the identity of the Ford plant worker killed early Saturday morning.

The victim was Ivan Bridgewater, 41, from Seymour, Indiana, the coroner's office said.

The cause of death is still pending.

Ford issued a statement on the death Saturday afternoon. The death happened early Saturday morning at their Kentucky Truck Plant.

The statement came from Kelli Felker, the Manufacturing and Labor Communications Manager at Ford:


We are deeply saddened by the death of an employee early this morning at Kentucky Truck Plant. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time.

We are cooperating with the investigation into the cause of death.

Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man was killed at the Ford Truck Plant. Police originally said the worker was electrocuted, which we reported earlier. Ford has clarified that the worker was not electrocuted.

LMPD confirmed that shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, they responded to a call of a person down at the Ford Plant on Chamberlain Lane. Officers arrived to find Ford Security and LMEMS administering CPR on a man.




The man died at the scene, LMPD said.

Ford has confirmed that the employee was an electrician.

Sources confirm to WAVE 3 News that the victim was working in the stamping department.

LMPD's Homicide Unit is investigating.




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UPDATE: Ford Plant Death, No Longer Thought To Be Electrocution, Investigated

Posted: Dec 09, 2017 3:20 PM EST



LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) — The Jefferson County Coroner's Office has confirmed the identity of the Ford plant worker killed early Saturday morning.

The victim was Ivan Bridgewater, 41, from Seymour, Indiana, the coroner's office said.

The cause of death is still pending.

Ford issued a statement on the death Saturday afternoon. The death happened early Saturday morning at their Kentucky Truck Plant.

The statement came from Kelli Felker, the Manufacturing and Labor Communications Manager at Ford: "We are deeply saddened by the death of an employee early this morning at Kentucky Truck Plant. Our condolences go out to his family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. We are cooperating with the investigation into the cause of death."

Louisville Metro Police are investigating after a man was killed at the Ford Truck Plant. Police originally said the worker was electrocuted, which we reported earlier. Ford has clarified that the worker was not electrocuted.

LMPD confirmed that shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, they responded to a call of a person down at the Ford Plant on Chamberlain Lane. Officers arrived to find Ford Security and LMEMS administering CPR on a man.


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Obituary for Ivan Murl Bridgewater III


Mr. Ivan M. Bridgewater, III, 41, of Seymour, passed away on December 9, 2017, at Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky. 


He was born on November 6, 1976, in Seymour, the son of Ivan M. Bridgewater Jr and Debra J. (Kelly) Alexander. 


He formerly worked for Impact Forge before joining the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant in Louisville, Kentucky.


He was so proud to become a union member at the KTP where he felt as though he was family with his co- workers. He was a great mentor and always encouraging his younger co-workers and friends. Ivan was an inspiration to work with and he always smiled and had a positive attitude.


He had a great love for his family and desire to be the best husband and father. He enjoyed the ocean, traveling, concerts, and gaming. He had a great respect for the history of his predecessors. 


After dating for five years, on October 8, 2012, he married the love of his life, Megan K. White, in Brown County state park in the Abe Martin Lodge Amphitheater. 


Ivan is survived by his lovely wife of five years, Megan, his son, Ivan M. Bridgewater IV; his mother; Debra Alexander and father; Ivan Bridgewater, Jr, stepmother, Diana Bridgewater; maternal grandmother, Leona Kelly; brother, David Bridgewater; sisters, Nicolette Banks, and Carina (Brad) Cole; two sisters-in law, Chrystal Lesage, and Kasey White; Father and Mother-in-law Kelsie White, Sr and Barbara (Fraley). He has six nieces; Lacey Mousa, Jasmine Banks, Deja Banks, Taylor Cole, Brooklyn Cole and Brooklyn Reynolds, and three nephews; Jeffery Cole, Kyle Hileman and Brenden Imlay.


Family and friends may gather at Voss and Sons Funeral Service on Tuesday, December 12, 2017 from 4 to 7 p.m. and from 12 noon until time of the Life Celebration service on Wednesday. 


A Life Celebration service will be held on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1 p.m. at Voss and Sons Funeral Service. 


Memorial checks may be written to the family.