Small plane crashes in Southwest Alaska
Author: Laurel Andrews
A commercially operated Cessna 206 crashed 12 miles northeast of Port Alsworth on Thursday, according to officials.
The plane was a Regal Air aircraft, and the pilot was the sole occupant, according to Megan Richotte, public information officer with Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
Alaska State Troopers were en route, Richotte said. A recovery mission would take place Thursday evening by both troopers and park rangers.
Brice Banning, senior aircraft accident investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board, said that NTSB investigators were also heading to the scene.
The plane had departed from Lake Hood Seaplane Base in West Anchorage, Banning said.
It was reported missing around 9:30 a.m., when the Rescue Coordination Center said a emergency locator transmitter had activated in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, according to Richotte.
A search party of Lake Clark National Park rangers responded, Richotte said. They found the plane around 1:45 p.m., according to Banning. It was found downed and burning in the Miller Creek drainage of the park.
Richotte described the area of the crash as "a forested valley bottom in mountainous terrain."
Port Alsworth is around 165 miles southwest of Anchorage.
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A 22-year-old man died Thursday when the single-engine plane he was piloting crashed in Southwest Alaska, according to authorities.
The pilot, identified as Joel Black of Ohio, was the only person onboard the Cessna 206, according to a statement from Lake Clark National Park and Preserve.
The National Transportation Safety Board said the plane was operated by Regal Air and carrying freight.
It departed from the Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage and was headed for "a remote landing site in the Bristol Bay area," said Brice Banning, NTSB senior aircraft accident investigator.
Banning said Friday he did not have a more specific destination and did not yet have information on what time the plane left Anchorage.
A woman who answered the phone at Regal Air on Friday morning declined to comment.
Megan Richotte, public information officer with Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, said the plane was reported missing around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, when the Rescue Coordination Center said an emergency locator transmitter had activated inside of the vast national park.
Around 1:45 p.m., park rangers found the plane, downed and burning in the Miller Creek drainage about 12 miles northeast of Port Alsworth.
Richotte described the area of the crash as "a forested valley bottom in mountainous terrain."
Alaska State Troopers and park rangers recovered the pilot's body Thursday night, Richotte said. The body was flown to the medical examiner's office in Anchorage, she said.
Banning said he expected an NTSB investigator to travel to the scene of the crash Friday. He said what caused the crash remained under investigation.
Date: 27-JUL-2017
Time: 09:30 a.m.
Type: 
Cessna U206G Stationair
Owner/operator: Regal Air
Registration: N1749R
C/n / msn: U20604963
Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Miller Creek drainage, 12 miles northeast of Port Alsworth, Alaska - 
United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature: Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Lake Hood Seaplane Base (PALH)
Destination airport: Bristol Bay, AK
Narrative:
The plane was found burnt. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2017/07/27/small-plane-crash-reported-near-port-alsworth/
http://www.ktva.com/small-plane-crashes-near-lake-clark-pass-no-word-casualties-728/
https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/aviation/2017/07/28/pilot-killed-in-southwest-alaska-plane-crash/
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http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1749R
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/8639422
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000642678.html
RALLS COUNTY, Mo. (WGEM) -
A plane crashed in southern Ralls County, Missouri, Thursday morning, killing two people, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
MSHP Sgt. Eric Brown said troopers were called to help search for the plane at 11:24 p.m. He said the plane crashed six miles northwest of Laddonia, Missouri.
"Anytime we receive a request for a search and rescue style incident such as this, you always prepare yourself for the worst," Brown said.
According to a news release, Troop F headquarters in Jefferson City, Missouri, was requested by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center to help locate a missing aircraft.
MSHP stated the plane left Mexico, Missouri, and was headed to Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Authorities said crews were able to find the wreckage because of GPS coordinates they were provided.
"Those coordinates were crucial in locating this crash quickly," Brown said. "Even with the coordinates it can be very difficult. As you can tell out here there is no artificial lighting at all, the crash wreckage is very low to the ground, and the soybeans effectively hide it."
MSHP reported the 2003 Zenith 701 single-engine plane was found crashed in a soybean field at 12:56 a.m. Investigators said it was determined the plane crashed early Thursday morning.
"We estimate the time of the crash to actually have occurred around 4:50 in the morning on Thursday," Brown said at the crash site. "So several hours, lots of hours had gone by prior to emergency crews in this area being notified to begin searching for this missing aircraft."
The two occupants, identified as Bobby Faulkner, 41, and Shannon Faulkner, 41, both of Greenwood, Arkansas, were pronounced dead at the scene by the Ralls County coroner, the release stated.
MSHP reported Bobby Faulkner was believed to be the pilot.
Officials with the Federal Aviation Administration arrived to the crash site Friday to investigate. It's unclear what caused the crash.
Bobby Faulkner was featured in a story by NBC affiliate KNWA, out of Rogers, Arkansas. You can see the story here.
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RALLS COUNTY, Mo. (WLUK) -- Two people on their way to Oshkosh were killed when their plane crashed in Missouri.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center contacted troopers around 11:30 p.m. Thursday to help search for a missing plane. The plane had recently taken off from an airport in Mexico, Missouri.
Just before 1 a.m. Friday, crews found a single-engine plane crashed in a soybean field near Laddonia, Missouri. Both people in the plane were pronounced dead at the scene. They were identified as Bobby Faulkner and Shannon Faulkner, both 41, of Greenwood, Arkansas.
Investigators believe Bobby Faulkner was the pilot.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been called in to investigate.
Officials did not say whether the plane was headed to Oshkosh for EAA AirVenture.
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The ability to fly comes in all shapes and sizes. On Adventure Arkansas, we’ve flown planes, helicopters, flyboards, parasails all over, but it’s time to add another aerial object for us to see the beauty of the Natural State.
Greenwood pilot Bobby Faulkner took our 5NEWS crew up into the skies on a Powered Parachute in this week's Adventure Arkansas.
"There’s nothing like it," Faulkner said. "I mean when you’re up in the air your troubles are behind you and you’re just free."
First we made sure everything was good to go on the ground. Then, with Bobby in the driver’s seat, Jay Plyburn, Krystle Sherrell and Sean Bailey each took off to soak in the sights from new heights.
"That’s the most exciting part," Faulkner said. "I love taking people up for the first time. They were just like you and screaming and hollering and saying, 'Oh I can’t believe this!'I haven’t taken anyone yet who hasn’t enjoyed this."
We got to about 800 feet up, flying over pastures and fields all with the Ouachitas, Sugar Loaf Mountain and Cavanaugh Hill in the distance. The humidity was not our friend though
"We could probably see 75-80 miles on a good, clear day but of course we are having a lot of humidity now," he explained.
While going as high as possible was fun, spiraling back down when the fan was turned off was the biggest thrill. Of course we had to come back down to earth after having our head in the clouds.
To fly a powered parachute, you would need a sports pilot license, which includes 12 hours of flight time training.
If you would like to see sights over the River Valley, call Faulkner at 479-719-9153 to set up a flight.
Date: 27-JUL-2017
Time: 23:30
Type: 
Zenair CH 701 SP
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N701XL
C/n / msn: 7-4618
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Ralls County, MI - United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature: Private
Departure airport: Mexico Mem'l (KMYJ)
Destination airport: Wittman Rgn'l (KOSH)
Narrative:
The experimental Smith built CH 701 SP, sustained substantial damage upon impact in a soybean NW of Laddonia and E of Mexico, Missouri, enroute to EAA Adventure 2017 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Both occupants died in the crash.
Sources:
http://fox11online.com/news/local/fox-cities/oshkosh-bound-plane-crashes-in-missouri-2-dead
http://www.mexicoledger.com/news/20170728/breaking-two-die-in-ralls-county-plane-crash
http://www.wgem.com/story/35994929/2017/07/Friday/2-killed-in-ralls-county-plane-crash
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:733652478614::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:27-JUL-17,MEXICO,N701XL
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Prairie+View+Rd,+Laddonia,+MO+63352/@39.3594043,-91.6804369,18z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x87ddad63f0b5f009:0xb93d1419d1a682a5?hl=en-us
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N701XL
http://zenair.com
Friday, July 28, 2017 11:59PM
PENNSAUKEN, N.J. (WPVI) --
A boom truck struck an overpass so hard that it twisted a railroad track on the bridge above in Pennsauken, Camden County Friday afternoon.
It happened around 3:45 p.m. on River Road near Derousse Avenue.
A witness says the truck driver for Robinson Waste Disposal of Bellmawr did not realize his boom was raised, when he tried to make it under 13-point-8 feet of clearance.
There were no reports of any injuries.
The ACRL service will remain suspended at least through the weekend between Philadelphia and Cherry Hill.
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PENNSAUKEN, NJ — Part of NJ Transit’s Atlantic City Line will be suspended for at least part of the weekend after a boom truck hit a bridge Friday afternoon.
Service in both directions was suspended between Pennsauken and Cherry Hill after the truck traveling with its boom in the up position struck the bridge near River Road, east of the Pennsauken Station.
A photo of the overpass shows the rails were also damaged by the strike.
NJ Transit will provide bus service between the two stations during the closure.
The station also offers access to the River Line light rail, which will cross-honor tickets. PATCO will also cross-honor and offer service between Lindenwold and Philadelphia.
NJ Transit did not know how long repairs to the rails and bridge will take.
It’s the third mishap in New Jersey this week involving a truck.
During the Wednesday morning commute, a dump truck overturned its load of pavement sand onto Route 440 northbound between the New Jersey Turnpike and Garden State Parkway, creating heavy traffic throughout the area.
A dump truck with its bed in the up position struck the Glenside Avenue overpass over Route 78 in Summit at the start of the morning commute on Thursday, which led to big delays. The overpass was not damaged in the strike.
'Worst Experience of My Life': 30 Hurt, Some Seriously, When Ferry Makes Hard Landing at Midtown Terminal: FDNY
A fire official said the ferry was going faster than normal as it approached the dock
By Checkey Beckford
At least 30 people were injured, some seriously, when a New York Water Taxi hit a dock on the West Side of Manhattan Friday
Passengers recalled the ferry moving to fast before it suddenly slammed into the dock
One passenger called it, "the worst experience of my life"
A New York Water Taxi made a hard landing against the dock at a ferry terminal on Manhattan's West Side Friday evening, injuring at least 30 people, fire officials say.
The FDNY says the vessel struck Pier 79, near Lincoln Tunnel on the West Side, on Friday just after 4 p.m.
FDNY Manhattan Borough Commander Roger Sakowich said the man at the helm of the ferry wasn't able to stop as the boat moved too quickly to the dock.
"It was going a little faster than normal," Sakowich said. "He was reversing, didn't reverse as quick as he thought, and he hit abruptly. The people who were getting ready to disembark, a lot of them were thrown forward."
At Least 30 Hurt When Ferry Makes Hard Landing in NYC
Dozens of people were hurt when a ferry carrying 125 people made a hard landing while docking at a terminal in Manhattan. Checkey Beckford reports.(Published Friday, July 28, 2017)
Witnesses also said it felt like the ferry was going to fast before it suddenly slammed into the dock. Some said they saw passengers violently lurched forward upon impact.
Thirty people had injuries ranging from minor to serious, but none are life-threatening, according to fire officials. Most injuries were to passengers' heads and backs; at least one child had a head injury.
Fire officials initially said some passengers were being evaluated for minor injuries, mostly bumps and bruises.
Ferry Has Hard Landing on West Side
Eight minor injuries were caused by the hard landing.(Published Friday, July 28, 2017)
EMS were evaluating people sitting on benches near a ferry dock, and several people were seen on stretchers.
Lesbia Fuentes was on the ferry with her young daughter when it hit the dock.
"It was horrible, it was the worst experience of my life," Fuentes said, adding that her daughter had a minor injury.
The Maritime Association of the Port of New York and New Jersey is investigating the cause of the crash.
New York Water Taxi operates a fleet of 12 vessels of four classes with
most of them being named for what the company refers to as "the unsung heroes of the New York Harbor". The 67.1-foot (20.5 m) Ed Rogowsky is the one that crashed.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Thirty people were injured when a New York water taxi made a hard landing into a ramp in the Hudson River.
The vessel was coming from New Jersey when it struck an access ramp at West 39th Street and 12th Avenue shortly after 4 p.m.
“This afternoon, as it was approaching the pier, it was going a little faster than normal. It was reversing, didn’t reverse as quickly as he thought, and hit the pier abruptly,” FDNY Manhattan Borough Commander Roger Sakowich told CBS2’s Jessica Moore. “People were getting ready to disembark, and a lot of them were thrown forward.”
The FDNY said the injuries range from minor to serious, though none are life threatening.
(Credit: Sharon Barnes-Waters/1010 WINS)
(Credit: Sharon Barnes-Waters/1010 WINS)
Other passengers should expect delays.
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WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A New York Water Taxi hit the dock on the West Side of Manhattan on Friday afternoon.
It happened just after 4 p.m. at Pier 79 at 40th Street and the West Side Highway in Manhattan.
EMS reports that 30 people were injured. Their injuries range from minor to serious, but none are life threatening.
Friday, July 28, 2017 04:41PM
NEPTUNE, New Jersey (WABC) -- Several people were injured in a multi-vehicle accident in New Jersey Friday morning.
The crash happened at Route 33 and Union Avenue in Neptune.
Three cars were involved in the crash, one of which split in half.
Four patients were transported by Neptune EMS.
Police are investigating the crash. Route 33 has since re-opened.
Speed kills. The statistics show that the majority of people killed/injured in traffic accidents are the result of speeding. Judging from the massive damage to one of the cars, speed was involved in this heavily traveled Corlies Avenue (Route 33).
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NEPTUNE, NJ -- Four people have been seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Route 33 Friday, Neptune officials said.
At least one person was ejected from one of the three cars, police said. The crash happened near the intersection of Union Avenue, police said, and resulted in the closure of Route 33 from Hamilton Avenue to Route 35 for at least two hours.
Photos taken by the police department show one car broken in half from the impact, and pieces of the vehicles strewn about.
Identities of the four injured people and their status were not available Friday afternoon. A Neptune Township Police watch commander said he had no further information as of 4:30 p.m.
Neptune and Neptune City EMS transported the injured to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, police said. The Neptune Office of Emergency Management also responded.
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NEPTUNE, NJ --
Neptune police reopened Route 33 after a three-car crash that left a tan sedan in pieces.
Several police cruisers blocked off Route 33, locally known as Corlies Avenue, as the mangled remains of a tan sedan's trunk were loaded onto a tow truck. The truck backed up to retrieve the rest of the car.
Two other cars, a white sedan and a silver SUV were towed from the scene of the crash.
It is unclear how many people were involved in the crash and how many injuries there were. Neptune police said information was not immediately available.
