Worker Jesus Pimentel, 51, died after getting caught between two machines while he was operating equipment at the Shaw Plant 23 in Dalton, Georgia

Dalton, Georgia


51-Year-Old Worker At Shaw Facility At Dalton Dies In Plant Accident
Tuesday, October 31, 2017

A 51-year-old employee at the Shaw Plant in Dalton died Monday night in an accident at the facility.

Jesus Pimentel died while he was operating equipment at Plant 23.

Called to the scene were the Dalton Fire Department, Dalton Police and Whitfield County EMS.

The plant was temporarily shut down after the incident.

Thoughts but no prayers for the dead worker's family

Shaw spokeswoman Susan Farris said in a statement, 

"There is nothing more important to Shaw than the health and safety of every associate and we are investigating this incident. The plant will be temporarily shut down during this time. Our thoughts are with the associate's family during this difficult time."   No prayers for the poor worker who lost his life?


The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating after a 51-year-old worker was killed in an accident at Shaw Plant 23 in Dalton Monday night.

OSHA spokesman Michael D'Aquino says that the Dalton site where the incident occurred was last inspected in 2015. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

Company Profile

A global flooring provider

Shaw Industries Group, Inc. supplies carpet, resilient, hardwood, laminate, tile and stone flooring products and synthetic turf to residential and commercial markets worldwide. We are a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. with approximately 20,000 associates worldwide. Shaw is headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, with salespeople and/or offices located throughout the U.S. as well as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, India, Mexico, Singapore, United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

Captured Muslim terrorist Sayfullo Saipov, 29, started planning the Home Depot truck attack that killed 8 people about a year ago

NYC terror suspect planned bigger attack involving Brooklyn Bridge, asked for ISIS flag at hospital



Wednesday, November 01, 2017 11:19PM
LOWER MANHATTAN, New York (WABC) -- New details about the truck rampage suspect's apparent plan to carry out a deadly Halloween attack in New York City emerged late Wednesday.

Prosecutors said 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov was inspired by ISIS videos he had watched on his cellphone. He started planning the attack about a year ago while in the U.S. -- and two months ago, he decided to use a truck.

The plan was carried out on Halloween because he believed there would be more people on the street, investigators said. The plan he executed followed instructions ISIS posted online for a truck attack "to a T."

Video and still images from traffic and surveillance cameras along the route of the attack show Saipov drove the rented Home Depot pickup truck carefully -- and at moderate speed -- until he entered the bike path at Houston Street in Lower Manhattan and accelerated.





Police arrest the suspect identified as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov from Tampa, Florida. (illmaticnyc/Instagram)

The nearly one-mile-long attack that killed eight people and injured about a dozen others spanned more than a mile, before the suspect crashed into a school bus and ran away. As he waved two fake guns, an NYPD officer shot him in the hip. He's expected to survive.

Eyewitness News obtained video taken by a Stuyvesant High School student that shows the driver running erratically around in the street, in between passing cars, dressed in dark clothing and carrying the weapons.

This photo shows him in police custody following the incident:




(Photo/@Illmaticnyc via Instagram)

Investigators said Saipov rented a truck on October 22 -- nine days before the bike path attack in Lower Manhattan -- so that he could practice making turns.


His plan was more elaborate than what was carried out. Prosecutors said he planned to drive onto the Brooklyn Bridge after the bike path attack to continue to hit more pedestrians, but was stopped after he struck the school bus and the truck became inoperable.

Saipov even planned to drive around with ISIS flags on the truck, but decided against it to not draw attention to himself, court documents said.

While in the hospital after his capture, he asked to fly an ISIS flag in his hospital room and said "he felt good about what he had done."

Law enforcement officials brought him to his arraignment by wheelchair Wednesday. No cameras are allowed, but here's a look at Saipov via sketch:





New York City terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov appeared in court on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. (Jane Rosenberg)

Following the attack, officers recovered various items through their investigation. The two fake guns Saipov was allegedly carrying were identified as a paintball gun and a pellet gun. From inside the rental truck, officers also recovered three knives, a wallet with a Florida driver's license, two cellphones and a stun gun.

A handwritten note investigators found was 10 feet from the driver's door of the truck and contained both Arabic and English. The Arabic portion of the note said "No God but God and Muhammad is his Prophet" and "Islamic Supplication. It will endure." "It will endure" refers to ISIS.

Law enforcement officials also obtained a search warrant to go through the phones and they found:

-- On cellphone 1, 90 videos and 3,800 images of ISIS-related propaganda, many showing ISIS fighters killing people and instructions on bomb making

-- On cellphone 2, they found Internet searches for the Home Depot in Passaic (done on October 4), a search for "Halloween in nyc" (on October 15) and a search for Home Depot truck rentals (on October 18).

Prosecutors announced federal terrorism charges against Saipov late Wednesday, which means he can get the death penalty if convicted -- even though New York state has no death penalty.

BEFORE THE ATTACK

Officials say Saipov entered the United States through JFK Airport from Uzbekistan in 2010. He came under what is called the 'Diversity Visa Program,' which offers a lottery for people from countries with few immigrants in America.
He had a green card that allowed permanent legal residence. After entering the country, he reportedly went from Ohio to Tampa, Florida and then to Paterson, New Jersey, where he lived with his wife and three children for several years.

Saipov was also the registered statutory agent for a pair of Ohio-based trucking companies: Sayf Motors Inc. in Cincinnati, and Bright Auto LLC in Cuyahoga Falls.
Uber confirmed that Saipov had worked as an Uber driver, and the company said he had passed a background check but has since been banned from the app.

"We are horrified by this senseless act of violence," an Uber spokesperson said in a statement. "Our hearts are with the victims and their families. We have reached out to law enforcement to provide our full assistance."


OPINION
People are wrong when they call these Muslims "radical" jihadists.  These people are not necessarily radical;  they can be "militants", a much broader category of Muslims.  

So, the problem we are facing is much bigger that people think.  Imagine the ways these people can hurt the general population: poisoning the food, the water supplies, etc.  Contaminating the food at restaurants where many of these Muslims work.  So, you have been per-warned;  do not claim that you are surprised next time you see a Muslim link to a poisoning case.

At least three people killed in a 14-vehicle crash on Highway 400 near Barrie, Canada; five trucks, including two fuel tankers, were involved in the crash

The 14-vehicle pileup, that occurred late Tuesday, is believed to have been triggered by a transport truck crashing into slowing traffic

Three people are confirmed dead after a fiery crash involving at least 14 vehicles on Highway 400 south of Barrie and Ontario Provincial Police are warning that the death toll could rise.

It happened on the northbound lanes of the highway north of Highway 88 at around 11:20 p.m. on Tuesday.

Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says that traffic had slowed down along the highway due to a three-vehicle collision about one kilometre up the road when the pileup happened.



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A fatal vehicle pileup north of Toronto that closed a stretch of highway in both directions south of Barrie, Ont. is shown on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov



South Simcoe Police provided detour information for Tuesday night's fatal crash and ensuing closure. (CP24)



Vehicles are shown on fire following a collision involving at least 14 vehicles on Highway 400. (Kerry Schmidt/OPP)



Sgt. Kerry Schmidt with OPP is seen talking to OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes at the scene of the deadly crash on Highway 400 near Highway 89 on Wednesday. (CP24/Nick Dixon)



Police and fire investigators survey the devastation at a massive 14-vehicle crash on Highway 400 near Barrie on November 1, 2017.



An aerial view of a devastating crash on Highway 400 near Barrie where at least 14 vehicles were involved and at least two people killed on Nov. 1, 2017.

Schmidt said that five trucks, including two fuel tankers, were involved in the crash. Schmidt said that “massive fireballs and massive explosions” reduced most of the vehicles to “shells” with “nothing left.”

H said that “twisted transport trucks, destroyed vehicles and metal that is unrecognizable as to whether it is even a vehicle” now litter the roadway of a scene that is almost “apocalyptic.”

“It really is the most unbelievable scene I have ever seen,” he told CP24. “I don’t really know how to explain it but the people that are there on the scene right now and the first responders who were there were just shocked and amazed. It is beyond description.”

Driver inattention a possible factor

Schmidt said that while the cause of the collision remains unknown, driver inattention is being investigated as a possible leading factor.

One witness who spoke with CP24 at the scene said that he saw one commercial vehicle collide with the back of another truck that was carrying vehicles, causing a chain-reaction collision.

“The transport truck literally rolled right up the vehicle transport,” the man said. “After that I heard some popping sounds and then a loud explosion right above the roof of my vehicle. I got out and just looked back. It was just one explosion after another.

Schmidt said that both fuel trucks were “consumed by fire” following the crash.

He said that the fire then quickly spread along the highway, igniting other vehicles.

A number of people were taken to hospital following the wreck but Schmidt said that all of them have non-life threatening injuries.

Speaking with reporters at the scene on Wednesday afternoon, OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes said the accident could have been “considerably worse.”

“This could have been 100 times worse and it is a miracle that we don’t have about 25 bodies down there,” he said.

‘People were literally running for their lives

Schmidt said that seven or eight different fire departments responded to the wreck.

He said that the crews on scene ultimately decided to let the fuel burn off for environmental reasons after successfully containing the fire, a process that took about two-and-a-half hours.

“As the fuel was flowing out of the trailers, which were split wide open, the fire was rolling down the highway and that is why we initially closed it (Hwy. 400) up at Highway 9,” Schmidt said. “People were literally running for their lives to not be encompassed by the moving fire that was on the highway and was down in the ditch.”

Members of the OPP’s emergency response team are currently on scene searching the charred vehicles and Schmidt said that forensics officials will likely help with the identification of victims.

Meanwhile, answers for why the deadly crash may have occurred are few and far between.

“There is no reason why a driver, especially an elevated driver in a large vehicle, would not be able to see slowing traffic up ahead,” Schmidt said.

Call for coroner’s inquest

The collision come six day after Hawkes held a news conference to express concern about a spike in crashes involving transport trucks where inattentiveness is to blame.

At the time, Hawkes said that while most transport truck drivers utilize caution on the roads a small percentage don’t and are essentially travelling in “ticking time bombs.”

“Nobody’s life should be lost as a result of this but unfortunately it is happening time and time again and it seems to be getting worse,” Hawkes said on Wednesday. “We have to take this seriously.”

Hawkes said that collisions involving transport trucks only represent about 12 per cent of crashes on Ontario highways but account for 25 per cent of all fatalities.

“That to me is a reminder that we have to do whatever we can and work with whomever possible in order to prevent this from happening,” he said.

Given the surge in fatal wrecks, many eerily similar to the one Tuesday night, Ontario Safety League President and CEO Brian Patterson said it may be time for a coroner’s inquest.

“There is something wrong here,” he told CP24 on Wednesday, noting that more than 60 people have now died in collision involving transport trucks on Ontario highways this year. “No other sector would have this many fatalities and not have it addressed by the coroner.”

Patterson said that the coroner would be able to “bring in the best and brightest” from across the province to study the increase in collisions involving commercial vehicles.

He conceded that some trucking companies are spending “hundreds of thousands of dollars” on improving safety in their fleet but he said that clearly there is a problem that needs to be addressed.

“I deal with so many incredible fleets and I don’t buy that it is just the problem of truck drivers, so we have to focus on the bad apples,” he said.

Highway 400 is closed in both directions between County Road 88 and Highway 89.

South Simcoe Police say detours are in place, with southbound passenger vehicles asked to divert off of the highway at Highway 89 and head south on 5th or 10th Sideroad until they reach Highway 88.

Northbound passenger vehicles are asked to divert onto 5th or 10th Sideroad from the Highway 88 exit.

Trucks are asked to use Highway 27, west of Highway 400, between highways 88 and 89.

Schmidt said that the highway itself sustained significant damage in the fire and will likely have to be repaved.

The closure will remain in place throughout the day with a possibility that the highway may not fully reopen until tomorrow morning, according to Schmidt. 



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It's time for action, OPP commissioner tells trucking industry after fatal crash


Sgt. Kerry Schmidt with OPP is seen talking to OPP Commissioner Vince Hawkes at the scene of the deadly crash on Highway 400 near Highway 89 on Wednesday. (CP24/Nick Dixon)


Peter Goffin, The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, November 1, 2017



TORONTO, CANADA - The trucking industry needs to take a close look at the way it conducts business in the aftermath of a deadly multi-vehicle crash that authorities believe was caused by a transport truck driver, the head of Ontario's provincial police said Wednesday.

The OPP will do “what it takes” to end distracted driving by truckers, commissioner Vince Hawkes said near the scene of the collision on Highway 400 that killed three people.

The 14-vehicle pileup, that occurred late Tuesday, is believed to have been triggered by a transport truck crashing into slowing traffic, police said. It came just days after Hawkes put truck drivers “on notice” for being inattentive while behind the wheel.


“Unfortunately this is what we see time and time again and ... the trend is getting worse,” Hawkes said, noting that commercial vehicles are involved in a quarter of fatal collisions investigated by the OPP.

“You'll find that most of the major trucking companies are well down the line of looking at advanced (safety) technology,” Hawkes noted. “But if the driver is still distracted, whether they're watching television or they're texting or they're eating a sandwich ... when the traffic is stopped ahead, the devastation is going to happen.”

The Ontario Trucking Association said, however, that there was a 66 per cent decrease in the fatality rate of large truck collisions between 1995 and 2014, despite a 75 per cent rise in large truck vehicle registrations.

“It's a reflection of the overall commitment (to safety) by management and professional truck drivers,” association president Stephen Laskowski said. “We're one of the few industries that shares its workplace with the motoring public and we accept that responsibility, and we work towards excellence in terms of road safety.”

Technological advancements have helped cap truck speeds and improve vehicle stability, Laskowski said. But there are still some “bad apples” in the trucking world, he added.

“The vast majority of trucking companies do it right but unfortunately some don't, and we do want to put them on notice,” he said.

The Ontario Safety League, which advocates for traffic safety, called on the Office of the Chief Coroner of Ontario to conduct a review of fatalities on 400-series highways involving both commercial and private vehicles.

“I don't know what that magic bullet is,” league president Brian Patterson said of the number of traffic-related deaths in Ontario. “Is it fatigue, is it training, is it keeping distractions out of the interior of vehicles?”

Hawkes said a coroner's inquiry into distracted driving could help resolve the issue.

“It will open up not only what ... law enforcement are saying about the challenges of distracted driving on the highway, but that these trucks are in essence missiles travelling down the highway,” Hawkes said.

Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca called the crash “horrific” and said that if the coroner decides to conduct an inquest, the ministry will fully co-operate.

“I don't believe that particular stretch of highway, from an infrastructure prospective, should be anymore dangerous than other stretches of highway,” he said. “But I do want to hear back from the OPP.”

In July, the Ministry of Transportation made it mandatory for entry-level truck drivers to go through over 100 hours of training before receiving their license.

“We don't think that our work is done,” Del Duca said. “Whether it's additional legislation around distracted driving or drug impaired driving or whether it's training for our truck drivers, whether it's working with road safety partners, the Ministry of Transportation is determined to produce safe outcomes for travelling public.”

Developer South Beach Group Hotels (SBGH) has filed a lawsuit against Miami-based Allied Roofing’s Fidelity GBH Group over hurricane-related damage at a construction site in Miami Beach

Developer sues Miami-based contractor over Hurricane Irma damage
by Lyle Adriano

October 31, 2017
  
Developer South Beach Group Hotels (SBGH) has filed a lawsuit against a contractor over hurricane-related damage at a construction site in Miami Beach.


The developer and its affiliates alleged that the contractor, Miami-based Allied Roofing’s Fidelity GBH Group, was negligent in its duties and had breached its contract. The suit was filed in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court this month.

North Beach Properties II, one of SBGH’s affiliates, stated that the contractor left the roof on one of its properties unfinished at the time of Hurricane Irma’s arrival in the area, which led to extensive damage to the property.

Allied Roofing was hired to build new roofs for three buildings – one at 6755 Harding Avenue, the other at 8320 Harding Avenue and the last at 2365 Pinetree Drive in Miami Beach.

Marcial Garcia, Allied Roofing owner, told The Real Deal that his workers completed all three roofing jobs, but were unable to perform a complete final inspection for the roof at the 6755 Harding Avenue building – the building where part of its roof blew off during the storm.


6755 Harding Ave is a multi-family home in Miami Beach, FL 33141. This 15,547 square foot multi-family home sits on a 0.38 acre lot and features 30 bedrooms and 30 bathrooms. This property was built in 1953 and last sold for $4,800,000.

 
SBGH’s suit alleged that the roofing company did not complete the roof installation, nor close the permits. Garcia has also filed a lien on the property for unpaid work.

“We are entitled to get paid for the work we did,” he said. “If roofing companies had to be responsible for the damage sustained by hurricanes, we would be out of business.”


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Hurricane Irma produced a lawsuit between a Miami Beach hotel group and its roofer less than a month after the wind cleared.

South Beach Group Hotels Inc., owner and operator of hotels in Miami Beach, said its roof at 6755 Harding Ave. was destroyed by the Sept. 10 storm because Allied Roofing didn’t secure the roof correctly and used subpar materials and shoddy workmanship, according to the complaint.

The Oct. 3 complaint alleging negligence, breach of contract and breach of covenant of good faith and fair dealing, which was first reported by The Real Deal, was filed by limited liability companies affiliated with the hotel owner against Fidelity GBH Group Inc., Allied Roofing’s registered name in Florida.

The owner claims the roofer didn’t finish the roof work — something Allied Roofing President Marcial Garcia denied.

Allied Roofing finished the work about a day before the storm but didn’t have enough time for a city inspection before Irma blew through, Garcia said. The hurricane made landfall Sept. 10 on Cudjoe Key and traveled up the peninsula in the following days.

The contractor is not responsible for the damaged roof because it completed the work to the city and manufacturer specifications, Garcia said. He speculated the roof damage might have been caused because the building under renovation had no doors or windows.

“The hurricane went into the building and from the bottom blew the roof off,” he said. “If you are in your house during a hurricane and there’s no windows, the air comes in and blows the roof off. That’s basically what happened.”

Aside from the storm claims, South Beach Group Hotels also alleged Allied Roofing used subpar materials and handiwork on two other properties under its contract.

Allied Roofing failed “to use appropriate and reasonable materials and/or appropriate and reasonable workmanship in the installation of the roofs” and, as a result, the hotels “suffered and will continue to suffer economic losses and other general and specific damages,” the complaint said.

The company is asking for compensatory damages and pre- and post-judgment interest.

Garcia denied the allegations, saying Allied Roofing used materials manufactured by GAF. Its website identifies it as North America’s largest commercial and residential roofing manufacturer.

For its part, Allied Roofing made claims of its own against the hotel operator. South Beach Group Hotels still owes it money for some of its work, Garcia said. Allied Roofing filed a lien for $21,400 on Oct. 13. That’s the amount the contractor insists it’s owed under the $53,000 contract for work on the Harding Avenue property.

The three-property contract was signed Feb. 13, according to the complaint. Two are at 6755 and 8320 Harding Ave., according to the Miami-Dade Circuit Court complaint and Allied Roofing.

The location of the third property is in dispute. The hotel company said it was 2365 Pine Tree Drive, but Allied Roofing said it was 7600 Harding Ave. Both are owned by LLCs affiliated with South Beach Group Hotels.

Joshua Entin, the South Beach Group Hotels attorney who filed the complaint, and the hotel group didn’t respond requests for comment by deadline.

South Beach Group Hotels owns the Chesterfield Hotel & Suites at 855 Collins Ave. and apartment-hotels, such as the Tradewinds at 2365 Pine Tree Drive and Seaside Apartment Hotel at 7500 Collins Ave., according to its website.

Jason Kellogg, a partner at Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman in Miami, said more lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Irma might arise in the coming months.

“After Wilma, we were helping clients file lawsuits six months to a year after the storm,” he said in an email.

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Miami Beach developer sues contractor over Hurricane Irma damage
Contractor filed lien against property for unpaid work

By Katherine Kallergis | October 26, 2017 08:45AM



Alan Lieberman with the property at 6755 Harding Avenue in Miami Beach (Credit: Getty Images)

Alan Lieberman’s South Beach Group Hotels is suing a contractor over damage to a construction site in Miami Beach, alleging negligence and breach of contract.

Affiliates of the hospitality firm filed the lawsuit against Miami-based Allied Roofing’s Fidelity GBH Group Inc. in Miami-Dade County Circuit Court this month. North Beach Properties II is alleging that the contractor left the roof on one of its properties unfinished at the time of Hurricane Irma, leading to extensive damage.

Allied Roofing was hired to build new roofs for the building at 6755 Harding Avenue, 8320 Harding Avenue and 2365 Pinetree Drive in Miami Beach. Owner Marcial Garcia told The Real Deal that his workers completed all three, but that he wasn’t able to get a final inspection completed for the property at 6755 Harding Avenue, where part of the roof blew off during the storm.

The lawsuit alleges the roofing company didn’t complete the installation of the roof and close the permits and that Allied refused to install a completed roof. Garcia also filed a lien on the property for unpaid work.
“We are entitled to get paid for the work we did,” he said. “If roofing companies had to be responsible for the damage sustained by hurricanes, we would be out of business.”

South Beach Group affiliates allege that Allied used “the same inferior materials and/or inferior workmanship” for all three properties. Garcia said he used materials from GAF, the largest roofing manufacturer in North America, and the same crew for all three buildings. The roof likely blew off, he said, because the building had no windows and doors. Winds during intense hurricanes and tornados can rip through properties, causing pressure to build inside a structure.

Property records show North Beach Properties II LLC, which leads back to Lieberman’s PCCO Inc., paid $4.8 million last year for the two-story, 30-unit apartment building at 6755 Harding Avenue. No financing was recorded.

South Beach Group has 18 hotels in its portfolio, according to the company’s website. Last year, Lieberman paid $5.5 million for a development site in North Beach.

Lieberman said he wasn’t familiar with the suit and couldn’t immediately comment on it.

Pilot George Howard Chartress III, 62, killed after a 1966 Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair plane crashed as it lost power while approaching The Columbus County Municipal Airport in NC to refuel

COLUMBUS COUNTY, NC (WECT) -



A Connecticut man, George Howard Chartress III, 62, was killed after his plane crashed outside of Whiteville Tuesday morning.

FAA officials said a Beechcraft BE-35 crashed in a wooded area short of runway 24 at the Columbus County Municipal Airport around 10:30 a.m.

Highway Patrol officials said the pilot, George Howard Chartress III, 62, took off from Lake City, Florida, at 7:40 a.m. and was headed to Rhode Island.

Chartress was approaching the Columbus County Municipal Airport to refuel when the plane lost power about 400 yards south of the runway and crashed.

Richard Shawn, 58, of Rhode Island, was a passenger in the plane and suffered minor injuries.

Airport Director Phill Edwards said that he cleared the plane to land, but didn't hear any distress calls. When the plane didn't arrive, he called Chartress, but didn't get a response.

He said that while the plane did crash near the airport, he wasn't able to see it due to the tree line.

Emergency Services Director Kay Worley said that fire crews responded quickly to the scene, but had difficulty locating the plane initially, which was around 50 yards in the woods.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.



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Updated 2:20 p.m.



A Rhode Island man died at the controls of his airplane this morning near Columbus Regional Airport.

The N.C. Highway Patrol said George Howard Charteress III, flying a single-engine Beechcraft, left a Florida airport shortly before 8 a.m. heading for Rhode Island with one passenger, Richard Shawn.

Officials said Charteress was heading in to land when the plane lost power and crashed 400 yards short of the runway, about 20 yards short of a field near the end of the runway.

Shawn, 58, also of Rhode Island, suffered minor injuries. He called 911 after the plane crashed, and rescuers used his GPS coordinates to find the crash site, which was not visible from the airport or nearby Pleasant Plains Church Road. Shawn was outside the aircraft when the first rescuers arrived, and walked out of the thickly vegetated area to board an ambulance.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash.

The Columbus airport is a popular stop for many private pilots due to lower fuel prices here than at many larger airfields.

Brunswick Fire, Whiteville Rescue, Whiteville Heavy Rescue, the Highway Patrol and the sheriff’s office responded to the crash.

11:30 a.m. report

The pilot of a small single engine airplane died in a crash just west of the runway at Columbus County Airport at about 10:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. A passenger in the plane survived and was able to walk out of the wooded area where the plane crashed. He was taken to Columbus Regional Healthcare for minor injuries by Whiteville Rescue.

Sammy Jacobs, a salvage yard operator, heard the radio call and offered to guide several of his workers to the scene. The workers were volunteers of Brunswick Fire Department. Jacobs heard the passenger of the plane calling for help and made his way through a densely wooded area to the scene. He returned to Pleasant Plains Church Road and flagged down first responders.
The pilot is from out of state. He will be identified pending notification of kin.

Date:	31-OCT-2017
Time:	ca 09:00 a.m
Type:	Beechcraft 35-C33 Debonair
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N293GC
C/n / msn:	CD-1035
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Airplane damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Category:	Accident
Location:	near Whiteville-Columbus County Municipal Airport, NC (KCPC) -   United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Lake City-Cannon Creek Airpark, FL (15FL)
Destination airport:	Whiteville-Columbus County Municipal Airport, NC (KCPC)
Investigating agency:	NTSB

Narrative:
The plane reportedly lost power while approaching The Columbus County Municipal Airport to refuel. The aircraft sustained substantial damage upon impact with timbered terrain. The pilot died in the crash, the passenger survived with minor injuries.

Sources:

http://www.wect.com/story/36726833/pilot-killed-in-columbus-county-plane-crash
https://nrcolumbus.com/news/pilot-dies-tuesday-morning-plane-crash-near-airport/
https://www.wwaytv3.com/2017/10/31/plane-crashes-outside-of-whiteville/
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=293GC
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N293GC/history/20171031/1151Z/tracklog

N293GC - 1966 BEECH 35-C33

Aircraft Information

Manufacturer	BEECH
Model	35-C33
Year Built	1966
Manufacturer's Serial Number	CD-1035
Aircraft Type	Fixed wing single engine
Category	Land
Builder Certification	Type Certificated
Number of Seats	4 seats
Weight Class	CLASS 1 (Up to 12,499 pounds gross take off weight)
Engine Manufacturer	CONT MOTOR
Engine Model	I0-470 SERIES
Engine Type	Reciprocating
Number of Engines	1 engine
Horsepower	260 hp (194 kW)
Average Cruising Speed	138 miles per hour

Registration Information

Type of Registrant	Individual
Owner Name	CHARTRESS GEORGE H
Street	12 MAPLE CT
City	WATERFORD
State	CT
Zip Code	06385-4326
Region	New England
County	New London County
Country	US
Fractional Ownership	No
Airworthiness Date	1966-06-01
Certificate Issue Date	2016-01-21
Last Action Date	2017-02-13
Expiration Date	2019-01-31
Status	Valid Registration
Mode S Code	50600470
Mode S Code Hex	A30138