MAY 9, 2015
SPOKANE, WASH. (AP)
Autopsies show that two men killed when a small plane
crashed into the Spokane River died of blunt impact chest injuries, the Spokane
County medical examiner's office said Friday.
The men who died Thursday have been identified as Lyndon
Amestoy, 60, and Richard
Runyon, 64. Officials did not know which man was the pilot. The men were
underwater for about 30 minutes before divers pulled them free.
The plane, a Piper PA46, remained submerged in the river. A
salvage company planned to bring in some air bags that will be inflated to
float the aircraft to the surface Saturday so it can be dragged to shore,
KXLY-TV of Spokane reported.
The National
Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.
The
men had reported engine trouble and the pilot tried to make an emergency
landing at Felts Field — a small public airport along the north bank of the
Spokane River.
The state Department
of Ecology was called to the scene to oversee cleanup of a leak from the
plane's fuel tank.
Witnesses said they could tell something was wrong with
the plane as its engine was spattering.
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Date:
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07-MAY-2015
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Time:
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16:00
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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Flying Colors Aviation LLC
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Registration:
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N962DA
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C/n / msn:
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46-36031
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Written off (damaged beyond
repair)
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Location:
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Spokane River near Felts Field
Airport (KSFF), Spokane, Washington -
United
States of America |
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Phase:
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Take off
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Nature:
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Test
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Departure airport:
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Felts Field (KSFF)
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Destination airport:
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Narrative:
the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at nearby Felts Field but didn’t make it.
The plane with two men aboard crashed and sank in the Spokane River. The two men were fatally injured.
the pilot was trying to make an emergency landing at nearby Felts Field but didn’t make it.
The plane with two men aboard crashed and sank in the Spokane River. The two men were fatally injured.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=175978
http://q13fox.com/2015/05/07/official-small-plane-with-2-aboard-crashes-into-spokane-river/
http://m.ksl.com/index/story/sid/34555671
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/may/07/plans-crashes-near-spokane-river/
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N962DA.html
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:95:0::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:07-MAY-15,SPOKANE,N962DA