MAY 8, 2015
ATLANTA, GEORGIA
A small plane has crashed on a typically busy highway in
Atlanta that circles the city. Four
people have been killed, the Atlanta
Journal-Constitution reported.
The plane, according to Channel 2, left from
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and had problems climbing out.
The plane, according to Channel 2, left from
DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and had problems climbing out.
The pilot reportedly said, “We’re going down.”
Chamblee and Doraville police are on the scene.
On the ground, there were “a lot of close calls” Friday
morning, DeKalb County fire Capt. Eric Jackson said. One of the cars nearly hit
by the plane was that of a former DeKalb firefighter, he said.
Traffic was shut down in both directions.
I-285 remained closed between Ashford Dunwoody and Chamblee
Tucker most of the morning. And the traffic backups, according to Channel 2,
could last for as many as eight hours.
According to the Georgia Department of Transportation
website, all lanes in both directions are shut down most of the morning.
Motorists on eastbound I-285 were being diverted at exit No.
29 (Ashford Dunwoody Road) and can re-enter the interstate at Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard. Traffic on westbound I-285 is closed at exit No. 34
(Chamblee Tucker Road). Westbound motorists can re-enter at Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard.
The plane was registered to a private business in Asheville,
N.C., according to the Journal-Constitution.
The Piper PA-32 landed on Interstate 285 eastbound. The
plane crashed into a concrete median on one side of the highway. The
interstate is completely shut down in both directions at Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard.
The highway could be closed for hours — the traffic impact
is tremendous. The medical examiner has been called to the scene.
According to WSB, the fire was extinguished, but there was
very little wreckage left. The plane left from runway No. 311 at Peachtree
DeKalb Airport and had problems climbing out.
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Date:
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08-MAY-2015
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Time:
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10:00
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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TLT and GGB LLC
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Registration:
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N5802V
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C/n / msn:
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32R-7780365
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
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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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Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK), Atlanta, GA -
United
States of America |
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Phase:
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Take off
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Nature:
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Unknown
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Departure airport:
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Dekalb-Peachtree (KPDK)
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Destination airport:
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University-Oxford (KUOX)
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Narrative:
The aircraft impacted a major roadway shortly after takeoff from Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (KPDK), Atlanta, Georgia. The airplane was consumed by the post-impact fire and the four occupants onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/plane-crash-at-i-285-at-peachtree-industrial/nmCCn/
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/plane-crashes-near-dekalbpeachtree-airport/nmCCj/
http://www.wsfa.com/story/29014234/plane-crash-closes-i-285
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KPDK/departures
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5802V
http://www.tixaviationsales.com/aircraftforsale/piperpa32r300n5802v.html
Breaking News! Police: 4 dead in plane crash on 285. Traffic
blocked on east & west bound side. Live on Ch2 NOW pic.twitter.com/0F5ruapQ23
— Tyisha Fernandes (@TyishaWSB) May 8, 2015