JUNE 14, 2015
FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS (KXAN)
One man is dead and another is hospitalized at University
Hospital in San Antonio with unknown conditions after a plane crash in
Fredericksburg earlier Sunday afternoon.
According to the DPS the plane lost power while trying to
land and crashed before reaching the runway.
The single-engine Grumman model plane was attempting to land
at the Gillespie County Airport in Fredericksburg.
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Date:
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14-JUN-2015
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Time:
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12:45
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Type:
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Grumman
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Owner/operator:
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Registration:
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C/n / msn:
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Fatalities:
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Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
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Other fatalities:
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0
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Airplane damage:
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Substantial
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Location:
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Near Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg, TX -
United
States of America |
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Phase:
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Approach
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Nature:
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Unknown
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Departure airport:
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Destination airport:
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Gillespie Co (T82)
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Narrative:
The aircraft impacted open field terrain while on approach to Gillespie County Airport (T82), Fredericksburg, Texas. The airplane sustained substantial damage and one of two occupants onboard received fatal injuries. One occupant onboard the aircraft was seriously injured.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=176979
http://kxan.com/2015/06/14/one-dead-after-plane-crash-in-gillespie-county/
http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/article/One-dead-one-injured-in-Fredericksburg-plane-6326825.php
http://www.kens5.com/story/news/2015/06/14/small-plane-crash-fredericksburg/71223366/