JULY 23, 2015
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) --
Augusta County fire and rescue crews responded to a single-engine plane crash near Waynesboro on Thursday morning.
Authorities said the 1946 North American four-seater aircraft took off from Eagles Nest Airport shortly before 11 a.m.
The plane was in the process of taking off when it failed to get enough altitude, clipped a few trees, hit the banks and rolled over into a pond in a field just beyond the runway off of Red Top Orchard Road, according to state police.
The pilot, William Krause, 56, and his wife, Sharon, both from Charlottesville, were the only people on the plane and able to exit the plane on their own.
Mrs. Krause was taken to Augusta Health with minor injuries while Mr. Krause was not injured, according to state police.
Theresa Stewart, the co-owner of the property where the plane landed, said she never expected anything like this to happen.
"I was really afraid. I was concerned that there were people in there that were going to drown," said Stewart. "My husband and I rode down. When I rode down, there was someone here and the pilot and passenger were out of the plane."
The FAA has been notified and the cause of the crash landing is still under investigation.
Pete DeLea contributed to this report.
| Date: | 23-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 10:56 |
| Type: |  North American Navion |
| Owner/operator: | Air Group 88 LLC |
| Registration: | N91418 |
| C/n / msn: | NAV-4-80 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | SW of Eagle's Nest Airport (W13), Waynesboro, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Eagle's Nest (W13) |
The aircraft impacted trees following a loss of engine power during takeoff from runway 24 at Eagle's Nest Airport (W13), Waynesboro, Virginia. The airplane came to rest inverted in a shallow pond, sustaining substantial damage. One of the two related occupants onboard the aircraft received minor injuries and one was not injured.
Sources:
http://www.whsv.com/news/headlines/Crews-Responding-to-Augusta-County-Plane-Crash-318291431.html?device=tablet&c=y
http://www.newsleader.com/story/news/2015/07/23/private-plane-crash--waynesboro/30566589/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=91418
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000851692.html