(credit: CBS 11 Chopper)
JULY 1, 2015 2:03 PM
HUNT COUNTY, TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM)
Texas Department of Public Safety confirms two people have
been killed in a fiery plane crash northeast of Quinlan in Hunt County.
The single-engine plane went down in a field off County Road
3511 near the Rocking M Airport, shortly after taking off from the Quinlan
airport.
According to the FAA, a single-engine Piper PA-24 crashed
shortly after takeoff from the private airstrip near Quinlan. There were 2 people
on board. The aircraft caught fire after it crashed. The plane was built in 1959.
Video from Chopper 11 shows the crashed plane in a field
near some trees.
Officials say the National Transportation Safety Board has been
notified.
The identities of the victims aren't yet known.
According to a Greenville Herald Banner report, a distress call was received before the crash at the L-3 Mission Integration/Majors Field Municipal Airport.
Date:
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01-JUL-2015
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Time:
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13:00
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Type:
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Owner/operator:
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Private
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Registration:
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N6168P
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C/n / msn:
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24-1269
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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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Near Rockin M Airport (T14), Quinlan, TX -
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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(T14)
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Destination airport:
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Narrative:
The aircraft impacted open field terrain in an apparent near vertical descent shortly after takeoff from Rockin M Airport (T14), Quinlan, Texas. The airplane was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire. The two occupants onboard the aircraft received fatal injuries.
The aircraft impacted open field terrain in an apparent near vertical descent shortly after takeoff from Rockin M Airport (T14), Quinlan, Texas. The airplane was destroyed by the impact and post-impact fire. The two occupants onboard the aircraft received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=177468
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/07/01/1-dead-in-hunt-county-plane-crash/
http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/local/2015/07/01/small-plane-crashes-in-kaufman-county/29573971/
http://ketr.org/post/report-plane-crash-near-quinlan-kills-2
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N6168P.html