The Federal Aviation Administration tells KLTV 7 that a single-engine O'Dell Aeromaster biplane crashed about 7:40 Thursday night, while taking off from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
The FAA says that the pilot, who has not been identified, was airlifted to Parkland Hospital in Dallas. That man was the only one on board the plane.
Sulphur Springs police Chief Jay Sanders said rescue crews reported that the pilot's clothes were on fire.
Sanders said the man is being treated at Parkland with burns to 100 percent of his body.
Witnesses reported to police that the man had experienced trouble with the plane over the past few weeks and had been doing repairs on the aircraft in a hangar belonging to his friend in Sulphur Springs, said Sanders.
Stay tuned to KLTV for further updates.
| Date: | 30-JUL-2015 |
| Time: | 19:40 |
| Type: | O'Dell Aeromaster |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55J |
| C/n / msn: | REO-2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR), Sulphur Springs, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Sulphur Springs Muni (KSLR) |
The aircraft, an experimental Odell built Aeromaster, impacted airport terrain shortly after takeoff from Sulphur Springs Municipal Airport (KSLR), Sulphur Springs, Texas. The biplane was destroyed by the post-impact fire and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
Sources:
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178161 http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/29675717/pilot-hospitalized-after-sulphur-springs-plane-crash
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=55J
http://www.futureshox.net/aeroview.php?level=image&id=8234
http://www.greatplanes.com/discontinued/gpma1225-aeromaster.html