A small plane crashed near Weirsdale in Marion County Wednesday.
AUGUST 12, 2015
MARION COUNTY, FLORIDA
Two people died in a small plane crash in Marion County on Wednesday morning, according to sheriff's officials.
Officials said the single-engine plane crashed near Weirsdale around 9:30 a.m.
Rich and Merry K. Womack died in the crash, according to sheriff's officials.
Investigators spent the day going through the wreckage of the plane that went down near the Love's Landing Aviation Community.
Residents in the community told Channel 9's Tim Barber that they believe the plane had just taken off from the grass runway just before crashing into nearby woods.
Hunter Rice lives near the crash site and said he raced to the site when he heard the crash.
"I ran outside and grabbed a fire extinguisher and started helping out as much as I could," he said.
He said there wasn't much he could do.
"I tried helping as much as I can until the fire department came over with better equipment to put out the fire," Rice said.
Neighbors of the Womack's told Barber the couple lived in Love's Landing. They said they believe the couple was on their way to pick up a grandchild.
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will investigate the crash, according to sheriff's officials.
Source:http://www.wftv.com
| Date: | 12-AUG-2015 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Beech N35 Bonanza |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N390Z |
| C/n / msn: | D-6762 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Near Love Field Airport (97FL), Weirsdale, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Love Field (97FL) |
| Page Field (KFMY) |
The aircraft impacted terrain in a near vertical descent north of Love Field Airport (97FL), Weirsdale, Florida. The airplane was consumed by the post-impact fire and the two related pilots onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources: http://www.wuft.org/news/2015/08/12/two-people-dead-in-weirsdale-plane-crash/
http://www.mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2015/8/12/small_plane_crash_weirsdale.html
http://m.wesh.com/news/plane-crashes-in-marion-county-fire-officials-say/34672944
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=390Z
| Last Action Date | 2015-03-27 | |||
| Airworthiness Date | 1976-09-01 | Expiration Date | 2016-06-30 | |
| Manufacturer_Name | BEECH | Model Name | N35 | |
| Registrant Name | WOMACK DAUPHIN R | Street | 17869 SE 158TH CT | |
| Registrant City | WEIRSDALE | Registrant State | FL | |
| Registrant Zip Code | 321953162 | Country | UNITED STATES | |
| Region | Southern | Registrant Type | Individual | |
| Fract Owner | Certificate Issue Date | 2013-06-18 | ||
| Status | N-Number Assigned and Registered | |||
| Serial Number | D-6762 | Aircraft Type | Fixed wing single engine | |
| Mode S Code | 51102410 | Year Mfr | 1961 | |
| Aircraft Category | Land | Builder Certification | Type Certificated | |
| Number Engines | 1 | Number Seats | 5 | |
| Aircraft Weight | CLASS 1 | Aircraft Cruising Speed | 150 | |
| Airworthiness Classification | Special Flight Permit | Approved Operation Codes | Operation in excess of maximum certificated | |
| Engine Manufacturer | CONT MOTOR | |||
| Engine Model Name | I0-470 SERIES | Engine Type | Reciprocating | |
| Engine Horsepower/Thrust | 0 | Fuel Consumed | 0.00 | |