Plane Crashes Short Of The Runway In Prescott
There was a plane crash near the Prescott Airport Saturday. Officials say a single engine plane went down close to Love Field at around 8 a.m. The Beechcraft Sundowner with two people inside reportedly lost power as it went over Mingus Mountain and attempted to glide to the runway.
The plane made a successful belly landing about a half-mile from the end of the runway near the solar power plant. Two women who were in the plane were treated at the scene. The plane remained intact and didn’t start a fire near the wreck.
Date:
18-JUN-2016
Time: 08:00
Type:
Beechcraft C23 Sundowner
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N9246S
C/n / msn: M-1742
Fatalities: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Near Ernest A Love Field Airport (KPRC), Prescott, AZ -
United States of America Phase: Landing
Nature: Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport: Love Field (KORC)
Narrative:
The aircraft, enroute to participate in a "Women In Flight" cross-country air race, experienced a loss of engine power and force landed gear-up short of the intended destination of Ernest A Love Field Airport (KPRC), Prescott, Arizona. The airplane, Air Race Classic (ARC) #37, sustained substantial damage and the two pilots onboard were not injured.
Sources:
http://gcmaz.com/plane-crashes-short-of-the-runway-in-prescott/
http://www.prescottenews.com/index.php/news/current-news/item/27904-saturday-plane-crash-pilot-and-passenger-ok
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9246S
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000624932.html
http://www.teambessie.com/2016-arc-route-of-flight.html
http://www.teambessie.com