Oxford University Aircraft Charters LLC:http://registry.faa.gov/N447SA
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Dr. Austin Poole and his wife, Angie.
Dr. Michael Perry and his wife, Kim.
Drs. Jason and Lea Farese
Jason Farese's father, John, survived a Cessna 182 plane crash in 2011 because he activated the newly installed ballistic recovery system, which deployed a parachute. His plane dropped out of the sky 50 seconds into the flight.
Say a prayer for the children tonight who lost parents in tragic plane crash
By David Magee Say a prayer for the children tonight.
They are going to need it, the 11 Oxford children who in an instant today lost their parents when a small plane went down.
The late Dr. Jason Farese and Dr. Lea Farese are survived by three children; The late Dr. Michael Perry and Kim Perry are survived by three children; and the late Dr. Austin Poole and Angie Poole are survived by five children.
Anyone who has ever lost a loved one tragically understands how much these children will need our community’s collective prayers. Plus, it is every parent’s worst nightmare, right? The thought of getting on a plane and never coming back to your children.
Some parents lose sleep over that. Some children, too.
And today, that fear struck deep in the heart of Oxford and these three families.
One moment, the children are playing, enjoying a quiet Sunday early in the school year; the next moment the plane carrying their parents home goes down, claiming the lives of all six on board.
That’s some kind of shock.
And, say a prayer for Oxford.
Losing three married couples in the prime of their professional and family lives at once has ripped a hole in this community’s heart.
One moment, three couples are traveling home from a dental seminar in Florida together, anticipating soon seeing their children they have been away from for days. The next moment, two loud booms and they are gone.
Just like that.
Oxford is a small community, so when the unthinkable happens — the mothers and fathers of three families tragically killed, leaving young children behind in each household — all hearts are broken.
When word spread of the crash by early afternoon today a pall fell over the city like we rarely see. The community is stunned, searching for something to say, anything to say, wondering why these children must suffer such heart-breaking consequence.
The deceased were more to the community than just parents, too. They were good dentists, good neighbors, and one (Kim Perry) was a good nurse practitioner at Ole Miss, remembered as being “terrific.”
We never will understand why tragedy strikes like this.
Never.
We must simply have faith, believing that all things in God’s wonderful, mysterious and at times, heart-wrenching world, work together for a reason. One day these 11 children will be stronger from this.
They will be, with the support of massive prayers and love. Believe it.
So one day, long into the future, these children can explain to others how this tragic moment helped them find their calling in life, how it helped make them who they have become.
But on this day, hearts are broken. Very broken, with the deepest kind of hurt that is going to last for some time.
And that’s why on this day, as families and the Oxford community are torn into emotional shreds by the news that three couples died in a plane crash, faith is all we have.
So, say a prayer for the children tonight.
And, say a prayer for Oxford.
David Magee is Publisher of The Oxford EAGLE.
Source: http://www.oxfordeagle.com
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A plane enroute to Oxford crashed late this morning near Northport, Alabama, killing three married couples.
All six of the deceased are from Oxford, The EAGLE has learned. They had been attending a dental seminar together in Florida.
Among the deceased are Oxford dentists Dr. Jason Farese and his wife, Dr. Lea Farese, a family member and employee of the Fareses has confirmed with The EAGLE.
Others killed in the crash are Dr. Michael Perry and his wife, Kim; and Dr. Austin Poole and his wife, Angie, sources have told The EAGLE.
Dr. Poole and his wife live in Wellsgate in Oxford, but his dental practice is in Clarksdale.
Dr. Perry graduated from Ole Miss and was a member of Kappa Sigma social fraternity. He graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. He and his wife Kim had three children.
The Fareses, both dentists at Farese Family Dental in Oxford, left Wednesday for Florida, attending a dental continuing education seminar. They were returning home to Oxford this morning, the source said.
The Farese’s leave three children behind, ages 10, 7, and 5. The youngest just started kindergarten this week.
Three couples including the Fareses were on board the plane, officials said — three men and three women. The identities of the other two couples has not been confirmed, but both of the couples are from Oxford, the EAGLE has learned.
The other couples attended the dental seminar with the Farese’s and were returning home with them. Each of the couples has young children, but none of their children were on board the plane, according to reports.
The plane was operated by Oxford University Aircraft Charters LLC., according to flight information. Mississippi Secretary of State records show the registered agent of the company Oxford University Aircraft Charters LLC. is Oxford dentist Dr. Jason Farese.
The address listed for the charter flight company is the same as Farese’s dental office, at 2212 West Jackson Avenue.
The plane is a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo. The plane left the Kissimmee Gateway airport in Florida at 9:55 a.m. eastern time this morning. Officials said they encountered engine problems around Tuscaloosa.
The crash occurred at about 11:20 a.m. this morning, east of the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport. Tuscaloosa police Lt. Teena Richardson told AL.com there are six deaths.
The plane went down behind the farmers market in Northport, officials said.
FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac told AL.com that the Piper PA-31 crashed into trees on approach to Runway 30. A woman who lives nearby told the news site that she heard two loud booms.
Dr. Jason Farese is a native of Ashland and a 1997 graduate of Vanderbilt. He attended the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry.
Dr. Lea Farese is a native of Pearl and she also graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry.
Source: http://www.oxfordeagle.com
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A plane crash in Tuscaloosa County has killed six people, three married couples who had attended a dental conference in Florida, and left a total of 11 children now without parents.
The crash happened about 11:20 a.m. just east of the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport in Northport. The crash site is in a wooded field of Van de Graaff Park near an area known as Gate 1.
Tuscaloosa police Lt. Teena Richardson confirmed the six deaths. Northport police officials on the scene said the plane is not intact.
Richardson said the plane was traveling from Kissimmee, Florida en route to Oxford, Miss. when the pilot reported engine problems. The pilot sent out distress call, and the plane went down behind the farmers market in Northport.
According to Flightaware.com, an Oxford University Aircraft Charters departed the Florida airport at 9:55 a.m. but was diverted.
Three couples -- three men and three women -- were on board. Authorities have spoken with the pilot's brother. Despite widespread speculation that the plane had direct ties to Ole Miss, university spokesman Ryan Whittington said those onboard are not affiliated directly to the school.
According to the Oxford Eagle, among the deceased are Dr. Jason Farese and his wife, Lea, both dentists, a family member and employee of Dr. Farese has confirmed with The EAGLE. The Farese's leave three children behind, ages 10, 7, and 5. The youngest just started kindergarten this week.
According to their dental practice website, Dr. Jason Farese was a native of Ashland, Mississippi, a 1997 graduate of Vanderbilt University, where he played football. He obtained his dental degree from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry. Upon graduation, Dr. Farese practiced dentistry at the North Benton County Health Center for two years.
Dr. Lea Farese also graduated from the University of Mississippi School of Dentistry with her dental degree in 2004. She is a native of Pearl, Mississippi and is a 1998 graduate of Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi. She also practiced dentistry for 1 ½ years at the North Benton County Health Center. She has been practicing dentistry in Oxford since 2004.
Dr. Michael Perry, a periodontist, and his wife Kimberly, who is nurse, and Dr. Austin Poole and his wife Angie, were also on the plane, the Eagle reported. The Pooles had five children.
Terry Lloyd, director of aviation for Kissimmee Gateway Airport, said it's his information that the three couples had been in Florida for a medical convention. "It's a terrible tragedy,'' Lloyd said.
Officials at the Oxford-University Airport, which is owned and operated by the university, told AL.com they have not received any official information about the crash.
Representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration arrived at the scene at approximately 3:25 p.m. National Transportation Safety Board officials were en route to the crash site.
"It's a sad day," Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon told reporters gathered at the scene. "We want everybody to pray for the families."
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox credited the joint efforts of multiple law enforcement agencies and fire departments that responded to the crash.
"It really speaks to the collective response of all the different agencies that were involved," Maddox said.
FAA spokeswoman Arlene Salac said the Piper PA-31 crashed into trees on approach to Runway 30. The flight departed Kissimmee Gateway Airport.
Pieces of the plane can be seen from the park's entrance on Robert Cardinal Road.
Van de Graaff Park is home to the state's oldest iron bridge. Northport officials said that the crash did not damage the bridge.
A woman who lives nearby, Wykita McVay, heard what she described as a "loud boom." She heard two booms, but didn't think it was anything to be worried about.
She and her father said that loud noises are common in the area because of the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport.
McVay said she "came out [to the crash scene] to see what was going on."
She said it was "crazy" that a plane had crashed just minutes from her home.
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Ron Abernathy said that the crash is a "very sad situation." He did not give any details about the flight plan or the plane's distress call, but did say that the plane was a "small aircraft."
"It's very unfortunate," he said. Abernathy added that the plane was a "short, short distance from the runway."
As for learning the cause of the crash, the sheriff said that the crash investigation will be a "long, deliberate investigation."
Source: http://www.al.com
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A plane heading from Florida to Oxford, Mississippi has crashed in Alabama. According to a press conference from the mayor of Tuscaloosa, there appeared to be no survivors.
Friends of the family have confirmed four people involved in the accident.
On board the plane was Dr. Jason Farese and his wife Lea Farese. They were both dentists and owned a dental practice together. Also among the dead are dentist Dr. Michael Perry and his wife Kim Perry.
All four are from Oxford.
Sources have told FOX13 that they were traveling back from Florida where they were attending a dental convention.
The plane was diverted before the incident, according to flight records.
According to the FAA, the flight is owned by the Oxford University Aircraft Charters.
Source: http://www.fox13memphis.com
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OXFORD, MS (WMC) - A small plane headed to Oxford, Mississippi crashed in Tuscaloosa County, killing as many as six people, according to Northport Fire Chief Bart Marshal.
Marshal said a small fire was extinguished, but it appears there are no survivors.
WMC Action News 5 confirmed two of the people on board were Dr. Jason Farese, a dentist in Oxford, and his wife, Lea. The couple has three children, who were not on the plane. They were staying with friends, according to Dr. Farese's uncle, Steve Farese, who is a defense attorney in Memphis.
The airplane, a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo, departed Kissimmee, FL and filed an IFR flight plan for 12,000 feet, typical for this type of aircraft.
At some point around 11 a.m., the airplane began having problems.
The pilot was on final for Runway 30 in Tuscaloosa when the crash happened; they were about 1,000 feet short of that runway.
Source: http://www.wmcactionnews5.com
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A plane crash near the Tuscaloosa Regional Airport claimed the lives of all six passengers on board.
Officials released few details at a press briefing around 1:45 p.m., but did confirm that there were no survivors.
The pilot issued a distress signal around 11:10 a.m., Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon said at a press joint press conference with Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox. Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue crews stationed at the airport were based at the foot of the towers on the runway where the plane was set to land, Herndon said.
"Unfortunately, it didn't make it to the runway," he said.
The plane crashed in the wooded area of Van de Graaff Park just south of Robert Cardinal Airport Road. The firefighters made it to the site within three minutes, but were unable to save the victims, Herndon said.
"They did everything they could," he said.
Information about the type of plane and it's origin was not officially released. Online flight records indicate that a Piper PA-31-325 Navajo registered to Oxford University Aircraft Charters LLC departed from Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Florida at 9:55 a.m. and was headed to Oxford, Miss. before the pilot diverted to Tuscaloosa.
"There will be families hurting greatly because of this, the worst thing we can do is put out information that's not correct or not accurate," Maddox said. "The hesitation that we have in all of this is that we're only two hours into this matter. There's a lot of details that haven't surfaced."
Source: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com
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Date:
14-AUG-2016
Time: 11:20LT
Type:
Piper PA-31-325 Navajo C/R
Owner/operator: Oxford University Aircraft Charters LLC
Registration: N447SA
C/n / msn: 318312016
Fatalities: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: E of Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, AL -
United States of America Phase: Approach
Nature: Domestic Non Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport: Kissimmee Gateway (KISM)
Destination airport: Tuscaloosa Rgnl (KTCL)
Narrative:
Following a pilot reported loss of engine power, the aircraft impacted trees and terrain east of the approach end of Runway 30 at Tuscaloosa Regional Airport, Alabama. The aircraft was destroyed and the six occupants onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources:
http://www.kathrynsreport.com
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=447SA
https://www.google.com/maps/@33.2230692,-87.6027063,17z/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en-us
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/4824067677
http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/at-least-six-dead-in-alabama-plane-crash
Last Action Date
2016-07-07
Airworthiness Date 1998-03-25 Expiration Date 2019-07-31
Manufacturer_Name PIPER Model Name PA-31-325
Registrant Name OXFORD UNIVERSITY AIRCRAFT CHARTERS LLC Street 2212 WEST JACKSON AVE
Registrant City OXFORD Registrant State MS
Registrant Zip Code 38655 Country UNITED STATES
Region Southwestern Registrant Type Corporation
Fract Owner Certificate Issue Date 2016-07-07
Status N-Number Assigned and Registered
Serial Number 318312016 Aircraft Type Fixed wing multi engine
Mode S Code 51263057 Year Mfr 1984
Aircraft Category Land Builder Certification Type Certificated
Number Engines 2 Number Seats 8
Aircraft Weight CLASS 1 Aircraft Cruising Speed 162
Airworthiness Classification Standard Approved Operation Codes Normal
Engine Manufacturer LYCOMING
Engine Model Name TI0-540 SER Engine Type Reciprocating
Engine Horsepower/Thrust 0 Fuel Consumed 0.00