3 killed after two planes collide midair near west Georgia airport
Published September 07, 2016
At least three people were dead after two planes collided midair near a small airport in western Georgia on Wednesday, officials said.
Bud Benefield, a deputy fire chief for Carroll County, confirmed the crash happened near West Georgia Regional Airport, WSB-TV reported. The airport has a single runway and is uncontrolled, with pilots announcing takeoffs and landings to each other, according to a WSB-TV reporter.
The two planes involved in the crash were single-engine aircrafts, a Diamond DA20C1 and a Beech F33A.
Carroll County Fire Chief Scott Blue said a pilot who saw the crash from the air told authorities it appeared that both planes were attempting to land simultaneously "and one came on top of the other." However, Blue said investigators have not confirmed those details.
The fire chief said wreckage from the planes was so mixed together that first responders initially thought the debris all belonged to a single aircraft.
Blue says authorities have not yet identified those who died.
Carroll County is located about 45 miles west of Atlanta.
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Date:
07-SEP-2016
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Type:
Beechcraft F33A Bonanza
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N6027K
C/n / msn: CE-833
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 1
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: near West Georgia Regional Airport, GA -
United States of America Phase: Unknown
Nature: Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
A Beechcraft F33A Bonanza and a Diamond DA20-C1 aircraft crashed after suffering a mid-air collision. A total of three persons died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/07/3-killed-after-two-planes-collide-midair-near-west-georgia-airport.html
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6027K
Closer look at plane crash. Wow this is two planes mangled together. Unreal. @cbs46 pic.twitter.com/6YYzzAdybC— Vince sims (@SimsCBS46) September 7, 2016