OSHA urges emergency crews in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence to be aware of hazards from flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees, and storm debris.

U.S. Department of Labor Urges Workers and the Public to be Vigilant And Mindful of Hazards Following Hurricane Florence

ATLANTA, GA –  

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) urges emergency crews in the areas affected by Hurricane Florence to be aware of hazards from flooding, power loss, structural damage, fallen trees, and storm debris.

"Workers involved in storm recovery can face a range of safety and health hazards," said OSHA Regional Administrator Kurt Petermeyer. "Risks can be minimized with knowledge, safe work practices, and personal protective equipment."

Recovery efforts after the storm may involve hazards related to restoring electricity and communications, debris removal, repairing damage from water intrusion, roof repair, and tree trimming. Only individuals with proper training, equipment, and experience should conduct recovery and cleanup activities.

Protective measures after a weather disaster should include the following:

• Evaluating the work area for hazards;
• Assessing the stability of structures and walking surfaces;
• Fall protection for elevated surfaces;
• Assuming all power lines are live;
• Using chainsaws, portable generators, ladders, and other equipment properly; and
• Using personal protective equipment, such as gloves, hard hats, hearing and foot protection, and eye protectors.

OSHA maintains a comprehensive website with safety tips to help employers and workers. Individuals involved in response and recovery efforts may call OSHA's toll-free hotline at 800-321-OSHA (6742).    

North and South Carolina have OSHA-approved State Plans that cover private, state, and local government workplaces. North Carolina's Department of Labor can be contacted at 1-919-707-7876. South Carolina's Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation, Division of Occupational Safety and Health, can be reached at 803-896-7665 or https://www.scemd.org/prepare/types-of-disasters/hurricanes/.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to help ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance. For more information, visit http://www.osha.gov.  

OSHA has cited L.L.E. Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a construction worksite in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company faces $146,554 in proposed penalties.

U.S. Department of Labor Cites Connecticut Employer For Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards at Construction Jobsite


BRIDGEPORT, CT – 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited L.L.E. Construction LLC for exposing employees to fall and other hazards at a construction worksite in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The company faces $146,554 in proposed penalties.

OSHA inspectors observed employees installing shingles and a skylight without fall protection. The company was cited for failing to provide fall protection, train employees to recognize fall hazards, and properly anchor fall protection equipment; using a damaged ladder, and exposing employees to falls from ladders; failing to provide eye protection; and conduct regular inspections of worksite, materials, and equipment. OSHA cited the company for fall and eye protection hazards in 2010, 2012, and 2013.

L.L.E. Construction LLC has 15 business days from receipt of the citations and proposed penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.

Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA's role is to help ensure these conditions for America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education, and assistance. For more information, visit https://www.osha.gov.

LLE Construction LLC offers home improvements, including kitchen and bathroom remodeling, basement finishing, window and door installation, and hardwood flooring.  

Business Details

Location of This Business
358 Connecticut Ave # 2, Bridgeport, CT 06607-1014

BBB File Opened:	1/18/2013
Years in Business:	10
Business Started:	2/28/2008
Business Incorporated:	2/28/2013 in CT
Accredited Since:	1/31/2013
Type of Entity:	Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Business Management

• Mr. Luis Estrada, Owner

Contact Information

Principal
Mr. Luis Estrada, Owner

Customer Contact
Mr. Luis Estrada, Owner

Additional Contact Information

Phone Numbers

• (203) 526-4906

Serving Area

Connecticut

ROLLING TO HIS GRAVE: Rolland Graves, 26, was killed as he was driving at a high rate of speed without using headlights and he smashed onto an ice cream truck in Columbia, South Carolina

Rolland Graves, 26, was killed as he was driving at a high rate of speed without using headlights and he smashed onto an ice cream truck in Columbia, South Carolina

Reckless and stupid driver killed during dirt bike vs. ice cream truck accident identified by coroner


by Thomas Lanahan

Wednesday, September 19th 2018




Driver killed during dirt bike vs. ice cream truck accident identified by coroner (Columbia Police Department)


COLUMBIA, SC (WACH) – 

The Richland County Sheriff’s Office has released the name of the man killed in a dirt bike vs. ice cream truck accident Tuesday night.

According to Coroner Gary Watts, Rolland Graves, 26, was killed when the dirt bike he was on hit the ice cream truck. An autopsy showed that Graves died due to multiple trauma hits to the body.

Graves died at 10:37 p.m. at Palmetto Health Richland Memorial Hospital Tuesday.

The accident happened at 600 Bailey St. near West Beltline Boulevard. The ice cream truck attempted to turn left into a parking lot and hit Graves, according to the Columbia Police department.

Police say Graves was driving at a high rate of speed without using headlights and the truck didn’t see him.

Police are continuing to investigate the accident.

This dead guy had a dead wish.  Graves was driving at a high rate of speed without using headlights and perhaps without any brains.  Whatever brains he may had they became part of the van's exterior following the crash.

Rolland Donall Graves Jr. and Kumasi Shamir Lewis were charged with the murder of 23-year-old Migeal Ravennell in 2014. Graves pleaded to a lesser offense and got off with probation, while the charge against Lewis was dropped, court records show.

This guy was a criminal and he will not be missed by the vast majority of the society.

Read more here: https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article212679669.html#storylink=cpy

 

Coast Guard air and surface crews have rescued 1,103 people and 419 pets since Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday

ELIZABETH CITY, NC. —



Coast Guard air and surface crews have rescued 1,103 people and 419 pets since Hurricane Florence made landfall Friday.

Working with local county partners, Coast Guard crews were able to help assess and clear 765 miles of road, assess 23 bridges, and 14 dams.

The ports of Wilmington and Morehead City are open with restrictions as port reconstitution operations continue. Port assessments identified more than 100 aids-to-navigation discrepancies, 24 were corrected.

The Coast Guard urges mariners to report any waterway discrepancies to Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at 919-722-4873.

Please check with your local emergency operation centers and state websites for updates on road conditions.

HORROR IN HORRY COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA: Two female mental patients, Windy Newton, 45, of Shallotte, NC and Nicolette Green, 43, of Myrtle Beach, chained in the back of a county sheriff's van drowned when the vehicle in which they were traveling was overcome by floodwaters on Hwy 76 in the area of the Little Pee Dee River

 Nicolette Green, 43, of Myrtle Beach, chained in the back of a county sheriff's van drowned when the vehicle in which they were traveling was overcome by floodwaters on Hwy 76 in the area of the Little Pee Dee River

THEY ARE STILL UNDER WATER:  Coroner identifies two patients killed after transport van drives through flood waters


by SUMMER DASHE, WPDE

Tuesday, September 18th 2018



Two mental health patients have been killed after the HCSO transport van they were in was overcome with flood waters, according to an Horry County official in South Carolina.

Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson said the van was still in the water as of 8:45 p.m. on Pee Dee Island Road just off of Highway 76.

Richardson identified the two patients as Windy Newton, 45, of Shallotte, NC and Nicolette Green, 43, of Myrtle Beach.


An autopsy is scheduled for Friday morning.

The deputies in the van were rescued and taken to the hospital, according to our source, but the patients were chained in the back of the van.

Deputy Sheriff Tom Fox was on scene. He said the victims were mental health patients being taken from a Loris Hospital and Waccamaw Center for Mental Health to McLeod Health.

Fox said the van was headed west on 76 into Marion County when it was overcome with flood waters.

Original reports were that the two victims were inmates, but officials have since clarified they were patients at nearby mental hospitals.

State police were on the way to the scene, according to Thom Berry with SLED.

He said the regional agents were called to the Nichols area for an incident involving an Horry County Sheriff's van.

Many of the roads in that area are closed because of flooding.

The Horry County Sheriff's Office released the following statement Tuesday night:

A Horry County Sheriff’s Office transportation vehicle was involved in a high-water incident tonight. The vehicle, staffed by two Horry County Sheriff’s Office deputies, was transporting two detainees from Conway to Darlington. The vehicle was traveling west on Highway 76 around ½ mile from the Little Pee Dee River when the vehicle was overtaken by flood waters.

The two deputies attempted to extricate the persons being transported. Despite persistent and ongoing efforts, floodwater rose rapidly and the deputies were unable to open the doors to reach the individuals inside the van. High water rescue teams arrived and were able to rescue the two deputies from the top of the van. At this time, the recovery effort is ongoing, and the transportation vehicle cannot be removed due to rising waters and dangerous conditions.

The two individuals being transported were confirmed dead by the Marion County Coroner. This incident is being investigated by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Horry County Sheriff Phillip Thompson stated, "Tonight's incident is a tragedy. Just like you, we have questions we want answered. We are fully cooperating with the State Law Enforcement Division to support their investigation of this event."

On Wednesday, Thompson sent out this statement:

Last night, we had a tragedy. Two individuals being transported by our HCSO van were involved in a high-water incident and died. Our deputies were driving the vehicle when it was swept away by floodwaters.

According to the Marion County Coroner, the deceased individuals are Windy Newton, 45, of Shallotte, NC and Nicolette Green, 43, of Myrtle Beach. The incident took place in Marion County.

We are currently working with the SCDNR to recover the vehicle. Due to dangerous conditions and rising waters, additional search and rescue teams are arriving to assist in the recovery of the vehicle.

We are working hand-in-hand with the State Law Enforcement Division to cooperate in this investigation. Two additional investigations including a traffic investigation and an internal investigation are taking place.

As I mentioned, we have as many questions, this is the very reason SLED and internal agencies are established. The officers involved in the incident are placed on administrative leave.

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2 mental health patients chained in back of sheriff's van drown as cops saved


CHRIS FRANCESCANI

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Two female mental patients chained in the back of a county sheriff's van drowned when the vehicle in which they were traveling was overcome by floodwaters, police said.

The deputies who were transporting the two women to a different facility in South Carolina were saved, local law enforcement officials told ABC News late Tuesday.

The two women have not yet been identified.

The pair of Horry County Sheriff's deputies who were in the van tried to extricate the patients, but, due to rapidly rising floodwaters, were unable to open the van's doors to reach the shackled women, according to a statement from County Sheriff Phillip Thompson. Rescue teams responded in time to save the deputies.

The coroner in neighboring Marion County confirmed the two deceased patients were female, and the South Carolina State Law Enforcement Division is investigating the incident, according to the statement.

"Tonight's incident is a tragedy," Thompson said in the statement. "Just like you, we have questions we want answered. We are fully cooperating with the State Law Enforcement Division to support their investigation of this event."

According to ABC affiliate WPDE, the patients were being transported from Loris Hospital Waccamaw Center for Mental Health to McLeod Health, which runs multiple facilities in the region.

The van was traveling west on Highway 76 into neighboring Marion County when floodwaters overcame the vehicle.

The incident happened in the area of the Little Pee Dee River, which branches off from the Lumber River, in Mullins, South Carolina. The Lumber River overflowed its banks following the record rains dumped by Hurricane Florence.

ABC News' Louise Simpson contributed to this report.

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MARION COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - 

A Horry County Sheriff's Office van was swept away in flood waters Tuesday night near Nichols resulting in two female mental health detainees drowning in the Little Pee Dee River, according to officials.

According to Marion County Coroner Jerry Richardson, the victims have been identified as Windy Newton, 45 of Shallotte, NC, and Nicolette Green, 43, of Myrtle Beach. Richardson says the women were being transported from a hospital in Horry County to medical facilities in Florence and Darlington.

On Wednesday, Horry County Sheriff Phillip Thompson announced the officers involved in the incident were placed on administrative leave.

WMBF News reporter Patrick Lloyd was first on scene and saw a heavy emergency response presence that consisted of the Horry County Sheriff's Office, Marion Sheriff's Office, the National Guard, and many other agencies.

A press release from the Horry County Sheriffs Office said:


A Horry County Sheriff’s Office transportation vehicle was involved in a high-water incident tonight. The vehicle, staffed by two Horry County Sheriff’s Office deputies, was transporting two detainees from Conway to Darlington. The vehicle was traveling west on Highway 76 around ½ mile from the Little Pee Dee River when the vehicle was overtaken by flood waters.

The two deputies attempted to extricate the persons being transported. Despite persistent and ongoing efforts, floodwater rose rapidly and the deputies were unable to open the doors to reach the individuals inside the van. High water rescue teams arrived and were able to rescue the two deputies from the top of the van. At this time, the recovery effort is ongoing, and the transportation vehicle cannot be removed due to rising waters and dangerous conditions.

The two individuals being transported were confirmed dead by the Marion County Coroner. This incident is being investigated by the State Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

Horry County Sheriff Phillip Thompson stated, "Tonight's incident is a tragedy. Just like you, we have questions we want answered. We are fully cooperating with the State Law Enforcement Division to support their investigation of this event."

According to information from the South Carolina Department of Transportation, the portion of Highway 76 in the Nichols area was closed Tuesday night and had been closed for some time.

The SCDOT added the driver of the vehicle had to go around a barrier to get stuck where they were.

The Little Pee Dee River reached major flood stage after Hurricane Florence battered the Carolinas over the weekend and is expected to crest at 16 feet on September 21, seven feet higher than flood stage.

Thompson released a statement Wednesday that read:


Last night, we had a tragedy. Two individuals being transported by our HCSO van were involved in a high-water incident and died. Our deputies were driving the vehicle when it was swept away by floodwaters.

According to the Marion County Coroner, the deceased individuals are Windy Newton, 45, of Shallotte, NC and Nicolette Green, 43, of Myrtle Beach.

The incident took place in Marion County.

We are currently working with the SCDNR to recover the vehicle. Due to dangerous conditions and rising waters, additional search and rescue teams are arriving to assist in the recovery of the vehicle.

We are working hand-in-hand with the State Law Enforcement Division to cooperate in this investigation. Two additional investigations including a traffic investigation and an internal investigation are taking place.

As I mentioned, we have as many questions, this is the very reason SLED and internal agencies are established.

The officers involved in the incident are placed on administrative leave.

THE CRIMINAL COPS OF NEW YORK: NYPD officer Edward Ian St. Hill, 52, and his wife Maria Ramos, 45, of Marine Park, Brooklyn, face an 101-count indictment for using his dead mother's identity to steal more than $300,000

THE CRIMINAL COPS OF NEW YORK:
Edward Ian St. Hill, 52, a NYPD officer, and his wife accused of using dead mother's identity to steal $300K


Eyewitness News

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

MARINE PARK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- An NYPD officer and his wife are accused of using his dead mother's identity to steal more than $300,000.

Edward Ian St. Hill, 52, and Maria Ramos, 45, of Marine Park, Brooklyn, were arraigned Tuesday on a 101-count indictment.

The couple is facing charges of conspiracy, identity theft, scheme to defraud, grand larceny, money laundering, falsely reporting an incident, possession of a controlled substance.

Officials say Hill's mother died in June 2016. The couple allegedly impersonated her in multiple phone calls to scam various financial institutions.

Officials say they used her identity to steal Social Security and pension benefits that totaled $100,000 and fraudulently sold her home for $260,000. They also allegedly attempted to defraud another $160,000 in life insurance annuities.

The couple is also accused of refilling the woman's prescription for Percocet more than a dozen times after she died.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez released the following statement:

"These defendants, a police officer and his wife, allegedly took advantage of his own mother's death to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars to which they were not entitled. This greedy and macabre conduct is even more egregious because police officers take an oath to uphold the law. We now intend to hold both defendants accountable for their alleged criminal conduct."

Hill, a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, is being held on $200,000 bond and his wife is being held on $50,000 bond.

Both were ordered to return to court in November and face up to 25 years if convicted on the top count.

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NYPD Cop And Wife Busted For Cashing Dead Mom’s Benefits




By  Dawn Davis
Published on September 18, 2018

An NYPD officer and his wife pretended that his dead mother was still alive so they could cash her Social Security and pension checks and even refilled her prescriptions.

According to authorities, officer Edward St. Hill and Maria Ramos are accused of raking in the dough and pills meant for mom Germain St. Hill. They were even accused of selling her home for more than two years after her June 2016 death. Following selling her house, they refilled her prescription for Percocet 14 times.

The couple was also accused of selling the mom’s home for $260,000, attempting to defraud her life insurance policy out of an additional $160,000. They even went as far as impersonating the dead woman during phone calls to keep up the ruse.

Authorities did not say if they were using the oxycodone pills themselves, or selling them. The couple pleaded “not guilty” on Tuesday before the Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun, to charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance, grand larceny, identity theft, forgery, and other counts.

Prosecutors said that authorities also discovered five guns including an AK-47 and a ledger detailing ill-gotten funds during a search of the pair’s Marine Park home. St. Hill, who was assigned to Manhattan’s 28th Precinct, was supposed to surrender his firearms when he was placed on modified duty last year.


They’ll be back in court later this week to face charges related to those findings. Chun ordered the 53-year-old cop held on $200,000 bond, and his 45-year-old wife held on $50,000 bond. They face up to 25 years behind bars if convicted on the top count.


“These defendants, a police officer, and his wife, allegedly took advantage of his own mother’s death to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars to which they were not entitled,” Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez said in a statement.

“This greedy and macabre conduct is even more egregious because police officers take an oath to uphold the law.”

OSHA ENFORCEMENT: SEVERAL COMPANIES ACROSS THE NATION FACE PENALTIES FOR EXPOSING THE WORKERS TO A VARIETY OF HAZARDS

ENFORCEMENT

Florida Roofing Company Faces Penalties for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards Coastal Roofing, Inc., faces $105,283 in proposed penalties for exposing workers to fall and other hazards. After being inspected as part of OSHA's Regional Emphasis Program on Falls in Construction, the company was cited for failing to properly extend a portable ladder above a roof landing. OSHA also issued citations for failing to ensure workers used fall and eye protection. For more information, read the news release. Five Contractors Cited Following Florida Pedestrian Bridge Collapse Five contractors were cited for exposing employees to crushing and fall hazards after a pedestrian bridge collapsed in Miami. One employee was fatally injured and four employees suffered critical injuries. Figg Bridge Engineers; Network Engineering Services, Inc.; Structural Technologies, LLC; Munilla Construction Management, LLC; and The Structural Group of South Florida, Inc., collectively face $86,658 in proposed penalties. Read the news release for more information.

Alabama Recycling Plant Cited after Worker Hospitalized for Fall Thorpe Plant Services, Inc., and Steel Dust Recycling, LLC, were cited for fall and confined space hazards after an employee was hospitalized following a 30-foot fall. Thorpe faces $175,528 in proposed penalties; and Steel Dust's penalties total $28,270. For more information, read the news release. Alabama Woodworking Company Cited for Exposing Employees to Fire and Explosion Hazards Structural Wood Systems, Inc., faces $85,362 in proposed penalties following an inspection under OSHA's national emphasis programs on combustible dust and amputations. The company was cited for allowing combustible wood dust to accumulate, failing to ensure employees used protective eyewear and respirators, and failing to implement a respiratory protection and confined space program. Read the news release for more information.

Two Companies Cited after Fatal Fall at Communication Tower Worksite in Mississippi Midway Tower Service, Inc., and Bracken Equipment Holdings, LLC, for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards after an employee suffered fatal injuries. Midway Tower was cited for exposing employees to fall and struck-by hazards, failing to remove or replace damaged equipment, and not capping the ends of rebar. Bracken Equipment, a crane rental company, was cited for not removing damaged equipment from service. The companies face $20,990 in proposed penalties. For more information, read the news release.

California Cites Cargo Company after Forklift Operator Suffers Fatal Injury California OSHA issued six citations and $205,235 in penalties to SSA Pacific, Inc., after a worker sustained fatal injuries when he was thrown from a forklift that collided with a concrete piling. Inspectors determined that the company disabled the seat belt warning and other safety features, and failed to ensure the safe operation and condition of forklifts.

Michigan Fines Box Manufacturer for Exposing Workers to Amputation and Fall Hazards The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued 17 citations and $144,900 in penalties to Packaging Specialties, Inc., for repeatedly exposing workers to safety hazards. Inspectors concluded that the company failed to protect workers from amputation hazards, train workers to safely operate aerial lifts, and conduct periodic safety inspections for the control of hazardous energy. The company was cited for these violations in 2015 and 2017.

US EPA has reached a settlement with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District for chemical safety and risk management violations at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.

EPA Hits Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District for Violations

September 18, 2018
 
Requires reducing risk of chemical releases, pay penalty

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached a settlement with the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District for chemical safety and risk management violations at the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant.

The sanitation district will pay a $37,830 civil penalty and make improvements to its risk management practices.

“Public agencies must ensure the safety of their workers and nearby residents when using hazardous chemicals,” said EPA Pacific Southwest Regional Administrator Mike Stoker. “Compliance with good chemical management practices helps to protect public health and the environment.”

As part of the settlement, the sanitation district will also spend an estimated $100,500 in support of emergency planning and preparedness programs in the city and county of Sacramento. The sanitation district will provide the County of Sacramento Environmental Management Department with an incident response vehicle, portable radios, and response gear. The Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District will receive a handheld device for identifying chemicals.

The Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant is located on Laguna Station Road in Elk Grove, Calif.

The facility treats wastewater from the cities of Sacramento, Folsom, West Sacramento, Elk Grove, Rancho Cordova, and Citrus Heights; the communities of Courtland and Walnut Grove; and unincorporated Sacramento County.

EPA inspected the treatment plant in May 2016 and found facility staff had not immediately notified the National Response Center of three separate releases of chlorine in 2013 and 2014, in violation of the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act’s reporting requirements.

Facility staff had not complied with EPA’s risk management program regulations, in violation of the Clean Air Act. Proper implementation of risk management programs helps prevent and control chemical releases at facilities that store large amounts of regulated substances. Violations at the treatment plant included failure to perform certain equipment tests and inspections and failure to adequately investigate a release of chlorine.

In addition to the civil penalty, the settlement requires the sanitation district certify that certain equipment complies with risk management plan requirements, update the piping and instrument diagrams included in its risk management plan, and arrange for a third-party audit after upgrading the gas management system.

70-year old pilot Joseph William Kreiner of Clarkdale, burned and died after he crashed and burned his 1978 Beechcraft F35A Bonanza in a residential area of Cottonwood, Arizona

(Courtesy of Cottonwood Police Department)

70-year-old pilot hurt in Arizona crash of small plane dies

By Associated Press
September 18, 2018

COTTONWOOD, Ariz. (AP) – 

Authorities say a 70-year-old man who has been seriously injured after the small plane he was piloting crashed into part of a home in north-central Arizona has died. 

Cottonwood police identified the victim Tuesday as Joseph William Kreiner of Clarkdale.
Fire and rescue crews arrived at the scene about 9:45 a.m. Monday and found the single-engine Bonanza Beechcraft in flames. 

Kreiner was extricated from the plane and air-lifted to a burn center in Phoenix.

Police say the pilot told them that the plane’s engine stopped, leading to the crash.
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash.

Police say the home sustained minimal structural damage and no other injuries were reported.

The owner of the plane is listed as David A. Heath also of Cottonwood, AZ. It is not known if Kreiner bought the plane from Heath or whether he was testing the plane prior to purchase.

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The plane that crashed

A 70-year-old pilot has died after his plane crashed into a Cottonwood home Monday morning, police said.

The pilot, Joseph William Kreiner of Clarkdale, was able to exit the plane after it crashed into a home in the 900 block of Tierra Verde Circle, according to Cottonwood police Sgt. Monica Kuhlt.

He was seriously injured and had burn injuries. He was flown to the Maricopa County Burn Center after the crash.

The house sustained minimal damage, and no one was home at the time, police said.

Kreiner's family was by his side when he died Tuesday, police said.

The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board removed the wreckage around 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Both are conducting the investigation into the crash, police said.

Police said Kreiner told crews his engine had stopped.

According to police, Kreiner's body will be taken to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy, where the report will be used as part of the investigation into the plane crash.



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Narrative:

Following a loss of engine power, the aircraft force landed to open residential terrain southeast of the departure end of Runway 14 at Cottonwood Airport (P52), Cottonwood, Arizona. The airplane was partially consumed by the post-impact fire and the sole pilot (70) onboard was seriously injured. The pilot later died from the injuries sustained in the crash. 

Sources:

https://www.abc15.com/news/region-northern-az/prescott/plane-crashes-into-cottonwood-backyard-pilot-in-hospital
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N2031D/history/20180917/1405Z/tracklog
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https://www.google.com/maps/place/900+Tierra+Verde+Cir,+Cottonwood,+AZ+86326/@34.7228595,-112.0286987,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x872d055f5e0419bb:0x67983d429275b4fe?hl=en-us&gl=us
https://www.asias.faa.gov/apex/f?p=100:95:::NO::P95_EVENT_LCL_DATE,P95_LOC_CITY_NAME,P95_REGIST_NBR:18-SEP-18,COTTONWOOD,N2031D
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2031D%20
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/242857-05485768680eeda75b019e274073144e8e9617f5/aircrafttype/BE33
http://ktar.com/story/2224082/70-year-old-pilot-hurt-in-arizona-crash-of-small-plane-dies/

Date:	17-SEP-2018
Time:	09:45 LT
Type:	Beechcraft F35A Bonanza
Owner/operator:	private
Registration:	N2031D
C/n / msn:	CE-809
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:	SE of Cottonwood Airport (P52), AZ -   United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Cottonwood Airport, AZ (P52)
Destination airport:	Cottonwood Airport, AZ (P52)