Pilot killed after he crashed his Piper PA-28A Cherokee plane in Paulding County, Georgia

New details regarding deadly plane crash in Paulding County
Property damage and signs that power lines in the area were malfunctioning were what ultimately led utility crews to the crash site.


Author: Christopher Buchanan, Hope Ford

October 14, 2018


ATLANTA, GA -- 

Deputies confirm one person is dead after a plane crash in Paulding County.

Paulding County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Ashley Henson said the airplane was a single engine aircraft and that the crash itself happened near the Bartow County line.

According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson Jim Peters, the crash was discovered around 6 p.m. - about one mile south of Cartersville and 20 minutes off the nearest major highway.


“Responders did have a difficult time getting to the actual site," Paulding County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Jamie Winkles said. "We were able to get the victim out. It’s real hilly, muddy - it’s rough terrain.”


Winkles said Greystone Power got a call around 3 p.m. about property damage - something going on with the power lines.

"Then, a subcontractor for Georgia Power discovered the plane crash and called Paulding County about 5:30," he said.

The aircraft, a Piper PA-28A had taken off from Gainesville Regional Airport in Florida. It was heading for Tom B. David Field in Calhoun, Georgia when it crashed according to the FAA.

Federal authorities haven't released any other details on the crash or the victim in the aircraft as the investigations by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are still ongoing.

But Winkles did say that there was no sign of fire on the plane when crews found it.

For now, deputies have set up a perimeter around the scene to keep passersby out since the rural section where the plane crashed is popular among ATV riders.

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PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. - 

Authorities in Paulding County say the pilot of a single-engine plane died Saturday afternoon after the aircraft went down near the Paulding-Bartow county line.

It happened along Lucas Lane off of Highway 61 north, close the Bartow County line. That is about 3 miles south of the south end of the Cartersville Airport runway or about 12 miles north-northwest of Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport. It was not immediately clear if the plane had just taken off or planned to land at either airport.


Investigators got a call from a power company around 5:30 p.m. Saturday that there was a disturbance near some power lines. A private contractor of the power company discovered the plane in rough terrain underneath the power lines. When emergency crews arrived, they found the pilot had died. Deputies say the plane did not catch fire.
 
The plane was described by officials only as 4-passenger Cherokee plane, but officials said only the pilot was the only one aboard at the time of the crash.

The NTSB and FAA have been notified.

The cause of the crash is still under investigation.

The name of the pilot has not yet been released.



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Narrative:
The aircraft impacted the terrain in Paulding County south of Cartersville Airport (KVPC), Cartersville, Georgia. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the sole pilot onboard was fatally injured.

Sources:
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/officials-plane-crashes-near-paulding-bartow-county-line
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dallas-paulding-county/one-dead-after-plane-crash-in-paulding-county/85-604109185
https://www.cbs46.com/news/man-dead-after-plane-crash-in-paulding-county/article_9bd0c28e-cf38-11e8-8b76-930475b9e277.html
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lucas+Ln+%26+Lucas+Rd+SW,+Georgia+30120/@34.0969589,-84.8741197,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x88f54bc9640c1971:0x88bce23d35100368?hl=en-us&gl=us
Date: 13-OCT-2018
Time: 17:00+
Type: Piper PA-28 Cherokee
Owner/operator:

Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location: Paulding County, near Cartersville Airport (KVPC), Cartersville, GA - United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport: Gainesville Rgn’l (KGNV)
Destination airport: Tom B David Field (KCZL)

44-year-old pilot Michael Shannon Clark of Weatherford, Texas and his passenger 40-year-old Steven Mindance of Houston died after their 1978 Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II plane hit trees and the ground in Parker County, southwest Poolville, Texas

44-year-old pilot Michael Shannon Clark of Weatherford, Texas died in the crash

 The  1978 Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II plane that crashed and killed Michael Shannon Clark and his passenger Steven Mindance

Written by Sara Coello, Breaking News Reporter


Updated 2:15 p.m. Saturday: to include the victims' names.

The pilot of a single-engine plane was killed Friday afternoon when the aircraft crashed in Parker County.

The Piper PA-32 did't appear to have been carrying any passengers, and the cause of the crash hadn't yet been determined, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said Friday.

The plane crashed just after 4 p.m. near Poolville, northwest of Fort Worth.

Officials originally thought the deceased pilot, 44-year-old Michael Shannon Clark of Weatherford, had been the only person involved. But 40-year-old Steven Mindance of Houston was also found dead in the wreckage, KXAS-TV (NBC 5) reported.

Officials at the scene said it was misting in the 1100 block of Hodges Road when the plane came down, but haven't confirmed whether weather played a role in the crash.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash. 

According to FAA records, the pilot had purchased the plane in February 2017.


Narrative:
The aircraft impacted trees and terrain in Parker County, southwest Poolville, Texas. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants onboard received fatal injuries.

Sources:
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/parker-county/2018/10/12/pilot-killed-single-engine-plane-crashes-parker-county
https://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article219957290.html
http://www.fox4news.com/news/one-dead-after-plane-crashes-in-parker-county
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2046512865410791&id=172530812092&refsrc=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.fr%2F&_rdr
www.wbap.com
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https://www.google.com/maps/place/1100+Hodges+Rd,+Poolville,+TX+76487/@32.952031,-97.880184,16z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x86520425a7b1ce0f:0x22648c0b67368e21?hl=en-us&gl=us
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=221MC
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/29032-e13fa4ff5b87957769a033e8b0aa571ba2360ae9/aircrafttype/PA32
https://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/Piper-PA-32RT-300-Lance-II/362930
Type:
Piper PA-32RT-300 Lance II
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N221MC
C/n / msn: 32R-7885032
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: Parker County, SW Poolville, TX - United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:

Destination airport:

1 person confirmed dead, 2 missing and presumed dead after they crashed their Piper PA-34 plane into the Atlantic Ocean off Long island approximately 3 miles south-southeast of Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach

WESTHAMPTON, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) –



A body was been recovered near Long Island after a small plane went down in the water late Saturday morning.

The FAA says the South Carolina-bound plane took off from Danbury Municipal Airport in Connecticut and went down three miles south-southeast of Francis S. Gabreski Airport shortly before noon.

Tim Carbone was working at the nearby Oceanfront Surf Club at the time, and says he thought it was a stunt plane.

“I was looking to see if I could find the plane and I couldn’t see it, and then ‘phoom,’ it was done,” he said. “It was like the engine was stopped immediately.”

A debris field and oil sheen was eventually located near the reported crash site. In total, three people were aboard the aircraft when it went down according to the FAA. The New York Air National Guard and multiple local police and fire departments were assisting in the search for the other two passengers.

The identity of the person whose body was found wasn’t immediately known, nor was the identity of the other passengers.

The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board work to determine the probable cause of the accident.



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Narrative:
A light plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off Long island approximately 3 miles south-southeast of Francis S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach. It was carrying three persons. A debris field and oil sheen was located near the estimated crash location.
There was at least one eyewitness of the crash. "And then the engine went up even to a higher, screaming and screaming, and then all of a sudden quiet. It happened instantly. I saw three pieces of plane, separate trajectories heading towards the ocean, and they were just kind of going down like a leaf, you know?" says Quogue resident.
The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that one body has been recovered near Long Island.

Sources:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Small-Plane-Down-in-Water-Off-Hamptons-Coast-Coast-Guard-497423641.html
https://abc7ny.com/plane-crashes-in-water-off-long-island-coast-faa-confirms/4476005/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6273019/Authorities-Small-private-plane-crashes-Hamptons.html
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2018/10/13/small-plane-in-water-body-recovered/
Date: 13-OCT-2018
Time: 11:40 LT
Type:
Piper PA-34
Owner/operator: Private
Registration:

C/n / msn:

Fatalities: Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location: off the Hamptons, Quogue Canal, NY - United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature: Private
Departure airport: Danbury Municipal Airport (KDXR)
Destination airport: South Carolina