Cessna 414 Down, Three Of Four On Board Killed
A Cessna 414 from Tampa
(FL) went down in Tennessee Thursday, killing three people and
severely injuring a fourth. Among the dead is David Jochman, an
award-winning pilot described as a pilot with a passion for
flying.
The aircraft was flying into Greeneville-Greene County Municipal
Airport Thursday when someone on board called to the ground,
according to Greene County Emergency Management Director Bill
Brown. "Emergency. Ice. Engine. That's all they heard," Brown
said.
The victims were identified as John Saunders, 40, of Tampa;
Jochman, 49, of New Port Richey; Laura Jones, 44, of Tampa; and
Hani Boutros, 27, of Brandon. Saunders father, John Sr., was
reportedly thrown from the aircraft, but survived. He was airlifted
to a hospital in Johnson City. He was reported in stable
condition.
The Cessna 414, built in 1972, was on a flight from Columbus
(OH) when it went down about two miles short of the
Greeneville-Green County airport. It impacted the ground at
approximately 11:00 am local time. It sheered the tops off 100-foot
tall trees and crashed in a wooded area, igniting a fire that
burned briefly before emergency workers arrived on the scene.
Jochman (above, left) was a celebrated pilot, designated the
FAA's Southern Region Pilot of the Year. He was also Director of
Aviation for a humanitarian organization called "Healing the
Children" and was active in the Angel Flight Network, having flown
blood to New York City in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.
The NTSB is investigating.
FAA Preliminary Report
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 1592T
Make/Model: C414 Description: 414,
Chancellor
Date: 12/11/2003 Time: 1552
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury:
Fatal Mid Air: N Missing:
N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City:
GREENEVILLE
State: TN Country: US
DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT REPORTED AN ENGINE PROBLEM AND DECLARED AN
EMERGENCY, AND CRASHED
WHILE DOWNWIND TO GREENEVILLE, FIVE PERSONS ON BOARD, FOUR
WERE FATALLY
INJURED AND ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED, GREENEVILLE, TN
INJURY DATA Total
Fatal: 4
# Crew: 1 Fat:
1 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
# Pass: 4 Fat:
3 Ser:
1 Min:
0 Unk:
# Grnd:
Fat: 0 Ser:
0 Min:
0 Unk:
WEATHER: TRI 14552 25012 10SM OVC019 01/M03
A2993
OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase:
Unknown Operation: General
Aviation
Departed: COLUMBUS,
OH
Dep Date: Dep.
Time:
Destination: GREENEVILLE,
TN Flt Plan:
IFR Wx
Briefing: U
Last Radio Cont: 6 NM SW DYQ NDB CLRD LDC APCH AT GCY
Last Clearance: CHANGE TO ADVSY FREQ ADVS CANCELATION OF
THIS FREQ
FAA FSDO: NASHVILLE, TN
(SO03)
Entry date: 12/12/2003