Sun, Jan 04, 2009
Plane Went Down While Turning Short Final
A pilot and his passenger were lost Saturday afternoon when
their single-engine plane went down on approach to a Denton County,
TX airfield. The accident occurred at Propwash Airport (16X),
located about three miles west of Justin.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Lonny Haschel said the
plane crashed at about 1:30pm, in a pasture less than a
quarter-mile from the end of the runway. Haschel said the accident
plane was turning onto the final approach, flying with two other
planes, when it crashed.
Denton County Sheriff's Office spokesman Tom Reedy said the
plane went down nose first at the airport's north end, and burst
into flames. The two other planes landed without incident,
according to Associated Press reports.
Witness Mark Airey, whose residence is at the airport, proceeded
directly to the crash site in a golf cart, but smoke and flames had
already engulfed the wreckage. Airey said he had talked with the
pilot and his friend about noon, before they took off.
The names of the deceased had not yet been released, but the
pilot was reported to have several years of flying experience.
The aircraft was identified as a Nanchang CJ-6, a two-seat
aircraft developed in 1958 and produced by the Chinese
manufacturer. Its direct predecessor, the CJ-5, was actually a
Yak-18 built under license from the Soviet Union.
Federal Aviation Administration officials investigating the
crash were on the scene later Saturday.
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