From what I have heard thus far from a few people is that this crash occured around 8pm est sunday evening and that one person that was aboard was killed instantly. Supposebly the crash site was only accessible by atv's. No word yet on possible cause(s), etc, etc. This is just one of many to add to the totals from this airport.
4G4 (aka >ski slope) has been plagued by quite a few deadly crashes in recent times, most notable was the crash that killed the highly decorated retired TWA captain that was attempting to fly a restored bird to the Smithsonian a few years back that died on the runway when it flipped on him during landing. The plane was a "one of a kind" aircraft and it took many years to restore it and get it into flying condition. Apparently there was a nation wide search to find this "particular" pilot to make this voyage. Most from the area remember this accident very clearly as if it had just happened.
Six were killed last year or the year before when they were over mtow returning from Oshkosh and stalled and spun into the ground on departure from rwy 28. This airport has less than a "desirable" crash record to say the least.
Here is another...
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Four die when plane crashes in northeast Ohio
By AMY BETH GRAVES
Associated Press
NORTH LIMA, Ohio (AP) - Federal officials planned to pick through the pieces of a single-engine plane today to determine what made it crash shortly after takeoff, killing four people.
The six-seat Piper Cherokee went down Sunday in a cornfield about half a mile north of the runway.
``The noise wasn't earth-shattering, but I knew he went down,'' said Adam Wetzl, whose home is about a half-mile from the crash site. ``I jumped up on a hay wagon to see where he went down. I could see pieces of the plane but I didn't go down there.''
Wetzl, 57, said he was getting ready to go to the store when he heard a plane that sounded like it was flying too low.
Rescue workers were forced to trample 6-foot corn stalks in an area about the size of half a football field to make room for two medical helicopters to land.
The plane was flying from Oshkosh, Wis., en route to Pennsylvania when it stopped to refuel about 2 p.m. at Youngstown Elser-Metro Airfield in North Lima about 65 miles southeast of Cleveland, said Lt. Brian Girts of the State Highway Patrol in Canfield.
The plane didn't explode or burn, Girts said. He said a mechanic from the airport came and shut off the fuel.
Girts said it appeared the flight wasn't business oriented because the luggage included sleeping bags. All of the luggage will have to be weighed to determine if the plane was within its weight limit, he said.
A 15-year-old boy who was in the back of plane was the only survivor of the crash Sunday. He was in serious condition early this morning at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland, a nursing supervisor said. She said he had several fractures but did not know where.
Authorities would not release any information about the victims.
The National Transportation Safety Board was expected to join the Federal Aviation Administration today in looking at wreckage.
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There has been a long and ongoing fight between the airport owner and farmers to get trees cut down on the departure end to enchance safety but to date no luck or help from these neighbors/land owners. The airport layout leaves for very little margin for error and screwups or the airport will bite you rather quickly at any given time(s). At one point in time I was flying a 350/100 in and out of there quite often and I can tell you it was no joy when the wx was down and coming in on the GPS or VOR approach.
Sad to see yet another victim taken at this airport. . . The news media has been all over this airport in recent times and I can only imagine what is going to transpire after this lastest accident.
thoughts and prayers are with this guy's family,
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