Breaking News: Small plane crash in Ft. Lauderdale

[Flying Illini]

While watching Fox news, waiting for the MJ verdict, they broke in with live coverage of a small plane that had crashed on what looked like a street near Ft. Lauderdale, FL. There was foam everywhere and firefighters still working to put out the blaze. Aircraft was a total loss. Initial reports were that the fuel tanks were full. No word on the condition of the pilot or whether or not there were any PAX on board.

Prayers to the pilot, pax? and families involved.

 

[Superpilot92]

It was a DC3 not a little plane. Hope all come out ok

 

[VampyreGTX]

edited to remove the fatalities comment, the 'victim' reference in the msnbc article implied they were killed, however, they supposedly walked away from the wreck and ensuing fire.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8206866/

It was a DC-3 headed to the islands.... what operator is that?

 

[joe_pilot]

Thoughts and best wishes to the families.
RIP

 

[Flying Illini]

It was a DC3 not a little plane. Hope all come out ok

Sorry, couldn't tell much from the video footage. I was looking on fox and cnn and didn't see an article, was just getting to msnbc.

RIP

 

[Answerguy]

http://www.nbc6.net/news/4603028/detail.html

Might be 587MB? I think its a super DC-3 due to the square wingtips on the photos.

Sounds like the pilots made it out! Hope no one was hurt on the ground.

 

[VampyreGTX]

Sounds like the pilots made it out! Hope no one was hurt on the ground.

Thank god! I thought they had been killed as the MSNBC article referred to them as 'victims.'

 

[Answerguy]

I've been trying to get ahold of the owners of 587mb. Still no luck. I know it had a trip today to the islands. Its based at opf.

 

[E46_guy]

Accoring to MSNBC, it was N3906J.

In better days: http://www.baaa-acro.com/Photos-37/N3906J.jpg

TB

 

[Traumahawk]

2 Crew and 1 pax all in Fair condition. "Sitting up and talking on cell phones".


Man, since they're ok, Now I can complain about the loss of another Gooney Bird still flying :-/

Thats the plane for my "furlough backup-plan"....that or a C-46