King Air C90 Accident in FL

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Has anyone heard any new information on the recent KingAir crash in south FL.

Thanks.

 

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It was not departing out of PG FL?


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there's boatloads of information about it on www.google.com and www.faa.gov

 

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Recovery crews trying to dredge up a twin-engine turboprop that crashed in the Everglades on Saturday, killing a Weston man and his son, face not only harsh terrain but also stringent environmental laws.

Because the plane went down in a sensitive wetlands area, recovery crews must retrieve pieces of the King Air C90 without destroying federally protected mangroves, Alan Yurman, the National Transportation Safety Board investigator in charge, said Wednesday.

The plane crashed about 17 miles north of Flamingo, on the southern tip of the mainland.

"Unlike ValuJet, where you could get in with an airboat, this is in an area filled with mangroves," Yurman said, referring to the jetliner that crashed in the Everglades in May 1996. "We have a lot of problems."

Until the plane is inspected on dry land, investigators will be delayed in finding the cause for the crash, which killed Saul Zadik, 45, a real estate investor, and his son, Timor, 16. They had flown to Marathon for a quick house-hunting trip and were trying to return to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.

Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who oversee the protection of wetlands, said safety board investigators would need a permit if the recovery requires fill to build a road, or if major cutting of mangroves is involved.

"If they can do the work without using major clearing equipment, then we would work with them," said John Studt, who is in charge of issuing permits for the Corps' Jacksonville District, which includes South Florida.

For now, recovery crews plan to use boats and a helicopter to pull pieces of wreckage out of the swamp, but are having a difficult time even reaching the remote crash scene, safety board officials said.

After studying air traffic control tapes and radar information on Wednesday, investigators confirmed the nine-seat plane climbed to 9,000 feet. Instructed by controllers to descend to 2,000 feet, the plane descended normally for about 400 feet, then plummeted. It was last seen on radar at 7,100 feet, Yurman said.

That might indicate a sudden loss of control. Officials will study whether turbulence or mechanical failure was involved, or if the pilot suffered a medical emergency.

Services for Saul and Timor Zadik will be held at 10:30 on Friday at Temple Beth Emet, 4807 S. Flamingo Road, in Cooper City, followed by a 12:30 p.m. burial at Menorah Gardens, 21100 Griffin Road, in Southwest Ranches.