Twin down in Lantana, FL

[crash-proof]

This just in...so no details yet.

It looks like a twin bonanza or old 310 (judging from the straight tail on the pic)

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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/lo...rash,0,5491633.story?coll=sfla-home-headlines

Small plane crash near Lantana Airport kills 2

By Nancy L. Othón
sun-sentinel.com
Posted January 22 2004, 12:10 PM EST

LANTANA -- A small twin-engine plane narrowly missed a house as it crashed, killing at least two people in the aircraft on Thursday around noon.

No one on the ground was reported injured, said Don Delucia, captain of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue.

Cause of the crash was not immediately known.

The crash occurred on the 1800 block of Crest Drive in the Lake Osbourne Estates area just east of the Lantana Airport shortly before noon.

Damage to the house was reported to be minimal and some wires were knocked down. The plane apparently crashed on or near the house's driveway.

The plane caught on fire and was quickly extinguished. There was no fire at the house.

It was not immediately known if the plane was landing or taking off at the time of the crash.

The identity of the dead people in the plane were not immediately known.

No other details were immediately available.

 

[SATCFI]

IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 4293P Make/Model: PA23 Description: PA-23-150/160 Apache
Date: 01/22/2004 Time: 1649

Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: Fatal Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: LANTANA State: FL Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES INTO A HOUSE, THE TWO PERSONS
ON BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, NO INJURIES
REPORTED TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE HOUSE, WEST PALM BEACH COUNTY PARK
AIRPORT, LANTANA, FL

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 2
# Crew: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 1 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:

WEATHER: PBI METAR 1653Z 31006KT 10SM FEW025 SCT100 22/14 A3015



OTHER DATA
Activity: Unknown Phase: Unknown Operation: General Aviation

Departed: LANTANA, FL Dep Date: 01/22/2004 Dep. Time: 1640
Destination: EVERGLADES CITY, FL Flt Plan: NONE Wx Briefing: Y
Last Radio Cont: RADAR SVC TERM S OF LNA BY F SCOPE
Last Clearance: RADAR SERV TERM

FAA FSDO: FT LAUDERDALE, FL (SO17) Entry date: 01/23/2004

 

[AZaviator]

crash-proof, I love the avtar. Where'd you find it?

 

[crash-proof]

Don't remember, think a friend sent it a while ago...just found it recently deep within the confines of my hard drive.