Two aircraft down in Southern OK this evening...

[agpilot34]

Wife just came in and said she had heard of two aircraft going down in our part of the state this evening. One near Ardmore, and another down around Marietta. Dont have any details as of yet.

 

[agpilot34]

Looks like there might have been just one crash. Reports say the crash occured around 9:40PM just North of Ardmore, OK. Supposedly two souls on board, but no info on their condition.

 

[User998]

There were two separate plane crashes today, one in the late afternoon, and one this evening. Good news is that all four people walked away with only one having minor injuries. The two newstories are below.


http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4930435

Small Plane Crashes in Ardmore: Two On Board
May 20, 2006 11:47 PM

Two men are safe tonight after their plane crashed in a field in Ardmore.

Authorities say a small single engine plane went down between Refinery Road and Lucille Road.

The two occupants sustained minor injuries and were not transported to the hospital. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol is on scene and investigating.

The F.A.A. will investigate tomorrow morning.

KTEN has a crew on scene and will bring you latest developments as they become available.



http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4903071

Lamar Co. Plane Crash
May 20, 2006 4:54 PM

Authorities are investigating a plane crash that occurred this afternoon in Lamar county.

DPS troopers say a Piper Cub went down off highway 2-71 south of Pairs.

Two people were inside that plane.

One person suffered minor injuries, the other walked away unharmed.

Troopers say the F.A.A is investigating the cause.
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[User998]

After I posted the above news stories, I noticed the new site just added a "Breaking News" story that another aircraft may have gone down tonight. The breaking news article was posted just a few minutes after that last one, so it may be a third crash.

There all from the same news source, so I can't imagine they'd confused the one this afternoon. But three in such a short period of time, in the same area is a little hard to believe.


http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=4930439

Breaking News: Plane Crash in Marietta
May 21, 2006 12:19 AM

A second small passenger plane has gone down near Marietta in Love County.

The occupants in this accident may have sustained injuries.

KTEN has a crew on scene and will bring you the latest developments as they become available.

 

[414Flyer]

Isnt McGehees Catfish in Marietta? Flew in there a couple of times before

 

[hoop]

The Daily Oklahoman reported that it was at McGee's. 4 pax, single engine. Everyone survived, but plane is a loss. I've never flown in, but hear it's a pretty rough gr*************** strip.

second was a guy flying from Ardmore municipal to Ardmore downtown and ran out out gas. He must have been running er' on fumes! No fatalities.

Oh yeah, forgot to add it was 100+ degrees in Okla. on Sat.

 

[jbDC9]

The Daily Oklahoman reported that it was at McGee's. 4 pax, single engine. Everyone survived, but plane is a loss. I've never flown in, but hear it's a pretty rough gra$$ strip.

Oh yeah, forgot to add it was 100+ degrees in Okla. on Sat.

Actually, McGehee's strip isn't that rough, at least the last time I was in there many years ago... the problem is the surroundings; a drop-off cliff at the S end, a hill to the N on final, steep drop-offs to the sides plus a large hill with trees and and antenna on the SE edge of the runway, and the the rwy slopes up to the south. 4 people, single engine, hot day... they were hosed from the start.

The strip can be a bit of a handful; couple that with an inexperienced weekend warrior type taking family/friends for a $100 catfish in a 172/Cherokee on a hot day... forget it, it's an accident waiting to happen. When I was flying in there on a regular basis I heard of quite a few planes dinged or crunched there. Do a search on the NTSB site under Marietta, OK from 1984 thru present; you'll be amazed at the number of incidents/accidents...

 

[AC560]

Do a search on the NTSB site under Marietta, OK from 1984 thru present; you'll be amazed at the number of incidents/accidents...

And those are just the ones that somebody reports, a lot of wrecks just wheeled off to the hangers down in them parts.