TBM-700 crashed killing 2 at my airport :-(

Mahesh · March 1st, 2003, 19:42

Hey all,
I am out of town but I heard about this from one of my flying buddies. May they all rest in peace.

Mahesh

Two Killed, One Injured in Leesburg Plane Crash
Updated: Saturday, Mar. 1, 2003 - 4:59 PM EST.

(LEESBURG,Va.) - Two people have died and one person is seriously injured after a small plane crash near downtown Leesburg Saturday.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the Socata TBM 700 turboprop plane crashed in someone's back yard at Market and Ayr streets at 3:15 p.m.

All three victims were inside of the plane, which can carry four to six passengers and there is no indication that anyone on the ground was hurt.

Salac says the plane was cleared to land at Leesburg Executive Airport -- two miles from the crash site.

She says the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

Police, fire and hazmat units are now on the scene.

Mahesh · March 2nd, 2003, 07:45

The third passenger died at the hospital. Form the newa so far, it was very foggy when witnesses saw the plane (suddenly turn and descend). I think the pilot was trying to aviod houses because he placed the big plane between 4 houses.

Mahesh

flyitup · March 2nd, 2003, 17:53

That's horrible...

My condolences to the families...

davetheflyer · March 3rd, 2003, 10:40

I was flying in and out of Dulles and heard the ELT. The Potomac Departure controller asked us to monitor it at one point and let him know if the signal got stronger or fainter. I had guessed that it was close to Leesburg, but I figured that someone had just landed hard to set off the ELT.

March 1st, 2003, 19:42	#1
Mahesh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Hemisphere Posts: 1,370	TBM-700 crashed killing 2 at my airport :-( Hey all, I am out of town but I heard about this from one of my flying buddies. May they all rest in peace. Mahesh Two Killed, One Injured in Leesburg Plane Crash Updated: Saturday, Mar. 1, 2003 - 4:59 PM EST. (LEESBURG,Va.) - Two people have died and one person is seriously injured after a small plane crash near downtown Leesburg Saturday. Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the Socata TBM 700 turboprop plane crashed in someone's back yard at Market and Ayr streets at 3:15 p.m. All three victims were inside of the plane, which can carry four to six passengers and there is no indication that anyone on the ground was hurt. Salac says the plane was cleared to land at Leesburg Executive Airport -- two miles from the crash site. She says the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate. Police, fire and hazmat units are now on the scene.

March 2nd, 2003, 07:45	#2
Mahesh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Hemisphere Posts: 1,370	Re: TBM-700 crashed killing 2 at my airport :-( The third passenger died at the hospital. Form the newa so far, it was very foggy when witnesses saw the plane (suddenly turn and descend). I think the pilot was trying to aviod houses because he placed the big plane between 4 houses. Mahesh

March 2nd, 2003, 17:53	#3
flyitup Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 620	Re: TBM-700 crashed killing 2 at my airport :-( That's horrible... My condolences to the families...

March 3rd, 2003, 10:40	#4
davetheflyer Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: KATL, Georgia, Tennessee Posts: 1,016	Re: TBM-700 crashed killing 2 at my airport :-( I was flying in and out of Dulles and heard the ELT. The Potomac Departure controller asked us to monitor it at one point and let him know if the signal got stronger or fainter. I had guessed that it was close to Leesburg, but I figured that someone had just landed hard to set off the ELT.

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