Post by Flyrfn144 on Jul 10, 2007 17:08:38 GMT -5
SANFORD, Fla. -- The names of the five victims of a plane that crashed into a Seminole County neighborhood on Tuesday have been released.
It happened at the Preserves at Lake Monroe subdivision along Willow Bay Ridge Street, WESH 2 News reported.
The pilot of the plane was killed and identified by officials as Dr. Bruce Kennedy, a plastic surgeon and son-in-law of Bill France Jr., the former head of NASCAR who died earlier this year. His passenger was identified as Michael Klemm, a senior captain with NASCAR Aviation, who was also killed in the crash.
Authorities said that other deceased victims were Janice Joseph, 24 and her 6-month-old son Joseph Woodard III. Peter and Milagros DeChat were taken to a hospital but their daughter, Gabrielle DeChat, 4, did not survive.
One other victim, the DeChat's 10-year-old son, was being transported to Shriners Hospital in Cinncinati for burn injuries, officials said.
The plane was a Cessna 310 enroute from Daytona Beach to Lakeland when it reported smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency. It crashed about 3 miles north-northwest of Orlando-Sanford International Airport and was registered to Competitor Liaison Bureau Inc. of Daytona Beach, Federal Aviation Administration representative Kathleen Bergen said.
State officials said Competitor Liason Bureau is a company registered to France.
In addition to the five deaths, four people, including two adults, a child and a firefighter were injured. Two helicopters were called to transport the victims to local hospitals, Sanford Police Department spokeswoman Cleo Cohen said. A search is under way for a 4-year-old child missing since the crash.
Ryan Cooper, an off-duty Lake Mary firefighter, was also treated for chest pains after rushing into a home to rescue a 10-year-old boy without an oxygen tank. He was transported to a hospital.
Neighborhood residents said they could hear the plane over their subdivision before the aircraft crashed into two homes.
"First I heard a plane flying overhead. It sounded like a semitruck coming down the road trying to slow down. As soon as it hit, it exploded into flames," Dennis Misuraca said.
Video from Chopper 2 showed two homes were gutted by the crash and fire. A third home was also damaged. Multiple fire engines are at the scene working to extinguish the flames. Neighbors said they were terrified in the aftermath of the crash.
"A boy jumped out of the second story. He was on fire and extinguished himself. The wife ran out of the front door. She was on fire. Someone was screaming about a baby still inside the house," a witness said.
The subdivision is located along Riverview and Narcissus avenues. The homes in the subdivision are only a few years old, reports indicated.
The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to begin an investigation on Tuesday evening.
Source:wesh.com(local news station website)
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It happened at the Preserves at Lake Monroe subdivision along Willow Bay Ridge Street, WESH 2 News reported.
The pilot of the plane was killed and identified by officials as Dr. Bruce Kennedy, a plastic surgeon and son-in-law of Bill France Jr., the former head of NASCAR who died earlier this year. His passenger was identified as Michael Klemm, a senior captain with NASCAR Aviation, who was also killed in the crash.
Authorities said that other deceased victims were Janice Joseph, 24 and her 6-month-old son Joseph Woodard III. Peter and Milagros DeChat were taken to a hospital but their daughter, Gabrielle DeChat, 4, did not survive.
One other victim, the DeChat's 10-year-old son, was being transported to Shriners Hospital in Cinncinati for burn injuries, officials said.
The plane was a Cessna 310 enroute from Daytona Beach to Lakeland when it reported smoke in the cockpit and declared an emergency. It crashed about 3 miles north-northwest of Orlando-Sanford International Airport and was registered to Competitor Liaison Bureau Inc. of Daytona Beach, Federal Aviation Administration representative Kathleen Bergen said.
State officials said Competitor Liason Bureau is a company registered to France.
In addition to the five deaths, four people, including two adults, a child and a firefighter were injured. Two helicopters were called to transport the victims to local hospitals, Sanford Police Department spokeswoman Cleo Cohen said. A search is under way for a 4-year-old child missing since the crash.
Ryan Cooper, an off-duty Lake Mary firefighter, was also treated for chest pains after rushing into a home to rescue a 10-year-old boy without an oxygen tank. He was transported to a hospital.
Neighborhood residents said they could hear the plane over their subdivision before the aircraft crashed into two homes.
"First I heard a plane flying overhead. It sounded like a semitruck coming down the road trying to slow down. As soon as it hit, it exploded into flames," Dennis Misuraca said.
Video from Chopper 2 showed two homes were gutted by the crash and fire. A third home was also damaged. Multiple fire engines are at the scene working to extinguish the flames. Neighbors said they were terrified in the aftermath of the crash.
"A boy jumped out of the second story. He was on fire and extinguished himself. The wife ran out of the front door. She was on fire. Someone was screaming about a baby still inside the house," a witness said.
The subdivision is located along Riverview and Narcissus avenues. The homes in the subdivision are only a few years old, reports indicated.
The National Transportation Safety Board is scheduled to begin an investigation on Tuesday evening.
Source:wesh.com(local news station website)
Didn't know if this was posted but I thought it should go in the Sports Hub seeing as it pertains to Nascar.
If posted already,sorry, please lock/delete.
