A small, two-seat plane crashed on Thanksgiving Day near an airfield near Alvarado, killing two
A small, two-seat plane crashed on Thanksgiving Day near an airfield near Alvarado, killing two
November 23, 2006
ALVARADO -- A small, two-seat plane crashed on Thanksgiving Day near an airfield near Alvarado, killing an Addison, Texas, man and a man from Grandview, Texas, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety dispatcher in Waco, who declined to identify himself. Authorities have not released the identifies of the two men involved in the crash.
The plane, which was a single-engine Pulsar, a home-built aircraft with wings on the bottom of the fuselage, left an airstrip about 3:30 p.m. Thursday near Alvarado. Witnesses said two men were in the plane when it took off.
The pilot was in his early 70s; the age of the passenger was not available, Sgt. Tom Hargrave, spokesman for the Johnson County Sheriff's Department, said in a statement.
Sheriff's officials were notified of the crash by the Air Force Rescue Coordinator after an intermittent GPS signal indicated a downed aircraft at about 6:22 p.m. The signals were transmitted in an area between Rio Vista and Grandview. Authorities found the downed plane about 1 1/2 miles from the airstrip it had left.
IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 115SE Make/Model: EXP Description: PULSAR
Date: 11/24/2006 Time: 2150
Event Type: Accident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed
LOCATION
City: ALVARADO State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE TWO PERSONS ON BOARD WERE
FATALLY INJURED, FOUR MILES FROM ALVARADO, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: NOT REPORTED
OTHER DATA
Activity: Aerial Observation Phase: Unknown Operation: OTHER
Departed: ALVARADO, TX Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: ALVARADO, TX Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:
FAA FSDO: FORT WORTH, TX (SW19) Entry date: 11/24/2006
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** Report created 11/27/2006 Record 2 **
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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 46A Make/Model: EXP Description: VSTAR SA900
Date: 11/22/2006 Time: 2045
Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
Damage: Minor
LOCATION
City: CONROE State: TX Country: US
DESCRIPTION
ACFT GROUNDLOOPED ON LANDING ROLLOUT, LONESTAR AIRPORT, CONROE, TX
INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
# Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Pass: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
# Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
WEATHER: KCXO 222053Z AUTO 2007KT 170V240 10SM CLR 23/07 A3018
OTHER DATA
Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
Departed: CONROE, TX Dep Date: Dep. Time:
Destination: CONROE, TX Flt Plan: Wx Briefing:
Last Radio Cont:
Last Clearance:
FAA FSDO: HOUSTON, TX (SW09) Entry date: 11/24/2006
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