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Geez.. whats up lately?? I hope they pull through. God bless both of them.
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Two people were seriously injured Monday when their experimental plane crashed at the edge of a golf course in Carlsbad.
Carlsbad police dispatcher Matthew Pinell said the two-seat plane went down shortly after takeoff from Palomar-McClellan Airport around 4:45 p.m. Pinell said the plane crashed into a ravine at the edge of The Crossings at Carlsbad golf course. Officials say there was no fire and no one on the ground was hurt.
A fire dispatcher said both people aboard the experimental aircraft were airlifted to a La Jolla hospital with severe trauma injuries.
Witnesses at the golf course described seeing the plane struggling to gain altitude. They told NBC 7/39 the plane's tail began to yaw back and forth and started heading to the ground. Witnesses said the plane started turning to the right, possibly to head back to Palomar Airport. when it started to plummet toward the ground.
Witnesses also said the plane sounded like it was sputtering before it finally struck a ravine near College Boulevard.
Chris Real and his playing partner ran to the plane to see if they could help the two people inside.
"You could see they had multiple fractures, so I just tried talking to them to keep them awake," Real told NBC 7/39. Firefighters arrived a short time later and helped pull the victims from the wreckage. They were taken by Mercy Air to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
Airport workers told NBC 7/39 the plane was registered out of Long Beach and was heading back there when it crashed.
Palomar Airport was shut down following the incident.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Link : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26844922/
Source: msnbc.com
CARLSBAD, Calif. - Two people were seriously injured Monday when their experimental plane crashed at the edge of a golf course in Carlsbad.
Carlsbad police dispatcher Matthew Pinell said the two-seat plane went down shortly after takeoff from Palomar-McClellan Airport around 4:45 p.m. Pinell said the plane crashed into a ravine at the edge of The Crossings at Carlsbad golf course. Officials say there was no fire and no one on the ground was hurt.
A fire dispatcher said both people aboard the experimental aircraft were airlifted to a La Jolla hospital with severe trauma injuries.
Witnesses at the golf course described seeing the plane struggling to gain altitude. They told NBC 7/39 the plane's tail began to yaw back and forth and started heading to the ground. Witnesses said the plane started turning to the right, possibly to head back to Palomar Airport. when it started to plummet toward the ground.
Witnesses also said the plane sounded like it was sputtering before it finally struck a ravine near College Boulevard.
Chris Real and his playing partner ran to the plane to see if they could help the two people inside.
"You could see they had multiple fractures, so I just tried talking to them to keep them awake," Real told NBC 7/39. Firefighters arrived a short time later and helped pull the victims from the wreckage. They were taken by Mercy Air to Scripps La Jolla Hospital.
Airport workers told NBC 7/39 the plane was registered out of Long Beach and was heading back there when it crashed.
Palomar Airport was shut down following the incident.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Link : http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26844922/
Source: msnbc.com