Aircraft with 2 passengers ends
up in ditch at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
A Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. sits in a ditch near a Savannah/Hilton International Airport taxiway after making an emergency landing shortly after taking off. The pilot and one passenger were transported to a hospital.
Two people were taken to a local hospital for treatment Wednesday after a small plane crashed into a ditch at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
Officials with the regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration reported that Cobalt Air 727, a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, ran off the airport's Runway 1 on departure.
Airport officials said the plane and its two passengers ended up in a ditch west of Taxiway F. The regional office of the FAA will investigate the incident on behalf of the National Transportation Safety Board, which will determine probable cause.
The aircraft, tail number N978AF, is registered to Upper Deck Holdings Inc. of Portsmouth, N.H., and was departing Savannah for Lexington, Ky. at about 8:30 a.m., officials said.
In a press release, officials with the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard said they responded to the crash with three fire trucks and 11 emergency personnel.
Lt. Col. David Simons of the 165th Airlift Wing said the pilot and passenger were out of the plane and standing when first responders arrived.
The two were then taken to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment, airport spokeswoman Lori Lynah said. No information on the identity of the pilot and passenger or their condition was immediately available.
Earlier in the day, airport officials reported on social media that all flights out of the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport had been suspended and that all flights into the airport had been diverted. Lynah said those flights resumed after a brief delay.
http://savannahnow.com/news/2016-01-06/savannahhilton-head-airport-reports-incident#
A Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. sits in a ditch near a Savannah/Hilton International Airport taxiway after making an emergency landing shortly after taking off. The pilot and one passenger were transported to a hospital.
Two people were taken to a local hospital for treatment Wednesday after a small plane crashed into a ditch at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
Officials with the regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration reported that Cobalt Air 727, a Pilatus PC-12 aircraft, ran off the airport's Runway 1 on departure.
Airport officials said the plane and its two passengers ended up in a ditch west of Taxiway F. The regional office of the FAA will investigate the incident on behalf of the National Transportation Safety Board, which will determine probable cause.
The aircraft, tail number N978AF, is registered to Upper Deck Holdings Inc. of Portsmouth, N.H., and was departing Savannah for Lexington, Ky. at about 8:30 a.m., officials said.
In a press release, officials with the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard said they responded to the crash with three fire trucks and 11 emergency personnel.
Lt. Col. David Simons of the 165th Airlift Wing said the pilot and passenger were out of the plane and standing when first responders arrived.
The two were then taken to Memorial University Medical Center for treatment, airport spokeswoman Lori Lynah said. No information on the identity of the pilot and passenger or their condition was immediately available.
Earlier in the day, airport officials reported on social media that all flights out of the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport had been suspended and that all flights into the airport had been diverted. Lynah said those flights resumed after a brief delay.
http://savannahnow.com/news/2016-01-06/savannahhilton-head-airport-reports-incident#
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| Date: | 06-JAN-2016 |
| Time: | 08:30LT |
| Type: | Pilatus PC-12/47E |
| Owner/operator: | Upper Deck Holdings Inc |
| Registration: | N978AF |
| C/n / msn: | 1078 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, GA (SAV) - United States of America |
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Savannah Hilton Head International Airport, GA (SAV) |
| Blue Grass (KLEX) |
The aircraft ran off a Taxiway F into a large ditch. Both occupants were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
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