We'll Say It... 'Clean-Up On Aisle Nine!'

The pilot of an Embraer 110 Bandeirante turboprop (file photo of type, below) received only minor injuries after the plane crashed into the garden department of a Manchester, NH Wal-Mart store Tuesday morning. No one was injured inside the store, which had only been open for 20 minutes when the accident occurred.

"I just saw a huge ball of smoke go up," said witness Maria Kosmakata to the Associated Press.

The cargo plane, registered to Vermont-based AirNow, was reportedly hauling cargo for UPS when it went down shortly after takeoff from Manchester Airport.

Pilot Paul Seyler-Schmidt was helped away from the wreckage by workers from a nearby car dealership and was taken to a hospital. His condition is listed as serious, but stable.

"Reports are that he's conscious, that he knows what's going on, that he's asked for his wife," said AirNow's Robin Outwater. "He seems to be doing just fine."

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IDENTIFICATION
Regis#: 7801Q        Make/Model: E110      Description: EMB-110/111 Bandeirante (C-95, EC-95, P-95)
Date: 11/08/2005     Time: 1226

Event Type: Accident   Highest Injury: Serious     Mid Air: N    Missing: N
Damage: Destroyed

LOCATION
City: MANCHESTER   State: NH   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
N7801Q, BUSINESS AIRFREIGHT RLR3352, AN EMBRAER EMB-110P1 ACFT, CRASHED 
SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF INTO A STORE, EXPLODED ON IMPACT, THE ONE PERSON  ON 
BOARD SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES, MANCHESTER, NH

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   0
                 # Crew:   1     Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk: 

WEATHER: VFR

OTHER DATA

Departed: MANCHESTER, NH              Dep Date:    Dep. Time:      
Destination: BANGOR, ME                   Flt Plan:       Wx Briefing:  
Last Radio Cont:  
Last Clearance: 

FAA FSDO: PORTLAND, ME  (NE05)                  Entry date: 11/08/2005

FMI: www.airnow.com