Woman In House Critically Burned

A Sunday morning plane downing resulted in the loss of both men onboard, and critical burns to a third person on the ground.

FAA spokeswoman Holly Baker told local media a Mooney M20M (file photo of type, below) impacted a home near Richmond, VA around 1020 EDT Sunday, shortly after the single-engine aircraft departed Chesterfield County Airport (FCI).

The home is located about four miles northeast from the airport, in the suburb of Midlothian. Low cloud cover was reported in the area at the of the accident, though officials aren't sure what role weather may have played. The aircraft, registered to a Delaware company, was on an IFR flight plan to Franklin Municipal Airport (FKN.)

Authorities have not released the identities of the two men onboard the Mooney. A 22-year-old woman inside the home was able to escape, but suffered unknown injuries and severe burns.

State police are assisting investigators from the FAA and NTSB.

IDENTIFICATION
  Regis#: 429RM        Make/Model: MO20      Description: M20, M20A/B/C/D/E/F/G/J/L/R/S, M20K/M (T
  Date: 04/27/2008     Time: 1420

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

LOCATION
  City: CHESTERFIELD   State: VA   Country: US

DESCRIPTION
  AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A HOME SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, THE TWO PERSONS ON
  BOARD WERE FATALLY INJURED, ONE PERSON  IN THE HOME SUSTAINED SERIOUS
  INJURIES, FIVE MILES FROM THE CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, CHESTERFIELD, VA

INJURY DATA      Total Fatal:   2
                 # Crew:   2     Fat:   2     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Pass:   0     Fat:   0     Ser:   0     Min:   0     Unk:   
                 # Grnd:         Fat:   0     Ser:   1     Min:   0     Unk:   

WEATHER: KRIC 271554Z 04006KT 4SM BR OVC005 15/14 A3014

OTHER DATA
  Activity: Unknown      Phase: Unknown      Operation: OTHER

  FAA FSDO: RICHMOND, VA  (EA21)                  Entry date: 04/28/2008

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