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Fri, Mar 02, 2012

Cirrus Down On Approach To Melbourne, FL

Witnesses Said The Airplane Nosedived Short Of The Runway

A Cirrus SR22 (similar aircraft pictured) went down during its final approach to Melbourne, FL International Airport Wednesday. All three people on board the aircraft were fatally injured.

Witnesses said that the airplane appeared to develop problems during a landing attempt and nosedived into the ground just after 1700 EST, according to Florida Today online. Airport spokesperson Lori Booker said that the airplane was so severely damaged that its N-number was unreadable. She said in a statement that the plane went down in a "densely wooded" area, and that the only things she was willing to confirm were that the airplane was an SR22 and that there were no survivors among the plane's occupants.

The accident is the first with fatalities at Melbourne International Airport in about 10 years, Booker said. She said that about 90 percent of the traffic at KMLB consists of private aircraft. 

FMI: www.ntsb.gov

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