Mon, May 26, 2003
Two Killed In Trojan Crash
Two
men aboard a North American T-28C lost their lives Saturday
when a T-28C trainer went down shortly after take-off from Van
Nuys Airport (CA). The victims have not yet been publicly
identified, pending notification of next of kin.
The Los Angeles Fire Department identifies the Trojan's N number
as N537Z, which is currently registered to a Steve Masket, of Los
Angeles, CA. Officials said the aircraft was headed for Thermal
(CA), in nearby Riverside County, when it impacted the hillside,
according to local rescue workers.
The heavily damaged aircraft was found near Los Angeles's
famed Mulholland Drive in the foothills of the San Fernando Valley.
The fire was quickly extinguished by eleven companies of
Los Angeles firefighters, including Heavy Rescue and Urban Search
and Rescue Units, two LAFD Helicopters, one EMS District Captain
and five LAFD Rescue Ambulances, as well as two Chief Officer
Command Teams in the Santa Monica Mountains near North Glenridge
Drive in Studio City.
Eyewitness reports and a plume of smoke led firefighters to
burning vegetation in a steep ravine where the Wright R-1820
powered civilian aircraft impacted the heavily wooded
hillside. There was no clear indication of what might have led to
the mishap, but anecdotal reports that the two-place trainer, built
in 1956, might have suffered a full or partial engine failure.
"We have several reports ... that the airplane was sputtering
and ran into the hillside. It made no action to divert or change
its direction," LAFD Capt. Bill Wick told KCBS-TV. The NTSB and FAA
are investigating.
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