تاريخ الحادث: الاحد 03-05-2009 الموافق 08-05-1430
May 4, 2009
مكان الحادث: داكوتا الشمالية / أمريكا
الضحايا: شخصين
وقع حادث تحطم لطائرة خفيفة ذات مقعدين في داكوتا الشمالية بالقرب من الطريق السريع. وقد ذكر شهود العيان بأن الطائرة كانت تحلق فوق أحد المزارع عند الساعة السادسة مساء ، إلى أن إختفت بين الاشجار.
The North Dakota Highway Patrol issued a press release stating the two occupants of the 1966 Champion two-seat aircraft were pilot Ron A. Erickson, 43, of Esmond, and passenger Robert S. Stauffer, 46, of Minot. Stauffer was pronounced dead at the scene while Erickson was transported to Trinity Hospital and died in the early morning hours Monday.
The plane was a 1966 Champion two-seater, the patrol said.
Little is known about a plane crash that killed two people last night near Surrey. The crash happened shortly before 6:00 pm last night. Investigators from the North Dakota Highway Patrol say it circled over a farm before crashing into a grove of trees. The 43-year-old male pilot from Esmond, ND was airlifted from the scene last night but died of his injures early this morning. The 47-year-old passenger died in the crash. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration will arrive this afternoon to look into the cause of the crash. Investigators still don`t know where the plane was coming from or heading to.
"What we know so far is the plane had circled over a farm and headed south. It made a turn west and just went into a grove of trees. We don`t know if it was a mechanical error or if it was pilot error,” says Captain Gary Orluck of the North Dakota Highway Patrol.
The names of both men are not being released pending the notification of their families.