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Cessna 414 crashes near Bloomington with 7 on board
Looks like the tail number may be N789UP based on Flightaware data. BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) -- A small plane with at least five people on board has crashed near the city of Bloomington in central Illinois. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Cessna 414 took off from Indianapolis and crashed just short of the airport in Bloomington after midnight Tuesday. The agency had no information about possible injuries or deaths. It said that based on preliminary information there were at least five… (www.kwwl.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The loss of Aaron Leetch was deeply felt here in Spokane, WA too. Aaron had been on the teaching staff at our Whitworth University for two years before moving on to greener pastures. He will be sorely missed. A great guy and an avid sportsman.
I have a 1000+ in a 414A. it is a very easy aircraft to get in a aft CG condition. with seven people and a light fuel load that CG goes all the way back. I always had a 100 lbs in the forward nose locker and had the packs sitting towards the front. My condolences to the families .
It certainly looks like a loss of control but we can't exclude a medical event until the autopsy has been done. R.I.P. and condolences.
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Plane That Crashed Was Returning From NCAA Final
Seven men who scored seats to last night's NCAA championship game have been identified as the victims of a small-plane crash near Bloomington, Ill. The plane was returning from the game in Indianapolis when it flew into heavy fog about midnight and went down, reports the Chicago Tribune.
http://www.newser.com/story/205117/plane-that-crashed-was-returning-from-ncaa-final.html
Plane That Crashed Was Returning From NCAA Final
Seven men who scored seats to last night's NCAA championship game have been identified as the victims of a small-plane crash near Bloomington, Ill. The plane was returning from the game in Indianapolis when it flew into heavy fog about midnight and went down, reports the Chicago Tribune.
http://www.newser.com/story/205117/plane-that-crashed-was-returning-from-ncaa-final.html
The picture on my provider showed a Phenom 100.
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Illinois State coach among 7 dead in plane crash on way home from Final 4
)Seven people -- including Illinois State University associate men's basketball coach Torrey Ward and deputy athletic director Aaron Leetch -- died when their small plane crashed while heading back from the NCAA tournament final.
The aircraft went down overnight Monday about 2 miles east of the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, McLean County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Bill Tate said.
That's about 5 miles from the campus of Illinois State, where Ward and Leetch both worked. It was not immediately known who else was on the aircraft.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/us/basketball-coach-dies-plane-crash/index.html
Illinois State coach among 7 dead in plane crash on way home from Final 4
)Seven people -- including Illinois State University associate men's basketball coach Torrey Ward and deputy athletic director Aaron Leetch -- died when their small plane crashed while heading back from the NCAA tournament final.
The aircraft went down overnight Monday about 2 miles east of the Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington, McLean County Sheriff's Office Sgt. Bill Tate said.
That's about 5 miles from the campus of Illinois State, where Ward and Leetch both worked. It was not immediately known who else was on the aircraft.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/07/us/basketball-coach-dies-plane-crash/index.html