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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Blooz on March 11, 2010, 04:42:00 PM
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A P51D crashed at Stellar Airpark at Chandler Arizona.
Not many details yet. Crash. Hanger fire. No reports yet of casualties.
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A P51D crashed at Stellar Airpark at Chandler Arizona.
Not many details yet. Crash. Hanger fire. No reports yet of casualties.
mannnnnn........we lose another mustang?
i REALLY hope the pilot, and all on the ground are ok.
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Pilot dead, possible crash during attempted landing. Looks like he went into a hanger at high speed.
http://www.azcentral.com/12news/news/articles/2010/03/11/20100311airplane-crashes-chandler-stellar-airpark-CP.html
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A World War II-era plane crashed at Stellar Airpark in Chandler Thursday, killing at least one person and prompting an evacuation of parts of the airpark.The plane, a P-51D Mustang, crashed into a hangar at the airpark, located at the southwest corner of Chandler Boulevard and McClintock Drive, about 1:20 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor said. The circumstances of the crash weren't known, but FAA investigators were en route to the airport Thursday afternoon. The plane was registered to Hirani Oil Arizona, which appears to be a sales and property management company in Chandler. ABC15.com reported that one person died at the scene. Bob Gottlieb, who owns some hangars on the property, told the Tribune that the deceased pilot was a close friend. He declined to disclose the man's name, saying he wanted to leave it up to the family. He said the wreck happened on the east side of the runway.
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Damn, another great plane and pilot lost.
Still I guess its all part of the game in flying unfortunately. :(
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Crap just saw this on the news and came here to see if there were any details. Always sad to hear these things.
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I am looking for more details on this too. I saw the plume of smoke through my office window, and thought a house was on fire. Then the radio reported a plane down at the airpark and I was concerned for the people on the plane. Then it was announced it was a P-51 and the pilot was lost, and I shed a tear.
Sad story.
Here is a little more from the local radio station:
Return to KTAR.com
Updated 17 hours, 36 minutes ago.
CHANDLER, Ariz. - Authorities say a World War II-era plane crashed Thursday afternoon at Chandler's Stellar Airpark, killing the pilot and charring at least one hangar at the facility.
Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says the single-engine P-51D Mustang crashed into a hangar at the airpark about 1:20 p.m. MST.
Chandler Fire's Paul Niece confirmed that the plane went through the hangar.
"It's inside the building," he said.
Authorities evacuated nearby hangars after one caught fire following the crash. The blaze was quickly extinguished and fire crews are sifting through the debris to determine if there were any other victims.
Gregor says the circumstances of the crash are unclear, but FAA investigators are en route to the airport.
The name of the pilot was not immediately released. The East Valley Tribune reported that the plane was registered to Hirani Oil Arizona, which appears to be a sales and property management company in Chandler.
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Here is another article and link to a video from the local News station:
Pilot: Nazy Hirani died in the crash.
http://www.thekathrynreport.com/2010/03/1-killed-when-airplane-crashes-at_11.html
Thursday, March 11, 2010
1 killed when airplane crashes at Stellar Airpark in Chandler, Arizona - North American P-51D-25-NT Mustang N514NH
Charlie Leight/The Arizona Republic
A fixed wing, single-engine World War II-era airplane crashed into a hangar at Stellar Airpark in west Chandler.
One person was killed Thursday afternoon when a fixed wing, single-engine World War II-era airplane crashed into a hangar at Stellar Airpark in west Chandler.
The crash occurred about 1:20 p.m. Thursday.
At least one hangar caught on fire, Ian Gregor of the Federal Aviation Administration said. Authorities were evacuating hangars at the airpark. . The park is south of Chandler Boulevard, just west of McClintock Drive.
Smoke was reported to be coming from one of the buildings. The fire had been extinguished by about 2 p.m.
The plane was identified as a P-51 Mustang, a 1944 single-seat fighter plane.
Authorities were searching through the debris to determine if anyone else was killed.
The cause of the crash is unknown, and no details on the identity of the pilot were released.
A witness, Karie Russell, was at nearby Desert Breeze Park with her two daughters, ages 3 and 5, when she saw the plane. She said it was olive, yellow and orange and was coming in on an angle from the east.
As it came in to land, it was going way too fast, she said. It turned sharply at a 90-degree angle, then dropped sharply. She said she expected it to come up again, but it didn't.
"I heard three sputtering sounds and then saw a fireball. I thought, 'Oh my God, that plane just blew up,''' she said.
She said she lives in the neighborhood and regularly watches the planes take off and land.
Normally, they come in from the east and make a slow turn to the south before landing.
In June 2007, a twin-engine Cessna 340A airplane clipped a house and crashed into a residential street just west of Stellar Airpark. The National Transportation Safety Board found that the plane suffered engine failure due to fuel starvation.
The pilot, who survived, took off from Stellar, extended his landing gear, got odd readings in his cockpit and decided to return. While trying to land, the plane clipped one home, hit the roof of another, destroyed a tree and a parked pickup and plowed through a brick wall.
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One more link to a video on the Pilot and the plane. (Footage of plane flying and helping 80 year old WASP woman into plane for a joy ride)
http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/More-on-the-man-killed-in-Chandler-plane-crash-87462922.html
It sounds like the guy was a real gentleman, and loved to show his plane with the public. Too bad he is not with us anymore.
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:O :frown:
:salute
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:cry
:salute
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I am looking for more details on this too. I saw the plume of smoke through my office window, and thought a house was on fire. Then the radio reported a plane down at the airpark and I was concerned for the people on the plane. Then it was announced it was a P-51 and the pilot was lost, and I shed a tear.
There actually was a house on fire some distance away from the scene. The news choppers went for it after a while of watching the scene of crash. The house smoked alot and straight up, apparently it's garage was on fire.
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One more link to a video on the Pilot and the plane. (Footage of plane flying and helping 80 year old WASP woman into plane for a joy ride)
http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/More-on-the-man-killed-in-Chandler-plane-crash-87462922.html
It sounds like the guy was a real gentleman, and loved to show his plane with the public. Too bad he is not with us anymore.
not only that, but the reporter seems as cool as anyone. no bs........ :aok
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:salute
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One more link to a video on the Pilot and the plane. (Footage of plane flying and helping 80 year old WASP woman into plane for a joy ride)
http://www.azfamily.com/video/featured-videos/More-on-the-man-killed-in-Chandler-plane-crash-87462922.html
It sounds like the guy was a real gentleman, and loved to show his plane with the public. Too bad he is not with us anymore.
Nazzi was a real nice guy and Su Su was a beautiful bird. It was a sad day. Blue skies, friend! :salute
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Nazzi was a nice guy, however, he should not have been doing a 3 point landing in a Mustang. He was warned as to the inevitable consequenses and chose to disregard. :salute Su Su and driver
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Just a damn shame all the way around :(
Thanks for postin that Steve.
-GE aka Frank
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jd...curious, whats a 3 point landing?
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Main gear and tail wheel. As opposed to two point of just the main gear.