Monday, September 6, 2010

Update On The Airplane Crash Near Henderson


Today, there was an airplane crash near Henderson this morning.

By the comments in the Las Vegas Sun, it appears that the pilot was the one killed in the crash.


From a commentator from the Sun article:
This was an experienced pilot who'd flown this plane many, many times. I don't think he lost control, as put it down on a street. I thank everyone who aided these people. This man was not a hot shot risk taker. He was taking his wife on a trip because this month is a hard month for her. Her Iraq veteran son died one year ago in a car accident in CA when he was on leave. I believe he saved his passengers and the residents of the neighborhood did too. They're all regular hard working Joes, & I bet the neighbors are too. If you knew how hard he worked to put himself through university & how many hours he's worked building up a list of clients. If you only knew how hard he worked for those clients, what a good, decent man he was. I pray the others are able to return home soon. I sure wish he'd survived 'cause we're gonna miss him. Thanks for the comments of support. Please pray for the recovery of the others. Thank you to all who have worked to save these people.

From KLAS, Channel 8: Sutton rushed to the scene to help the victims. He said the plane ended up on its roof and two of the people in the plane were out of the plane sitting in someone's yard. He said both had suffered severe burns.
He and other residents doused the flames with hoses and then flipped the upside down plane over and attempted to help the two other victims who were trapped.
The witness said he heard the engine's plane sputtering as it went overhead.
From Channel 5 News: "When emergency crew arrived two of the passengers need to get cut out of the wreckage.
Officials from the NTSB have been dispatched from Washington DC to this scene. They will handle the investigation into the crash."
It's a good thing that the people who live on the block rushed to the airplane's aide right away. That is a good thing about Las Vegas, in 99.9% of the neighborhood. They will help out strangers in a time of need such as this every time and without hesitation, if it is possible. To the neighbors, they are true heroes because they did not know if the plane would have exploded, but they went to the plane and put out the flames before the fire department arrived with garden hoses and fire extinguishers.
R.I.P to the pilot and good luck to the survivors. And thanks to the neighbors for the rescue work.

2 comments:

  1. This happened a block from my house, and I had absolutely no idea until I ran into a neighbor when walking. Amazing.

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  2. Wow, you are lucky. A little bit over and it could have caused you huge problems. I'm glad everybody in your neighborhood is ok. They did a good job and it's nice to have neighbors like yours.

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