AC down at KAVP

VRB300 wrote:
An ac reorted by a witness to be a "privately owned military type ac" went down
after take off. One confirmed dead, other pax condition unknown at present.
Plane reportedly leveled off at low alt and then went into a steep descent
shortly after takeoff. Happened around 9:00 AM today.

Vince
UPDATED: 11:10 a.m.

A plane has crashed in a wooded area near the Wilkes Barre/Scranton
International Airport in Luzerne County.

It happened just after 9:00 Tuesday morning. Police on the scene confirm
one person was on the plane and did not survive the crash. Newswatch 16
has learned the plane was a British made Hawker-Hunter jet, a 1950's
fighter jet. The owner is a man from Sussex County,New Jersey.

Thick black smoke was seen coming from an area near Interstate 81 and
Suscon Road in Dupont after the crash.

A witness tells Newswatch 16 she was driving on Interstate 81 when she
saw a military-type plane coming in at a steep angle, then a fireball
not far from the Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport.

Another witness tells Newswatch 16 he saw the plane take off from the
airport. The plane appparently could not gain altitude, leveled off and
then took a steep dive to the ground.

Expect delays on Interstate 81 for the next several hours in the area of
the Wilkes Barre/Scranton International Airport.

Newswatch 16 has crews on the scene and will be updating the situation
and have live reports on Newswatch 16 at Noon.

From
http://www.wnep.com/


WW