Pilot Mark Goldstein, 53, Nataliya Menestrina, 48, and Jay Ferguson, 78, and Sergey Galitskiy, 54, killed; 5 injured after plane crashes into building at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, Kansas
Modified Date:
Mon, 02/29/2016 - 7:22amAccident Date:
Thursday, October 30, 2014
Plane crashes into building at Wichita airport
FAA investigators are on-site, and the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified.
Emergency crews at scene of Wichita plane crash
Fire trucks were positioned near the crash and were pouring water on the wreckage.
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Emergency crews were headed to Wichita's Mid-Continent Airport after huge plumes of black smoke were seen rising into the sky.
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One person is currently listed in critical condition following the crash, and ten people are currently unaccounted-for.
Plane Crashes Into Building at Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita
Emergency crews and police were rushing to the Mid-Continent Airport in Wichita, where thick plumes of black smoke were billowing from a two-story FlightSafety International building struck by the twin-engine Beechcraft airplane.
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Fire officials say only the pilot was on the plane and that both people confirmed dead were found inside the building.
Death total rises to 4 in Wichita plane crash
An airplane crash at a flight training building at Mid-Continent Airport has killed four people and injured five.
4 die when small plane hits Wichita airport building
Goldstein, who retired from his controller's job last year, was cited for his exceptional work.
NTSB: Kansas plane drifted to left before crashing
Six eyewitness have reported that a small plane drifted to the left side of the runway after taking off from a Kansas airport, then made a steep left bank before crashing into a flight training facility, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday.
Building Stability Affecting Victim Search at Wichita Plane Crash
“We don’t like leaving folks who have died in a structure overnight, but we don’t want to get anybody else hurt,” said Brad Crisp, Wichita’s fire marshal.
Identities yet to be determined for 4 dead in Wichita plane crash
Authorities said fuel from the plane burned so hot during the blaze that portions of the building still remain unsafe. The pilot, Mark Goldstein, lost control of his plane after an engine lost power.
Third Victim In Aiport Crash Identified
Ferguson was a flight safety instructor working in the FlightSafety International Cessna pilot's training building when the plane hit. Three others died in the crash.
Family Identifies Woman Killed In Wichita Plane Crash
Family members have confirmed the identity of a woman killed in a plane crash Thursday at Mid-Continent Airport. Nataliya Menestrina, 48, was working with two other people in a flight simulator Thursday morning when a plane hit the FlightSafety International Cessna pilot's training building.
Bodies of 3 Kansas Plane Crash Victims Removed
Wichita Fire Marshal Brad Crisp said the bodies of the people trapped inside a simulator in the building were pulled from the rubble about 9:30 p.m. Friday, the Wichita Eagle reported. Their names have not been released.
Bodies Of All Kansas Plane Crash Victims Removed
Crisp says the removal of the pilot's body was made more difficult because of the crumbling structure, which caught on fire after the crash.
Final report released on fatal FlightSafety crash
The final report on the crash has now been released by the NTSB. It says the pilot reported left engine failure shortly after takeoff. Surveillance video shows the last nine seconds of flight. The report doesn't show a real cause of the crash, besides the engine issue.
NTSB Nears Probable Cause Ruling on Fatal 2014 Crash at Eisenhower Airport
Upon takeoff, witnesses from a Cessna Service Center on the west side of the runway where the plane took off, "indicated that the airplane then porpoised several times before making a left turn ... barely cleared the top of a hangar on the west side of runway 1R, and then descended into a building," the report said.
A twin-engine Beechcraft King Air reported losing power just after takeoff and struck the Flight Safety Building while trying to return to the airport. It's unclear how many passengers were onboard the aircraft, but at least 4 people are dead. There may have been up to 200 people in the building at the time of the crash. The pilot of the craft was identified as Mark Goldstein, 53. Check back for updates!
Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Mark Goldstein
Nataliya Menestrina
Jay Ferguson
Sergey Galitskiy
Roadway:
Mid-Continent AirportCity:
Wichita, KSCounty:
Sedgwick County, KS
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