Reported Plane Crash near Person County Airport

[RaleighGuy]

Various news agencies are confirming a reported plane crash near Person County Airport of a small Cessna aircraft, N172PA.

Investigators on scene of small plane crash in Orange County

Orange County Sheriff confirms a small plane crashed Sunday near Highway 157 and Breeze Road.

abc11.com

 

[KO4RJX]

Hard landing Accident Cessna 172N N172PA,

According to the pilot of the Cessna 172N, while completing touch-and-go landings, the airplane bounced on the first landing. She took off again and completed another

aviation-safety.net

Not the first incident involving this aircraft

 

[RaleighGuy]

Did extensive flying a few days earlier without incident.

 

[Chris0516]

Hard landing Accident Cessna 172N N172PA,

According to the pilot of the Cessna 172N, while completing touch-and-go landings, the airplane bounced on the first landing. She took off again and completed another

aviation-safety.net

Not the first incident involving this aircraft

Do you mean, this exact aircraft, or this model of aircraft?

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

Do you mean, this exact aircraft, or this model of aircraft?

Exact aircraft. Tail number in OP matches that from the 2008 incident in post #2

 

[RaleighGuy]

Second plane crash today, this one in Warren County and was a N182WG, a 2000 CESSNA 182S Fixed wing single engine aircraft, pilot transported by Warren EMS to hospital with substantial burns. SHP Trp C Dist 4 and Warren County SO on scene.

 

[KO4RJX]

Do you mean, this exact aircraft, or this model of aircraft?

Exact. N-Numbers are the same in my post and the original post.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Exact. N-Numbers are the same in my post and the original post.

I guess using the exact same tail numbers confuse some

Side Note: WRAL SKY5 just departed the scene of the Warren County crash, one person from that plane was transported by Eastcare med-helo with reports of 100% burns over body.

 

[RaleighGuy]

Various news agencies are confirming a reported plane crash near Person County Airport of a small Cessna aircraft, N172PA.

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Tail number in the OP may be incorrect, this was the tail originally provided, however FAA and news reports say it was a Beechcraft 35 that suffered the fatal crash in Orange County, the aircraft listed above was a Cessna.