1 Dead In Cape Plane Crash
Cause Of Crash Under Investigation
POSTED: 10:26 am EDT June 18,
2008
UPDATED: 5:40 pm EDT June 18,
2008
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BOSTON -- A pilot was killed Wednesday when his plane crashed just after takeoff at a Cape Cod airport.
Cause Of Fatal Plane Crash Probed | Pilot Killed In Crash | Unedited Video: Plane Crash The Wiggins Airways freight plane crashed at about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The pilot, Mark Conway, 44, of Martson Mills, Mass., was the only person on board the DeHavilland C6 turboprop when it crashed."It was a turboprop plane that crashed at a about 10:15 in the morning. We do have one confirmed fatality," airport manager Quincy Mosby said.The Nantucket-bound plane was carrying about 210 pounds of cargo for UPS when it crashed on Wednesday, the company said.Witnesses said the plane got about 200 feet off the ground before it banked to one side and crashed into the ground."We heard the plane take off and maybe 15 or 20 seconds later, we heard the loud bang. We came out the back of the building and saw that it just went nose-first down into the ground out there," witness John Trapp said."I didn't hear anything misfire or anything. The motor sounded fine. Just seconds after it took off, I heard this bang and I knew something happened," witness Chuck Milligan said.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.Wiggins said Conway had worked for the company since September 2007, and was married with two children."(We're in) shock and disbelief and it is very tough time for us right now," Conway's brother, Ron, said. "He enjoyed what he did. That was his lifelong dream to fly."Ron Conway and his parents went to the Hyannis airfield after the crash.The Manchester, N.H.-based cargo carrier owns and operates 12 planes supporting the United Parcel Service cargo deliveries, according to its Web site.Prior to Wednesday's incident, the company did not have a crash since 1989. The employee-owned company was founded in 1929 and has 165 employees.The airport, which opened in 1928, is home to Cape Air/Nantucket Air, Island Airlines, Colgan/US Airways Express and several charter, corporate and general aviation aircraft, according to its Web site.Local airlines fly to Boston, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and New York using aircraft ranging from J3 Piper Cubs to Cessna 402s, Falcon 50s and Boeing 727s, according to the airport's Web site.
Cause Of Fatal Plane Crash Probed | Pilot Killed In Crash | Unedited Video: Plane Crash The Wiggins Airways freight plane crashed at about 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.The pilot, Mark Conway, 44, of Martson Mills, Mass., was the only person on board the DeHavilland C6 turboprop when it crashed."It was a turboprop plane that crashed at a about 10:15 in the morning. We do have one confirmed fatality," airport manager Quincy Mosby said.The Nantucket-bound plane was carrying about 210 pounds of cargo for UPS when it crashed on Wednesday, the company said.Witnesses said the plane got about 200 feet off the ground before it banked to one side and crashed into the ground."We heard the plane take off and maybe 15 or 20 seconds later, we heard the loud bang. We came out the back of the building and saw that it just went nose-first down into the ground out there," witness John Trapp said."I didn't hear anything misfire or anything. The motor sounded fine. Just seconds after it took off, I heard this bang and I knew something happened," witness Chuck Milligan said.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash.Wiggins said Conway had worked for the company since September 2007, and was married with two children."(We're in) shock and disbelief and it is very tough time for us right now," Conway's brother, Ron, said. "He enjoyed what he did. That was his lifelong dream to fly."Ron Conway and his parents went to the Hyannis airfield after the crash.The Manchester, N.H.-based cargo carrier owns and operates 12 planes supporting the United Parcel Service cargo deliveries, according to its Web site.Prior to Wednesday's incident, the company did not have a crash since 1989. The employee-owned company was founded in 1929 and has 165 employees.The airport, which opened in 1928, is home to Cape Air/Nantucket Air, Island Airlines, Colgan/US Airways Express and several charter, corporate and general aviation aircraft, according to its Web site.Local airlines fly to Boston, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard and New York using aircraft ranging from J3 Piper Cubs to Cessna 402s, Falcon 50s and Boeing 727s, according to the airport's Web site. Copyright 2008 by TheBostonChannel.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
