Five people escaped with minor injuries to severe after their Personal aircraft slipped off the runway In the morning on Monday, April 7, at North Airport, Oregon Airport and landed on Coos Bay.
Four passengers and a pilot were on the 2019 Honda HA-420 aircraft as he stepped out of the east end of the runway at the Southwest Oregon Airport and stepped 100 feet from the lining of the Gulf waters.
According to officials, five survivors were drawn from the bay by emergency respondents and were immediately transported to the Bay Area Hospital for medical treatment.
“Four passengers and pilots were taken by ambulances to the hospital,” authorities said on social media. “Their Bay Area Hospital report has treated all five for minor injuries, but has acknowledged one patient, moved one from the area for services not offered here, released two patients, and still evaluated one patient.”
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Carcass removed from Coos Bay immediately as FAA and NTSB began investigation
Airport officials reported that
tried to land on the main lane at the regional airport before 6:15 am PST on Monday morning, when it arrived at the 05/23 runway and ended around 5 feet of water at Coos Bay.
The Federal Aviation Administration shows that the aircraft was registered to Andy Leavitt Enterprises LLC at North Bend. Officials with the National Transport Security Board allowed the removal of carcasses from the Gulf, which, according to airport officials, was “removed from the water around 10:00 am PST after the airport and the aircraft owner secured the barge and crane operator to do the work. “
Commercial flights were suspended immediately after the accident and during the carcass removal process, but continued about two hours after the incident.
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Reports show that members of the land crew at regional airports witnessed the accident and immediately contacted the emergency respondents who were at the scene within minutes.
Airport officials praised the North Bend and Coos Bay Fire Department, Coos Bay’s dangerous response team, US Coast Guard, Ambulance Bay Cities, Bay Area Hospital, Sheriff Coos County Office, and North Bend Police Department to take immediate action and reach the accident site quickly.
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It was also praised for taking action to avoid critical air navigation buildings at the end of the runway as the plane began to step towards it.
The cause of the incident was unknown, however, FAA and NTSB are investigating accidents and aircraft, contained in a hangar at regional airports.