At about 0630 Pacific time, an Iniziative Industriali Sky Arrow 650 TC crashed on takeoff from the Placerville Airport. The pilot was killed. An arriving aircraft spotted the airplane wreckage off a steep slope on the southern side of runway 23 at about 1100. Rescue crews found the airplane 100 yards down the slope where it had collided with a large oak tree. The flight control surfaces were in working order and there was fuel in the tanks. According to the Airport Operations Officer, the accident pilot usually left Placerville early on Monday mornings for the San Francisco Bay area. Local pilots said that there was heavy frost and light ice on other planes at the airport during the early morning hours.
December 08, Placerville, Calif. / 3I Sky Arrow 650
At about 0630 Pacific time, an Iniziative Industriali Sky Arrow 650 TC crashed on takeoff from the Placerville Airport. The pilot was killed. An arriving aircraft spotted the airplane wreckage off a steep slope on the southern side of runway 23 at about 1100. Rescue crews found the airplane 100 yards down the slope where it had collided with a large oak tree. The flight control surfaces were in working order and there was fuel in the tanks. According to the Airport Operations Officer, the accident pilot usually left Placerville early on Monday mornings for the San Francisco Bay area. Local pilots said that there was heavy frost and light ice on other planes at the airport during the early mo...
Key Takeaways:
- An Iniziative Industriali Sky Arrow 650 TC crashed on takeoff from Placerville Airport around 0630 Pacific time, resulting in the pilot's death.
- The aircraft wreckage was discovered off the southern side of runway 23, 100 yards down a steep slope after colliding with a large oak tree.
- Initial findings indicated the flight control surfaces were functional and there was fuel in the tanks, but local pilots observed heavy frost and light ice on other planes that early morning.
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