In the crash, which occurred on Saturday December 28 in Louisiana, crashed the twin-engine plane with six people on Board. Killed at least 5 people who flew in the Peach bowl. Among the victims were the daughter of the coach of the LSU Tigers, sports reporter Louisiana Carly McCord.
Shortly after takeoff in Louisiana, crashed a small plane flying at a football match in College. The disaster killed 5 people and burned the car on the ground, authorities said. The incident occurred at 9:22 a.m. local time. A few seconds after taking off from Lafayette regional airport the plane crashed in the Parking lot near the building of the Walmart and the U.S. post office at the intersection of Verot School Road and Feu Follet — about a mile from the airport.
Plane crash before LSU Peach Bowl: Carley McCord among 5 victims identified https://t.co/rWxynms5ca
— NorthJersey.com (@northjersey) December 28, 2019
The Federal aviation administration said that it was a twin-engine aircraft Piper-Cheyenne, registered in Cheyenne Partners LLC, based in Lafayette. It can accommodate eight people and was built in 1980, according to reports from the FAA.
Press Secretary of the Federal office of civil aviation Tony Molinaro said a twin-engine Piper Cheyenne crashed in Lafayette, about 1.6 km from the regional airport where the flight began.
Stephen Ensminger Jr., the son of the coach of the football team of Louisiana state University, confirmed that his wife, Carly McCord, was on Board the plane died when it crashed. He said the plane was heading to a playoff game, «Peach bowl» in Atlanta between LSU and Oklahoma.
@CarleyMcCord Everyday is precious and today you’re going to Heaven. #CarleyMcCordRIP pic.twitter.com/XF9ggYKrOz
— Yule, Feel The Powerrr!!🔥 (@CountrySnowman) December 28, 2019
The pilot and four passengers died. Robert Benoit, fire chief at Lafayette, where the accident occurred, reported that one surviving passenger was taken to hospital in critical condition. This passenger was identified as Steven Berzac, 37 years.
Three people, including two postal worker US who were on the ground during the accident, were injured, said the representative of fire protection Lafayette Alton Trahan.
The names of the dead on Saturday afternoon:
- Ian Biggs, 51 (pilot);
- Robert crisp II, 59;
- Carly Ann McCord, 30 years;
- Gretchen Vincent, 51;
- Michael Vincent, 15 years.
BREAKING: Victims ID’ed in fatal plane crash in Lafayette, LA
•Ian Biggs (pilot) 51
•Vaughn Crisp II, 59
•Carley McCord, 30
•Gretchen Vincent, 51
•Michael Walker Vincent, 15
•Wade Berzas, 37, hospitalized in critical condition
•All were headed to the LSU game in Atlanta. pic.twitter.com/OJ9lrIhJak
— David Begnaud (@DavidBegnaud) On December 28, 2019
McCord was a sports reporter for TV station WDSU-TV in New Orleans and daughter of the coordinator of the occurrence of SML Steve Ensminger.
Pelicans hold a moment of silence for Carley McCord. pic.twitter.com/mGPjZCV0hE
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) December 29, 2019
«I just can’t believe it really happened,» said Ensminger Jr. in his message on Instagram. — I pray that it wasn’t true».
In videos and photos from the scene visible trail of scorched and burning grass around the crash site. In the Parking lot of the post office stood the blackened machine, littered with tree branches.
BREAKING: Lousiana plane crash victims include sports reporter Carley McCord https://t.co/ajM7ASwuUB
— Raymond Norman (@Raymond_Norman) December 28, 2019
22-year-old Marty Brady said that in his apartment, which is located 200 metres from the crash site, the lights went out, when he was preparing to make coffee. He ran out and saw black smoke and flames in the Parking lot of the post office and connected to the power lines. Brady said that the plane cut the power line in his apartment complex.
BREAKING: Names of people who died in plane crash from the Lafayette Fire Department are Ian Biggs (Pilot), Robert Crisp, Carley McCord, Gretchen Vincent, & Michael Vincent. Injured passenger who remains hospitalized in critical condition, is Stephen Berzas. https://t.co/95FEsB3i9y pic.twitter.com/URQ0xE0ivx
— Lester Duhé (@LesterDuhe) December 28, 2019
«If he flew a little lower, everything would have ended much worse,» he said.
The fire Department reported that one car on the ground was completely covered with flames from the crash, which was quickly extinguished.
Plane crash kills 5, including Carley McCord, daughter~in-law of LSU offensive coordinator https://t.co/WvAQPrxDgV via @iamhachris
— Hachris (@iamhachris) December 28, 2019
Four people were taken to hospital: one plane, one victim on the ground, and two employees of the post office, which was taken for evaluation, said the press-Secretary of the fire Department of Lafayette Alton Trahan.
Information on the website Flightaware.com showed that the plane took off from the airport in Lafayette at 9:20 and headed to the airport DeKalb-PEACHTREE in Atlanta suburb. According to the website, N42CV flight before the crash, reached a speed of about 192 mph and rose to a height of 375 feet.
