© Associated PressNov. 13, 2012: Flames and smoke billow from a home in west Jackson, Miss., Tuesday evening after authorities say a small plane carrying three people crashed into the residence shortly after 5 p.m.
A Jackson deputy fire chief told WJTV-TV that one person escaped the burning home with minor injuries, but it was not immediately clear if anyone else was inside. One patient from the scene was in good condition at University of Mississippi Medical Center, said spokesman Jack Mazurak. He wouldn't give the person's name or gender or the extent of the injuries.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen did not immediately have information about the condition of the people aboard the Piper PA-32 single-engine plane.
Roger and Michele Latham, from Superior Pallet Company in Flowood, Miss., own the plane, said their grown daughter, Emily Latham. Latham was near the crash site and said her father was supposed to have been on board but changed his plans.
"He went hunting," she said. "Thank God."
Witnesses say large flames and black smoke rose about 50 feet from a burning house that was hit in the neighborhood of modest, single-family homes surrounded by big magnolia and oak trees about a half-mile from the zoo.
The FAA says the plane had just departed Hawkins Field Airport headed for Raymond, Miss., when it crashed.
Vivian Payne, who lives about six blocks from the crash site, said that about 5 p.m., she heard a loud bang that sounded different from an electrical transformer blowing.
"It shook the walls of my house," Payne said as she stood among ambulances, police cars and fire trucks, their lights flashing in the chilly night air.
The weather in Jackson is partly cloudy in the 40s.
Interesting way to end the story...of course, after clicking the link, it now reads:
"The National Transportation Safety Board along with the FAA will be investigating the cause of the crash.
A hospital spokesman says one patient from the scene was in good condition at University of Mississippi Medical Center. He would not give details citing privacy laws."
And when you click the source link to that, it reads:
"The cause of the crash is not known as this time. The Federal Aviation Administration is on the scene.
The National Transportation Safety Board will assume command of the crash investigation when they arrive."
Never any way to know what was once said, unless a site mirrors it. Not significant in this case, but definitely is in many others. One reason of many I am thankful for sott.net!