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04-01-2014, 10:58 AM
NTSB Report: Plane broke apart in air before crashing in Brunswick marsh
By Derek Gilliam Tue, Apr 1, 2014 @ 12:47 pm
A preliminary report indicates the Piper PA-44 Seminole that crashed four miles east of Brunswick broke apart in mid-air, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Andres Santiago Lopez, 28, and Adam Christopher Griffis, 31, died when the plane landed in a creek, Glynn County Corner Chris Stewart said. Officials reported at the time of the accident that a part of the tail was found the first day, but it took longer to find the rest of the aircraft.
Lopez, a Colombian citizen living in Jacksonville, and Griffis, orginally from Chile but living in Prattville, Ala., had departed from a regional airport in Concord, N.C., at 3:51 p.m. March 24.
The pilots were both qualified to fly single- and multi-engine aircraft. Lopez was also instrument-certified, according to a Federal Aviation Administration registry.
The plane was owned by ATP Aircraft 2, according to the report.
The pilots were in contact with air traffic controllers four minutes before the plane dropped off radar. The last recorded radar data was at 5:44 p.m. about 300 feet above the ground, according to the report.
By Derek Gilliam Tue, Apr 1, 2014 @ 12:47 pm
A preliminary report indicates the Piper PA-44 Seminole that crashed four miles east of Brunswick broke apart in mid-air, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Andres Santiago Lopez, 28, and Adam Christopher Griffis, 31, died when the plane landed in a creek, Glynn County Corner Chris Stewart said. Officials reported at the time of the accident that a part of the tail was found the first day, but it took longer to find the rest of the aircraft.
Lopez, a Colombian citizen living in Jacksonville, and Griffis, orginally from Chile but living in Prattville, Ala., had departed from a regional airport in Concord, N.C., at 3:51 p.m. March 24.
The pilots were both qualified to fly single- and multi-engine aircraft. Lopez was also instrument-certified, according to a Federal Aviation Administration registry.
The plane was owned by ATP Aircraft 2, according to the report.
The pilots were in contact with air traffic controllers four minutes before the plane dropped off radar. The last recorded radar data was at 5:44 p.m. about 300 feet above the ground, according to the report.