Four aircraft accidents in Northeast Florida in the past two months have one thing in common all were fatal to the pilots and passengers on board, leaving a total of eight dead.
Two of them involved an instructor and passenger, one of those a young student pilot from Fernandina Beach, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The board s new preliminary report for the latter June 18 crash in the St. Marys River indicates that the Cessna 150L s engine was still on when it hit the water shortly after 11 a.m. But there is still no information of what caused instructor David William Cuttino and 18-year-old student pilot Alexis George to crash after taking off from nearby Fernandina Beach Municipal Airport, according to the report.
Daughter of man killed in deadly Clay County plane crash speaks about father s legacy First Coast News Staff
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It s how the daughter of one of the three people killed in a small plane crash in Clay County last week describes her late father, Carl CJ Powell. .talking about funny and happy memories helps, says Amanda Gordon. Laughter through tears can be very healing. We are still trying to come to terms of our new reality without him. He was our rock and was a larger-than-life personality, so there will always be a missing piece without him.
Victims identified in deadly Clay County plane crash
The daughter of one of the victims tells First Coast News her father, Carl CJ Powell, was one of three people killed in Wednesday s Middleburg plane crash. Author: Dawn White, Mindy Wadley Published: 1:07 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 8:47 PM EDT April 29, 2021
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. Family members of one of the three people killed in a small plane crash in Clay County Wednesday have identified the victims to First Coast News.
Amanda Gordon said her father, Carl CJ Powell, died in the crash. He had 20 years of experience flying planes, she said.
Powell s friends, Jeff Thomas and another woman, were the other two victims in the crash, Gordon said.
76-year-old among 3 victims of Middleburg plane crash
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Grandfather among 3 killed in plane crash
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. – One of the three people killed Wednesday when a small plane went down in Middleburg was a loving father and grandfather who would take the shirt off his back for anyone, his family told News4Jax on Thursday.
Carl “CJ” Powell was among the three victims who died Wednesday morning, his family said. They said he was flying with two friends the day of the crash.
Powell’s wife and daughters said Thursday described him as invincible and they still feel like he’ll walk through the door at any moment.
Victims identified in deadly Clay County plane crash Dawn White, Mindy Wadley
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Family members of one of the three people killed in a small plane crash in Clay County Wednesday have identified the victims to First Coast News.
Amanda Gordon said her father, Carl CJ Powell, died in the crash. He had 20 years of experience flying planes, she said.
Powell s friends, Jeff Thomas and another woman, were the other two victims in the crash, Gordon said.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft, single-engine Beechcraft Musketeer, crashed into a heavily wooded area shortly after taking off around 9 a.m. under unknown circumstances. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.