A small twin engine plane crashed into a Madeira home Tuesday afternoon, killing the pilot who was the only person on board. As first responders rushed to the scene, neighbors also rushed to help. (WKRC)
MADEIRA, Ohio (WKRC) -- A small twin engine plane crashed into a Madeira home Tuesday afternoon, killing the pilot who was the only person on board.
As first responders rushed to the scene, neighbors also rushed to help.
Carter Waide didn’t have to go far, the plane crash happened in the yard right next to his.
“The flames started and 911 said don't go near it. It was engulfed in flames pretty fast,” said Waide. He says he couldn’t see inside the cockpit and it didn’t look good as parts of the plane's top were missing.
Waide says he spoke to some other neighbors who saw the plane crash.
“They said they both saw that it was coming in very loud. We get a lot of planes going overhead that land at Lunken but they both said it was very low.
The left wing dipped, banked sharply, spun around and went into that house and entered the ground,” said Waide.
The neighborhood sits in the flight path of Lunken Airport, where the pilot was heading when he crashed.
Bill Heckle lives in the neighborhood and is also a pilot. Heckle was flying at the time and says his phone kept ringing, but he didn’t answer it. It was his wife calling.
"She was a bit distraught when I called her because she couldn’t get a hold of me,” said Heckle. “She was concerned that the plane that crashed could have been mine.”
The pilot has been identified as David Sapp, 62, of Glendale, Arizona.
The National Transportation Safety Board will be in Madeira Wednesday morning to investigate.