University Daily Kansan / Thursday, April 23, 1992
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15 skydivers die in California as plane crashes after takeoff
The Associated Press
PERIS, Calif. — A plane loaded with skydivers crashed during takeoff yesterday, killing 15 people and injuring seven, authorities said.
The twin-engine De Havilland DHC-6 "Twin Otter plunged into a grassy area at the southwest end of a runway at the rural Perris Valley Airport, shearing off the nose of the aircraft and both wings.
Fifteen deaths were confirmed, and seven injured victims were hospitalized, said Ruth Bahler, a representative for the California Department of Forestry-Riverside County Fire Department. Hospitals listed at least four critical condition.
The plane, operated by Perris Valley Skydiving, had just taken off and was about 30 to 46 feet in the air and 200 yards past the runway when a witness saw it was in trouble, said firefighter Travis Witten.
"A witness said he heard him feathering an engine, then lost sight of the plane and it crashed," Travis said. That witness was the owner of the flying service but Witten did not have his name.
Names of the victims were not released. Twenty-two people, including two crew members, were aboard the plane, Witten said.
The injured were taken to hospitals by air and ground ambulances.
At the airport, bodies of the dead lay covered by a single white tarp about 20 feet from the fuselage.
The crash was reported at 11:15 a.m. Firefighters and rescue ambulances were summoned from local agencies and March Air Force Base.
A crowd of spectators standing among parked ultralight aircraft watched the rescues and recovery of bodies.
The Twin Otter routinely flew out of the airport, which is a center for skydiving in rural Riveride County, 60 miles southeast of Los Angeles, said Joane Evans, a fire dispatch center representative
Flying operations at the airport were shut down after the crash.
The Twin Otter is a propeller-driven Canadian aircraft designed for carrying passengers and cargo. It normally carries up to 22 people. It has a wingspan of 65 feet and is just under 52 feet long.
Federal aviation accident investigators were dispatched from the Washington headquarters of the National Transportation Safety Board and from the board's field office in Los Angeles.
The NTSB will try to determine the probable cause of the crash.
16th Annual Minority Graduation Banquet
Saturday, May 16, 1992
6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Kansas Union
Minority graduates from Spring '92, Summer '92 or Fall '91 are welcome to attend. Pick up your free ticket in the Office of Minority affairs, 145 Strong Hall, 864-4351.
Parent and guest tickets may be purchased from the office for $13.00 each.
The University of Kansas COMMENCEMENT 1992
Degree Candidates and Faculty: Caps, Gowns & Hoods
Candidates and faculty members may obtain caps, gowns and/or hoods at gates 22 and 23 at the north end of Memorial Stadium between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. weekdays April 6 through 24.
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