davedlg 0 #1 November 28, 2005 A 1,065 foot antenna collapsed in south-central nebraska following a plane crash yesterday http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=d8155cdd-0abe-421a-004d-6baedc653c31&TEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf ATLANTA, Neb. (AP) - A single-engine airplane that crashed in south-central Nebraska was bound from Denver to Illinois, federal aviation officials said Monday. Two adults and a child died after the plane struck a broadcast tower in Phelps County on Sunday. Their identities have not been released. The Federal Aviation Administration's preliminary report said that the 1968 Piper PA-28-140 was flying from Denver to Morris, Ill. The plane is registered to Daniel Walker of Morris, according to FAA records. Phelps County Attorney Timothy Hoeft did not immediately return a message left at his office Monday. The crash occurred at 10:48 a.m. Sunday. The plane hit a broadcast tower owned by Nebraska Educational Radio and Television. No injuries were reported to people on the ground. Phelps County Sheriff Tom Nutt said the plane crashed into a wheat field about 200 yards from the tower, which is situated off U.S. Highway 6. The 1,065-foot tower landed on a building that houses broadcast equipment, causing roof damage, Nutt said. The building contents did not appear to be damaged, Nutt said. Witnesses said debris was scattered over two farm fields. It was unclear whether weather was a factor in the crash. Rain and high winds were reported in the area at the time. Atlanta is seven miles southwest of Holdrege. The tower carries public radio and television programming to a large portion of central Nebraska. Over-the-air service has been knocked out, NET general manager Rod Bates said. "We deeply regret the loss of life we understand resulted from this terrible accident," Bates said. "Any disruption of service caused by this accident pales in comparison to this loss of life. Our crews are working to assess the level of damage and will develop a plan to provide at least limited service as soon as possible. We will let our listeners and viewers know more as soon as we have additional information." Bates said the tower's safety lighting was working properly. He said a site manager was at the tower shortly before the crash and reported no problems. The tower's last FAA inspection was less than two years ago, when NET was making its federally mandated conversion from analog to digital broadcasting, Bates said. He said it would take at least six months for a new tower to be erected. Some over-the-air viewers and listeners are able to receive NET television and radio signals from transmitters in Hastings and North Platte, Bates said. People with cable or satellite TV had no disruption, Bates said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmcoco84 5 #2 November 28, 2005 Anyone seen that heineken beer commerical where the waiter drop a case of beer and then they go to a clip of a guy and his wife and he's like "All of a sudden i feel so cold, something is wrong" or something like that. I knew there was a reason I had a bad feeling in my gut. But on a serious note that does stink. Three people died, what a shame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #3 November 28, 2005 Same thing happened to our local set of Monkey Bars a few years back. Unlike other BASE objects towers seem to be the ones you can't really count on to be around forever. http://www.oldradio.com/archives/warstories/640.htm NickD BASE 194 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nicrussell 0 #4 November 28, 2005 I would actually think that the only object that will be around forever would be cliffs. While not very often, buildings get taken out by demo teams (in making a larger B i hope) And I have heard of plenty of bridges that get taken out in storms and such. Not trying to be argumentative, but mans stuff just doesn't have true staying power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #5 November 28, 2005 QuoteI would actually think that the only object that will be around forever would be cliffs. I've jumped from cliff exit points that have since fallen in avalanches. Nothing, really, is truly permanent.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean621 0 #6 November 28, 2005 Rest in Peace and rest in peices...http://www.extreme-on-demand.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronald 0 #7 November 29, 2005 Nothing, really, is truly permanent. Mankinds stupidity? Ronald Overdijk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
