Posted on 02/02/2012 8:15:37 PM PST by rdl6989
There was a plane crash at the Pueblo Memorial Airport Thursday night. Apparently, a Lear jet slid off the runway during takeoff. It made it 2/3 of the way down the runway before the incident happened.
Ten people were on board and are reportedly okay. There were 8 passengers and 2 flight crew.
The FAA tells 11 News its unsure where the plane was headed.
There is significant damage to the plane. It is unknown whether this crash was weather related.
The airport is closed while experts remove the plane from the runway and try to determine a cause.
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/johnny
Was this in Pueblo?
Pueblo, Colorado.
Yeah, the title is a little redundant.
A Learjet has either landed or crashed on Bryan Circle just outside the Pueblo Airport runway, according to emergency radio traffic.
The incident occurred about 7:20 p.m.
Eight passengers, the co-pilot and pilot were aboard the plane and were reported as walking and ok by the emergency personnel.
It was unknown whether the plane was ascending or descending at the time of the incident.
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They say any landing you walk away from is a good one, evidently that sometimes applies to take-offs, too.
At least no one was injured. :)
/johnny
I’ve never heard of a Pueblo, NM but you make a good point.
I live in the Four Corners area.
What corner? You have a choice of four states.
Colorado
I live in Pueblo, CO and I’m sure this is weather related. Nasty
little storm rolled in today.
I have not been out that way in a few years. As I remember there is a fairly decent Air Museum on the SE?? corner of the Pueblo Airport. Back in WW II it was a Bomber Training Base.
I live in Pueblo, CO and I’m sure this is weather related. Nasty
little storm rolled in today.
I saw that. I have brothers in Canon City and Westcliff in the Wet Mountains.
Tonight and tomorrow will be pretty rough along the Front Range. Stay warm.
Neither has Google.
LOL
I’ve lived in Colo and NM all my life and knew there was no Pueblo, NM.
That’s cool. Thanks, cynwoody.
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