By: Prop Strike
- 22nd April 2023 at 22:12- Edited 22nd April 2023 at 22:13
The Aero Vodochody L-139, took off from Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance and was headed to the Bridgeport Municipal Airport. It crashed at around 6:45 p.m. in a field near the airport in the 1900 block of U.S. 380, said DPS Sgt. Josue “Tony” De La Cerda. The crash sequence ended with the jet embedded in a an empty barn. Both crew were seriously injured.
According to the flight tracking system Flight Aware, the aircraft took off from the airport in Fort Worth at 6:21 p.m. and then flew west to Bridgeport at the an altitude of 3,500 feet at 260 miles per hour.
As it neared Bridgeport, data shows the aircraft gaining altitude to 3,800 feet before descending to 1,300 feet as it neared the airport. As the aircraft approached the runway, it accelerated and gained altitude, speeding up from 140 mph to 284 mph, reaching 4,000 feet as it circled out from the airport. The data then shows a final descent that ended north of the airport.
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By: Prop Strike - 22nd April 2023 at 22:12 - Edited 22nd April 2023 at 22:13
The Aero Vodochody L-139, took off from Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance and was headed to the Bridgeport Municipal Airport. It crashed at around 6:45 p.m. in a field near the airport in the 1900 block of U.S. 380, said DPS Sgt. Josue “Tony” De La Cerda. The crash sequence ended with the jet embedded in a an empty barn. Both crew were seriously injured.
According to the flight tracking system Flight Aware, the aircraft took off from the airport in Fort Worth at 6:21 p.m. and then flew west to Bridgeport at the an altitude of 3,500 feet at 260 miles per hour.
As it neared Bridgeport, data shows the aircraft gaining altitude to 3,800 feet before descending to 1,300 feet as it neared the airport. As the aircraft approached the runway, it accelerated and gained altitude, speeding up from 140 mph to 284 mph, reaching 4,000 feet as it circled out from the airport. The data then shows a final descent that ended north of the airport.
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