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Wednesday the 23rd of April, 2025
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Drake Field: Cessna loses power, goes off runway during emergency landing
Adam Roberts, DMM
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. —
A plane went off the runway during an emergency landing at Drake Field Tuesday afternoon, according to Sgt. Stephen Mauk with the Fayetteville Police Department.
The Cessna lost power at about 1:19 p.m., according to Mauk.
The pilot made an emergency landing, according to Mauk. Emergency workers checked the pilot out.
The plane was a 1979 single-engine Cessna T210 Turbo Centurion, according to the website FlightAware.
It took off from Drake Field about 15 minutes before losing power.
It was registered to South Delta Aviation in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in June 2024.
Drake Field is located in south Fayetteville and is run by the city.
Drake Field has one runway. It is home to the Arkansas Air & Military Museum.
https://www.4029tv.com/article/plane-cessna-drake-field/64554796
FAA Races to Modernize NOTAM System, Targets 2025 Rollout
New system could launch as early as September.
Ryan Ewing
The FAA is taking steps to more swiftly modernize its Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) system, with plans to deploy a new service much earlier than initially anticipated. This acceleration comes in response to recent outages involving the system.
The agency announced the sped-up timeline on Monday, noting that over 4 million NOTAMs are issued per year.
‘Deeply Outdated’
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy emphasized the outdated nature of the current NOTAM system, stating in a news release, “The Notice to Airmen system is deeply outdated and showing serious cracks.”
Duffy added, “Over the last few years, we’ve seen multiple system outages ground regional air travel, create extensive delays, and otherwise ruin the flying experience for the American people.”
The modernization effort will provide near-real-time data exchange and enable more efficient data flows and improved stakeholder collaboration, the FAA said. The new system will be hosted in the cloud and feature a “scalable and resilient architecture.”
Vendor CGI Federal Inc. has been selected to work on the NOTAM system modernization and service deployment.
The new timeline set by the FAA targets the delivery of the NOTAM Modernization Service by July, with the operational service expected to be deployed by September. An upgrade for the 30-year-old system was over six years away in 2023, CNN reported.
In January 2023, scores of flights were grounded in the U.S. due to an outage of the NOTAM system. Another brief outage occurred in February 2025.
NTSB Prelim: Beech A36TC
(Pilot) Noticed The Airplane’s Airspeed Was Not Increasing And Immediately Looked For A Place To Land
Location: Lititz, PA Accident Number: ERA25LA137
Date & Time: March 9, 2025, 15:30 Local Registration: N347M
Aircraft: Beech A36TC Injuries: 2 Serious, 3 Minor
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
On March 9, 2025, about 1530 eastern daylight time, a Beech A36TC, N347M, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Lititz, Pennsylvania. The pilot and one passenger were seriously injured, and the other three passengers sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
According to the pilot, during takeoff, he heard a loud “pop” and was unsure what it was. He pulled the throttle back and when he realized the cabin door had opened, he thought he pushed the throttle back forward (but was not sure). He noticed the airplane’s airspeed was not increasing and immediately looked for a place to land. He was unable to recall anything that happened after that point.
A passenger sitting in the rear seat behind the pilot stated that during takeoff, “as soon as the airplane left the ground,” the front door opened. The pilot contacted the air traffic control tower and requested to return. The front seat passenger was holding the door closed. The airplane turned left, started “shaking,” and she knew the airplane was going to crash at that point.
A security camera located at an apartment complex across the street from the airport captured the airplane departing the runway and turning left. The airplane’s wings were rocking left to right and the tail of the airplane was low. The airplane then impacted several cars in a parking lot.
The wreckage was retained for further examination.
FMI: www.ntsb.gov
Today in History
46 Years ago today: On 23 April 1979 SAETA flight 011, a Vickers Viscount, struck a mountainside in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 occupants.
Date: Monday 23 April 1979
Time: 07:50
Type: Vickers 785D Viscount
Owner/operator: SAETA
Registration: HC-AVP
MSN: 329
Year of manufacture: 1957
Total airframe hrs: 32981 hours
Engine model: Rolls-Royce Dart 510
Fatalities: Fatalities: 57 / Occupants: 57
Other fatalities: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category: Accident
Location: Pastaza Province - Ecuador
Phase: En route
Nature: Passenger - Scheduled
Departure airport: Quito-Mariscal Sucre Airport (UIO/SEQU)
Destination airport: Cuenca Airport (CUE/SECU)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
SAETA flight 011, a Vickers Viscount, struck a mountainside in Pastaza Province, Ecuador, killing all 57 occupants.
The flight went missing on a domestic service from Quito to Cuenca. The aircraft departed Quito at 07:08 in the morning and was expected to land at Cuenca at 08:00, but failed to arrive.
The wreckage was was found 5 years later on high ground, 25nm off track at an elevation of 18000 feet.
