Neighbors next to Johnson County airport recall deadly crash

Neighbors next to Johnson County airport recall deadly crash

BUT FIRST TONIGHT - THENATIONALTRANSPORTATION SAFETBOARD IS INVESTIGATING APLANE CRASH THAT KILLEDTWO PEOPLE.IT HAPPENED YESTERDAYAT THE JOHNSON COUNTYEXECUTIVE AIRPORT.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN JOINSUS LIVE.GABRIELLA - YOU'RELEARNING MORE ABOUTTHE VICTIMS OF THISCRASH.NOT ONLY DO WE NOWKNOW THE IDENTITIES OFJONATHAN VANNATTA ANDARCY MATHEWS, BUTTHAT VANNATTA WAS ASPECIAL AGENT FOR THEDRUG ENFORCEMENTAGENCY, WE"RE TOLDHE WAS NOT ON OFFICIDEA BUSINESS WHEN THEPLANE HE WAS FLYINWENT DOWN.HIS PASSENGER, DARCYMATTHEWS DID NOT WORKFOR THE DEA.Angel Nevado, Nearby ResidentSWe just heard a boomand then all of a suddeneverything startedhappening.ACCORDING TO THECRASH REPORT - THESINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFTBEGAN FALLING STRAIGHTDOWN SHORTLY AFTERTAKEOFF, CRASHING JUSTFEET FROM MORSEVILLAGE ESTATES.Angel Nevado, Nearby ResidenSIt"s just a matter ofwow it just happened in ourbackyard.Terri Dichiser, Nearby ResidentSI ran out of the bathroomand said there"s been aplane crash we ran out thedoor and ran out here to theyard and our neighbor wascalling 911.NEIGHBORS WHO LIRIGHT NEXT TO THEAIRPORT CAME RUSHINGOUTSIDE.Angel Nevado, Nearby ResidentSWe weren"t evenallowed to go back there andlook or anything they stoppedus at the fence and told us toget back.Angel Nevado, Nearby ResidentSIt"s sad that you knoas I was sitting there justthinking oh that was a justhard landing I was wonderiwhat could I have done if I hadgot there a little soonerbecause it"s only 200yards away.NOW " THEINVESTIGATION BEGINSWITH THE N-T-S-BARRIVING ON SITE NEWYEAR"S DAY.Eric Weiss, NTSB SpokespersonSHe"ll make sure tofind what we call all fourcorners of the airplane towings the propeller and the tailto make sure all the majorcomponents are there for.FROM THERE EXAMINITHE WINGS AND COCKPITTO LOOK FOR ANYTHINGTHAT CAN PAINT APORTRAIT OF THE LASTMOMENTS OF FLIGHT.Eric Weiss, NTSB SpokespersonSAny electronics whetherit"s an iPad a GPS unit,even a cell phone can behelpful to investigators.Terri Dichiser, Nearby ResidentSWhat a tragedy it was,how quick it happened I meanit was just we heard the plaand the crash, it was justflames and that was itBill Dichiser, Nearby ResidentSIt was clear that thewere no survivors.AFTER A DETAILEDEXAMINATION OF THEWRECKAGE ITSELF -IT"S THEN MOVED TO ASECURE LOCATION FORTHE DURATION OF THEINVESTIGATION WHICH CANTAKE 18-24 MONTHS.A PRELIMINARY REPORTWONT BE AVAILABLE FORANOTHER 2-3 WEEKS.PARTY MEMBERS TO THEINVESTIGATION -GENERALLY INCLUDINGTHE MANUFACTURER OFTHE AIR FRAME AND THEENGINE, AS WELL AS THEFAA.IN JOCO, GP, 41 ACTIONNEWS