Two dead in jet crash in USA

[red750]

A Falcon business jet has crashed off the end of the runway, down an embankment and onto a road, breaking in two, in Greenville, South Carolina. The pilot and co-pilot were killed in the accident, and two passengers are seriously injured.

 

 

 

[red750]

A screenprint from Google Maps 3D showing the embankment at the end of the runway at Greenville Downtown Airport.

 

 

And another view of the crash.

 

 

 

[pmccarthy]

Looks like engine still running in the third photo.

 

 

[Birdseye]

One of its original selling points was runway performance, balanced t/o distance required less that 5000' and landing less than 3000' for average conditions. A quick measure on Google Earth showed 19 at about 5300'.

 

 

[BLA82]

Just waiting for a mate