德州小飞机「高空引擎故障」转降失败坠毁 机上3人全罹难

A wrecked Piper Comanche airplane rests on the 600 block of Rhapsody after it crashed, killing three people, on approach to San Antonio International Airport on Sunday night, Dec. 1, 2019. @ExpressNews #SanAntonio pic.twitter.com/NZBPd1H1Uv

记者詹雅婷综合外电报导

美国德州圣安东尼奥国际机场(San Antonio International Airport)1日晚间惊传坠机事故,该架小型飞机舒格兰(Sugarland)起飞后,原定飞往伯尔尼(Boerne),但在飞行途中出现引擎故障,决定紧急转降圣安东尼奥国际机场。只不过,该架飞机最终不幸坠毁于机场北侧一处人行道机上3人全数罹难。

综合路透、KSAT等外媒报导,坠毁地点位在机场约150码(约137.6公尺)处,当局获报后出动至少26名消防人员前往现场支援,当地部分道路已封闭,直到现场调查作业结束为止。

根据FlightAware数据显示,该架小型飞机的机型为派珀PA24-250(Piper PA-24-250),是一架4人座的固定机翼单引擎飞机。

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San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood confirms all three passengers have died after a single-engine airplane crashed on West Rhapsody. Took off from Sugarland and was headed for Boerne when it experienced engine trouble and tried to divert to San Antonio International Airport. pic.twitter.com/r8kXrsmnDO