Emergency search for possible plane crash near airstrip, Orfordville WI
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders are conducting a search near an airstrip and surrounding fields in Rock County after receiving an emergency signal potentially from an aircraft. The property owner confirmed her aircraft was in the garage and likely not the source. Several agencies, including drone operators, are involved in the investigation. So far, no crash has been confirmed, and the search continues to locate any possible plane incident.
Audio|Source: Rock County Public Safety
07:49
Transcript:
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Fourteen hundred, go ahead.
00:01
Devise, I'm on scene.
00:02
We've met with the owner of the property here.
00:04
Her aircraft is in the garage.
00:05
She doesn't believe it's her aircraft that's giving off the emergency signal.
00:08
Is there any way that you guys can contact somebody that may be Rock County and give us a better idea of what this plane was?
00:15
4-1, I'm gonna pick.
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401, 10[1]4. We have Bolloy coming.
00:19
I don't see any drone operators long down for Janesville, but I know they fire, Jayesville Fire usually has.
00:24
Did you want me to check with them as well?
00:26
Copy 1.420.
00:27
In disregard.
00:28
Anyone told me.
00:29
2.41 or 40?
00:30
Counties right now. If we need more, we can advise.
00:32
10[1]. (number withheld) West Beloit Street.
00:35
(number withheld) Westpolloy Street.
00:37
Your cross streets are Maple to Church.
00:39
Church to Maple, Reporting District 1.
00:40
Address in our notes.
00:42
I copy.
00:43
4-02, I know it gave the direction that it was traveling.
00:47
Did it give any sort of indication of where violation of the residents that could have crashed?
00:51
County K.
00:52
I copy Battalion 14 in route to County K.
00:55
Frateman 843 is on scene, Carfield.
00:56
Copy your surgery to me on scene.
00:58
Rockfire to Orpherville, 1400.
01:00
Can you call this match? 10[1]-4.
01:05
Kawadier's hell there.
01:06
Is that the airstrip that's going like southwest to northeast then?
01:10
All right, but I look at the airstrip.
01:16
So basically closer to the driveway.
01:18
I'm going to start walking west.
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8.12 finish turning.
01:21
Airstroke going in.
01:22
3244, I change on mine.
01:23
I'll take Jainsl's drone.
01:24
Uh, Jainsl fire.
01:25
Okay. Rockfighter Battalion 8, can you call up?
01:29
405, and just for a record, Deputy Long Maloney and I were walking south-west here on the field.
01:37
I copy of 142 and service area available.
01:40
And 402 where the soybean field is pretty low and we can see almost all the way out to K, not seeing anything obvious for a crash.
01:47
3252. Go ahead.
01:48
I'm going to switch over to County Main.
01:50
10[1]40. Willoy 3252 responding with the drone.
01:52
Where am I needed?
01:53
Fire Battalion 14 is up.
01:54
I have a battalion 14 on scene.
01:56
Are they able to see on a map, like how far south the field we're talking? Like, doing like a hundred yards or like a mile? Okay.
02:04
For. Okay,
02:05
because we can see all the way to K almost and there's dump in there.
02:12
Okay. Okay.
02:13
Rock for A442 degrees.
02:15
Copy A44 at St.
02:17
Mary's. Search areas.
02:18
Search areas. 244, I apologize.
02:19
Jamesville PD, I guess that's have a drone.
02:21
Did you want them as well? And the battalion is going to advise, so I'll send someone for fire as well.
02:25
Janeville PD can hold off.
02:27
Just 2244. Go ahead.
02:28
You're probably tapping direct, but just to be sure, Tony said you, Jamesville, can hold off on drones for right now.
02:34
Tommy.
02:35
I'll see what our drones get us first before we start doing that.
02:38
I got it.
02:39
This section 23.
02:40
10[1]4. Rockfire 1641 is unseen.
02:43
Copy, 1641 on.
02:44
See. 2543. 23.
02:45
70. 70. 70.
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70. 70. 40 hours.
02:51
The only note I have about a radio is 121.5 that they can be used to monitor.
02:57
I don't know if that's just the radio channel.
02:59
I don't have any other identifying numbers.
03:02
4-10[1]-4.
03:03
406 information.
03:04
Further good.
03:05
46, I have an emergency transponder in here with the airplane.
03:11
The frequency starts with 1-21.5, and it goes flash 243.0 megahertz.
03:18
If you're able to get a hold of them and get an FCC part number or an F-S-S-S-S-S-A-A-A-P-S-O, I'll be able to verify if this is it or not.
03:28
10[1].
03:29
4241. We can hold off on the drone page while you work on that.
03:33
Rough-reshing.
03:34
P-433 is clear.
03:35
Available. Airport. Evansville Fire Department respond to 6341, South County Trunk-K, for a airport emergency.
03:43
Cross streets on West Hapeling Road in West County Trunk-K.
03:47
Time now 2048.
03:49
Some K intersection.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10: Received/Acknowledged
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement
[3]
104: On Scene
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Location mentioned:
W Beloit St, Orfordville, WI 53576
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