Small plane crashes near runway at Waterbury-Oxford Airport, Oxford CT
Fire & ArsonA small aircraft crashed in a wooded area near the runway at Waterbury-Oxford Airport. The occupants have evacuated and are receiving emergency medical care. Responders are working to control fuel leaks from the plane.
Audio|Source: Lower Naugatuck Valley Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We have one plane.
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We have one plane in the woods,
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occupants out with EMS.
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The woods occupants out with EMS. The woods occupants out with EMS, 1605.
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Reporting command.
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Good.
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What's the best way to approach it?
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I'm going to have you come in the main gate, take a right on the access road,
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follow it all the way down to the end of the runway, cross the runway,
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where those blocks are,
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and we're over there on the other side of the runway.
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You'll see us.
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Receive.
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We're cleared to cross the runway.
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Yeah,
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that's the two seats.
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Affirmative.
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You're going to come out through the gate and just take up right onto the access road.
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Do not go down the runway.
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Go down the access road, not the runway.
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Preachee.
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Command. Oxford.
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Oxford's on go, command.
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The airport is shut down on this time.
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The runway's open for EMS and fire.
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Received, the airport shutdown on this time, 16-0-7.
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23 from 19-5.
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Go ahead,
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31.
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Chief, just getting on the airport access.
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Where do you want to see that? I want to have you follow 44 coming in.
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I'm going to have you coming through the main gate.
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Take a right down that access road all the way parallel with the runway.
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Come go drive all the way to the end.
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Cross the runway where the blocks are and you'll see it on the other side of the runway on the grass strip.
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Forty-four on scene.
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Forty-four on scene, 1608.
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44, once you come down and around, you're going to have you parked just off the grassway.
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44 received.
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We do have a plane in front of you, so just stay back until he takes off.
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I was told that the runway was shut.
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21 is on scene.
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31 on-K. And stop right where you're at.
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Stage right there.
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Stage right at that, at that, uh, apron.
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Leaving you.
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Meeting you.
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On Escort over here, the stage right there.
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Roger.
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Calling,
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command on hit.
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I did not hear any of the updates.
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I got three on a center station if needed.
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If so, what, rather.
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You won't in 44.
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You'll stand by.
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At the Vasco, what's in the scene?
04:46
And you want to line off our truck, what you'll get there?
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I'm just stage right there, my vehicle, standby.
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All right, we're currently got two small leaks in the aircraft,
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approximately 14 gallons on board.
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We're working on catching up for stopping the leak.
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Location mentioned:
Waterbury-Oxford Airport, 300 Christian St, Oxford, CT 06478
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