NASCAR owner Rick Hendrick's plane crash-lands

[efdcapt115 1,511]

Heard about this last night, and as soon as I saw who the registered owner was, I was a bit shocked. Those of you who follow the sport will remember in 2004, a similar plane owned by Hendrick Motorsports crashed near the Martinsville Speedway, killing all 10 aboard, including Rick Hendrick's son Ricky, his brother and two nieces, along with members of RHM:

Key West – A Gulfstream 150 jet crash landed at the Key West airport this evening at 7:45 p.m. with the pilot and co-pilot radioing there were no brakes upon landing. Four people on board were taken to Lower Keys hospital, two with minor injuries and two transported for precautionary reasons.

The plane was registered to Jimmie Johnson Racing II Incorporated out of Charlotte North Carolina. Names of those on board were not immediately available. The plane ran completely off the runway and the runaway was closed for a short time before being reopened. The National Transportation Safety Board was notified and will be investigating the incident.

http://floridakeyssheriff.blogspot.com/

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP)—A small jet carrying the owner of NASCAR’s top team and his wife lost its brakes and crash landed at a Key West, Fla., airport Monday evening, and the couple suffered minor injuries, officials said.

The Gulfstream 150 aircraft ran off the runway at the Key West International Airport Monday at 7:45 p.m. Rick and Linda Hendrick, a pilot and co-pilot were all taken to Lower Keys Medical Centers. The Hendricks had minor injuries and the pilot and co-pilot were taken in as a precaution, said county airport director Peter Horton.

The plane is registered to Jimmie Johnson Racing II Incorporated in Charlotte, N.C. Johnson is a five-time defending NASCAR champion and drives for Hendrick Motorsports, which Rick Hendrick owns.

In 2004, a plane Hendrick owned crashed en route to a race in Martinsville, Va., killing all 10 onboard. That included Hendrick’s son, Ricky, his brother and twin nieces.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/news?slug=ap-nascar-rickhendrick-planecrash