Armonk- Downed Aircraft 4-23-05

[Truck4 48]

Date: 4-23-05

Time: 1527hrs

Location: I/A/O Westchester County Airport

Units: Rye Brook, Purchase, Armonk, Port Chester, Airport FD's; WCPD, NYSP, DEP PD, Mount Pleasant PD, North Castle PD

Description: Airport Tower lost radar contact with aircraft. Plane debris found in woods off King St.

Frequency: Op's on 46.14

Writer: Truck4

1529hrs- Airport req. units search area of I-684 at Route 120. Lost radar contact with aircraft approx. 15 min. ago

1534hrs- Port Chester apparatus and EMS to stage at 10 New King St. at parking area. R-40 at I-684 X I-287.

1537hrs- E-14, E-62, E-60, E-240, E-288, R-30, L-31, 51B1 Car 2393, 2391 all O/S at staging.

1538hrs- All Department Chiefs to land line 60 Control. Car 2021 req. Utility to hook up to boat and stand-by in quarters.

1539hrs- Numerous PD units from multiple departments are searching area.

1541hrs- Car 2021 is incident command until poss. downed plane is located.

1545hrs- WC B-15 responding. Car 2021 req. boat respond to lake.

1549hrs- WCDES Car 2 responding. Op's going to 46.14.

1551hrs- WCPD has designated the JNC as staging for PD. Air-1 personell enroute.

1555hrs- PD reports no witnesses to any incident at this time. Units, including 2021, have some type of unknown debris in Rye Lake. North Castle PD deploying boat and dive team to investigate.

1557hrs- Car 2022 reports all units respond to MBIA building. Units have plane on fire in woods. MBIA is at 113 King St., Armonk.

1601hrs- WCPD being notified of the plane's location. WCPD C-1 on location rpts just west of highway in woods at rear of 113 King St.

1608hrs- Car 2021 req. Route 120 shut from Airport to Route 22. Units advising plane is fairly deep into woods.

1630hrs- WC Field Comm O/S.

1637hrs- IC reports holding E-60, E-62, E-288, E-240. All other units to go 10-8 when ready.

1640hrs- WCPD, WC Airport have command post activated at JNC. Unconfirmed report of (2) DOA's in plane. Airport operations supervisor enroute to JNC.

1654hrs- Banksville R-7 req. to scene (113 King St.) for lighting.