The incident occurred in the state of South Carolina, USA, killing two people and seriously injuring two others.
The accident happened at 1:40 a.m. on September 27 (local time) when the Dassault-Breguet Falcon 50 aircraft while landing at the Greenville Downtown Airport runway, South Carolina, USA, skidded off the runway and crashed into the runway. fence and broke in two.
The crash site broke the plane in two.
The Greenville Police Department said there were four people on the flight. The main pilot and co-pilot died, while the other two passengers, a couple, were also seriously injured and are being treated in hospital.
“We don’t know for certain yet why this plane didn’t stop on landing, ran all the way to the end of the runway and went up onto the lawn, hitting an obstacle,” police spokeswoman Donnie Porter said. .
“According to speculation, maybe a pilot was not awake and his foot was still on the gas pedal,” this person added.
Police also have no information on where the plane came from, but they believe it landed at Greenville Airport to pick up more passengers.
Local authorities have warned people not to approach the airport while workers are cleaning up debris. They are also zoning the area of the fuel leak to treat it before the fuel can contaminate nearby streams.