Edhat Staff
Scroll through the above photos by Max Rosenberg
The Santa Barbara Airport announced the main runway is now open, but the non-commercial runways remain closed.
The airport’s website is currently stating all arriving and departing flights have been cancelled for the remainder of the day. It’s unclear if tomorrow’s schedule will be affected as well.
The main runway (7/25) re-opened at 4:46pm, after 19 hours of closure due to a C-130 aircraft accident on Sunday. Runway 15L and 15R will remained closed until the removal of the C-130 aircraft is complete from its position approximately 500 feet south of the main runway.
“We very much appreciate the efforts of all agencies in handling this accident response in a timely manner,” said Airport Director, Henry Thompson, “The airport will continue to work with the aircraft owner, International Air Response to move the C-130 off the field in the next few days.”
“We understand that many of our customers were impacted by the closure of the airport and we thank them for their patience,” said Thompson.
Max Rosenberg captured photos of the plane, showing how far it landed off the main runway.
Photos: Mike Eliason / SBCFD
Plane Crash Lands at Santa Barbara Airport
By edhat staff
A Private C-130 aircraft made an emergency landing, crashed and caught fire at the Santa Barbara Airport at 10:13 p.m. Sunday.
There were seven people on board, all of them escaped the plane without injuries.
The Santa Barbara Airport has cancelled flights Monday morning due to the crash, but are expected to resume around noon.
The plane departed from the Santa Maria Airport and was expected to land at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport. The FAA reported the plane experienced hydraulic problems shortly after departing, reports CBS.
The airplane is a C-130 Hercules owned by International Air Response and is typically used for disaster relief, including oil spills.
The National Transportation Safety Board was called in to investigate the cause of the crash.
#AircraftEmergency– A Private C-130 aircraft made an emergency landing, crashed and caught fire at the Santa Barbara Airport at 10:13 p.m. Sunday. 7 souls aboard/escaped w no injuries. **ALL MEDIA CALL SBAirport PIO At 805-319-1400** pic.twitter.com/ptJJbeUM2q
— SBCFireInfo (@EliasonMike) August 26, 2019
Joyce Dudley probably dialing up some charges so it’s gonna sit. Need a credit card for the tow company first.
I just heard that most likely the airport will be shut down till tomorrow.
62-year old Air Force surplus, enroute from oil-spill response in South Pacific to Arizona via Hilo and Santa Maria. Aircraft likely not worth fixing. Spray rig in cargo bay may have prevented access for manual gear extension after hydraulic failure.
Where was Roger on this one? Is he doing ok? Seems to be missing some of the major stories lately.
love ed, but noozhawk never sleeps 🙂
They said the runway would be open by noon on Keyt.
And they said on here at 8:03.
yes they do.
The airport PIO just announced they probably won’t make noon. Duh…ya think, it’s 12:09. Signs and lights have to be replaced and the plane is still there. Next scheduled flight in is at 4:00 pm.
Of course they sleep they have interns, assistants, real journalists all the pro’s should be on it before the planes lands…I have no interns, assistants, employees, I’m a citizen reporter who sleeps. ZZZZZzzzzz….