On December 19, 2024, at about 11:22 am., the East Aurora Fire Control Dispatch Center was informed of a single-engine airplane crash. The airplane was supposed to emergency land in Buffalo Niagara International Airport due to engine failure but crashed into a small wooded area in Stewart Court, East Aurora. The pilot died in the crash.
According to ESPN, Buffalo Bills player, Dion Dawkins, owned one of the properties near the crash site. Though Dion Dawkins doesn't live on the property, according to reports, his partner was there to check the mail.
Dion Dawkins received a call from the police and his partner about the crash as he was preparing for practice. He addressed the crash after practice and assured the well-being of his family while offering condolence to the pilot's family:
I still wonder why things happen in life, but tragedies happen all of the time. The biggest point about it is I just hope that the guy, the pilot's family is OK. I hope that they're doing all right, because somebody lost their life today for an accident, a mechanical thing, something. And I'm glad that my family is perfectly fine. The alarm systems, the security guards that are there and all other people that are involved that help keep us safe. Everything was going off, so having the right people in line, and for the family of that pilot, my prayers are out."
The pilot who died in the crash has not been identified yet.
On December 19, 2024, at 11:16 a.m. local time, Buffalo Niagara International Airport issued an alert for a single-engine plane, a 1979 Beechcraft A36, after the Pilot made an emergency contact to report a mechanical issue with the plane at 11:15 am, WKBW reports.
According to the reports, the plane that started its journey from Lansing, Michigan, was heading to White Plains, New York. However, the mechanical issue prompted an emergency detour to the nearest airport, Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Soon after the emergency alert was released the plane crashed into a residential area in Stewart Court, and burst into flames.
According to multiple news outlets, citing EAPD Chief Patrick Welch, after the 911 call reporting the airplane crash at 11:22 a.m., the fire crew comprising both fire departments of East Road and Jamison Road arrived at the crash site, and managed to put out the flames after 30 minutes.
The Pilot of the plane died in the crash and there are no other reported injuries or fatalities. The pilot was not identified at the time this article was written.
According to WKBW, the crash was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration, and the National Transportation Safety Board, and will begin an investigation into the crash soon.
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Who is Dion Dawkins?
Dion Dawkins is a 30-year-old American professional football player and the offensive tackle of the Buffalo Bills for the NFL. Dion Dawkins joined the Buffalo Bills in 2019 on a four-year contract worth $4.18 million, and in 2020 he signed a $60 million contract extension with the Bills. His contract with the Bills was extended again in 2024 when he signed a three-year contract extension worth $60.5 million.
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