Area airports receive COVID-19 funding The Walnut Ridge Regional Airport was one of two area airports to receive funding to help offset the impact of COVID-19. (Source: KAIT-TV) By Region 8 Newsdesk | February 27, 2021 at 8:15 AM CST - Updated February 27 at 8:15 AM
WASHINGTON (KAIT) - A pair of area airports have received funding to help with the impact of COVID-19 as well as offsetting costs and maintaining costs due to the virus.
According to a media release from the state’s congressional delegation, the Delta Regional Airport in St. Francis County and the Walnut Ridge Regional Airport received $13,000 each.
In addition to the help offsetting costs, officials said the funding would help increase sanitation to battle the spread of pathogens at the airports.
Location: Franklin, AR Accident Number: CEN21LA070 Date & Time: November 30, 2020, 12:13 Local Registration: N9879T Aircraft: Piper PA38 Injuries: 2 Fatal Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Instructional
On November 30, 2020, at 1213 central standard time, a Piper PA-38-112 airplane, N9879T, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Franklin, Arkansas. The certificated flight instructor and the private pilot being instructed were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 instructional flight.
Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data was obtained for the accident flight. The airplane departed the Country Air Estates Airport (1AR9), Lonoke, Arkansas, at 0931, flew to the Carlisle Municipal Airport (4M3), Carlisle, Arkansas, and arrived at 0946. The airplane remained at 4M3 for about 16 minutes before it departed at 1002. The airplane then traveled about 100 nm north-no
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