It’s uncomfortable to think about it,” says Berry. Flew a few times out of PDK, a breeze, low traffic, and departs over my house, if on runway 34. He agrees that seeing it play out in front of him was devastating. 32 reviews of Dekalb Peachtree Airport 'How I love PDK One can watch the planes depart of many varieties, NBAA in October was a dream for airline enthusiast, and outdoor seating to watch the planes arrive and depart. Play in the pretend cockpit or host an airplane-themed birthday party while planes fly. They can watch planes take off while swinging, scaling the monkey bars or sliding down the curvy slide. Kids will go crazy over this playground with a sky-high view.
“When you see it, your heart’s beating, you’re like, ‘Did it happen? Are they filming a movie or something?’ But it was real.” DeKalb-Peachtree Airport Park Playground. FAA personnel arrived on the scene shortly before 5:00 and took over the scene. “You could see the wing bent, as it flipped over on the wing, and you could see nobody get out or anything like that.”Īs flames engulfed the plane, Berry began snapping photographs, capturing the glimmering heat waves and plumes of black smoke.ĭeKalb Fire Rescue firefighters doused the flames, but confirm that none of the four people on board survived. “And in a matter of seconds, you had fire everywhere. “It saw it bounce and flip over,” says Berry, who says he put down the camera as he watched in disbelief. Positioned near the restaurant, his camera was aimed through the fence at the takeoffs when the Cessna’s movement caught his eye through the lens.īerry says it appeared the plane, described online as a six-seat Cessna Centurion, had abruptly aborted its takeoff as it bounced or hopped on Runway 21L. Keith Berry, a photographer from Decatur, was shooting at PDK under blue skies dotted with puffy clouds. Octoat 10:27 pm EDT By Veronica WatersĭEKALB COUNTY - The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board are working to discover the cause of the Cessna P210N’s accident. DeKalb-Peachtree Airport: A fiery plane crash claimed four lives Friday afternoon at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.