The plane was taking off from the airport when it crashed just after 9:00 local time (15:00 GMT). Five others, including the pilot, died when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Lafayette Regional Airpot. It hit me at that moment just how bad it was and how things were going.". ", More:Lafayette plane crash: Witnesses describe fiery wreck that left 5 dead. There was no flight data recorder, commonly known as a black box, the NTSB said. (KLFY) After being hospitalized for 52 days, Wade Berzas, the sole survivor of a plane crash in Lafayette last year, has been released from the hospital. Lone survivor of Lafayette plane crash released from hospital 7 months 2 days 4 hours ago Tuesday, February 18 2020 Feb 18, 2020 February 18, 2020 10:24 AM February 18, 2020 in News Source: KATC The plane hit … The Walmart supermarket was evacuated, KATC News reported. An email has been sent with a link to confirm list signup. Stephen Wade Berzas, the lone survivor of the Dec. 28 plane crash, is slowly recovering at Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center. Kevin Jackson, a local resident, saw the crash and told KLFY News: "I was right outside before the crash. Wade Berzas didn't think he was going to make it out alive as the eight-passenger Piper Cheyenne plane he was riding in crashed into a field next to a post office in Lafayette on Dec. 28. LAFAYETTE, La. People don’t make it.". "The people of this community are amazing," Berzas said. Full article Who will be the next global superstar? “God performed a big huge miracle when he saved me in that moment. "And I looked back and it was this big long, catastrophic thing. The plane was headed for Atlanta where the LSU Tigers football team would be playing in the Peach Bowl. ", Stephen "Wade" Berzas, the only survivor of six on board a small plane that crashed in Lafayette over the weekend, remains in critical conditi…. That is common on planes like the eight-passenger Piper Cheyenne that crashed. LAFAYETTE, La. Donors must use the patient's name when giving blood for the family to receive credit, according to Arnold. Berzas was the lone survivor of a Dec. 28 plane crash in Lafayette. "It took everything I was feeling that moment, all that panic, and it kind of slowed it down," he said. First responders regularly witness traumatic events in ways most people don't experience even once in a lifetime. I noticed [the plane] was low and smoking like hell. "His young age, his overall good health, his strong family support and his unwavering faith. One of the victims has been identified as sports reporter Carley Ann McCord. He didn't realize 75% of his body was covered in burns. "Because that’s what happens in plane crashes, right? Berzas was the only one aboard the small plane to survive the crash, which happened at about 9:20 a.m. Dec. 28 near a post office at the intersection of Verot School and Feu Follet roads in Lafayette. There was a problem saving your notification. "There are bad days," he said, "but for the most part, it’s been a blessing.". He walked what he said felt like a mile but was only about 10 feet, before collapsing to his knees in the muddy field. At the time of the crash, the board said it would take 12 to 18 months to complete the final report. Sign up today! The airplane that crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing five people on board, was intact when it hit the ground, the National Transportation Safety Board said at a news conference Monday. Another woman, Danielle Britt, continues to recover at a New Orleans hospital after suffering burns over 30% of her body when her vehicle caught fire during the plane crash. The energy that morning was electric, Berzas said in an interview for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Faith and Family Dinner series, the first time he's publically discussed the incident. Ashley White. Berzas was the only person to survive the plane wreck. They made sure his family had hot meals to eat and that they didn't have to pay for any groceries. Receive the latest Acadiana business news and information in your inbox. One person from onboard the plane survived. I went in my house, and all you heard was this massive explosion.". Doctors predicted Berzas would spend three months in the hospital, but he was discharged in less than two months. There was fire on one side and daylight on the other. Her husband confirmed her death to the Associated Press.