James Willprecht was flying alone when the plane crashed at 10:28 a.m. Wednesday in the woods north of Wilderness Trail. Witnesses heard the plane flying over their neighborhood and then heard an explosion.
National Transportation Safety Board investigators consider the pilots background, plane and environmental conditions when determining the crash cause, Tim LeBaron, air safety investigator with the organization, said. Read more at http://www.galvnews.com.
Thank you Mr. LaBaron for doing a great job educating the press! The Bellanca Viking is a fantastic airplane...very sad to see this tragic accident.
wartowne 1 year ago