Pilot dead in plane crash

HENDERSON COUNTY – Following a small plane crash at a private airpark Tuesday morning, airpark officials announced that one person had died. The aircraft crashed on the landing strip at Frankston’s Aero Estates Subdivision at approximately eight in the morning, according to Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse. The pilot was testing one of his aircraft when he tried a “impossible turn,” which resulted in the crash and his death, according to Wagenaar, the airpark manager and president of the POA. Wagenaar stated that witnesses apparently observed the pilot make a few passes before making the difficult maneuver and “[…] did not have enough altitude to perform a proper landing,” despite the fact that he was not present when the incident occurred.

The pilot, a firefighter and active part of the community, is regarded as a wonderful man who liked flying. Wagenaar remarked, “He is a good friend.” “We attend church together. We know where he is since we were sitting together on Sunday, enjoying preaching and worship. Both his family and our community are grieving greatly. He was a truly wonderful dude. The development is a residential community with a public grass strip, according to the airpark’s website. DPS informed KETK News that the FAA will look into the collision.