\Homemade Plane Crashes, Kills Two People Onboard
KNTV-TV
Updated: 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
SAN FRANCISCO - Two people are dead after the homemade plane they were
in crashed Saturday just short of a runway in Livermore, Federal
Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor reported. Gregor
said two people departed around 8:30 a.m. from the Livermore
Municipal Airport in a Europa XS, an aircraft built from a kit of
pre-made parts.
The plane got between 200 and 300 feet off the ground before the
pilot made a 180-degree turn to head back to the airport and crashed 25
feet short of the runway, according to Gregor.
There was "intense, post-crash fire and both people onboard were
killed," Gregor said.
An FAA investigator will check out the mechanical condition of the
plane, talk to witnesses and review communications between air traffic
controllers and the pilot, Gregor reported.
"As far as I know, there was no communication after takeoff between
the pilot and the tower," Gregor said.
Gregor said the pilot did not file a flight plan, which is not
required, so they are not sure of the identities of the deceased.
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