Plane crash that killed two pilots in Missouri deemed ‘not survivable’ by officials
Two pilots were killed when a plane crashed in Missouri on Jan. 8, officials and news outlets reported.
After finding the airplane in a wooded area authorities determined “the crash was not survivable,” according to the release.
The two pilots were identified on Jan. 11 as 55-year-old George King and 35-year-old Amanda Youngblood, KMOV reported. Both were from Ohio.
New Melle Fire Protection District received a report of a distressed aircraft Saturday evening. Witnesses also began hearing a plane “going down” in the area, according to fire department news release.
Crews from the St. Charles County area began a search for the aircraft. However, “the search was difficult due to weather conditions, limited visibility and difficult terrain,” the release said.
The plane, a small twin-engine propeller, departed from Spirit of St. Louis Airport, officials said.
“The airplane climbed to about 8,000 feet on an instrument flight plan that continued all the way to the crash site,” National Transportation Safety Board spokesperson Peter Knudson told Fox2Now. “There was no communication from the flight crew after the descent began.”
It attempted to head back toward the airport before it began descending quickly, the release said.
According to Knudson, the plane was headed to the Centennial Airport in Englewood, Colorado.
The crash is now under federal investigation, Fox2Now reported.
St. Charles County is about 15 miles north of the Spirit of St. Louis Airport.
This story was originally published January 10, 2022 at 2:29 PM with the headline "Plane crash that killed two pilots in Missouri deemed ‘not survivable’ by officials."
