A 30-year-old Texas woman was one of the two people who died after a plane crashed into Lake Winnebago, near Oshkosh, on Saturday morning.
According to EAA AirVenture officials, Devyn Reilly, of Guadalupe, Texas, and Zach Colliemoreno, 20, died in the crash.Several agencies are still investigating the cause of the crash, including the EAA, the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA.
Another crash happened hours later in mid-air at the south end of the EAA AirVenture flightline at Wittman Regional Airport, according to EAA officials. The crash involved a Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA Eclipse 10 gyrocopter at Wittman Regional Airport, the EAA said. Both aircraft belonged to people attending the EAA”s annual fly-in convention.
One of the pilots, 69-year-old Mark Peterson, of Foley, Alabama, and a passenger Thomas Volz, 72, of Amelia, Ohio, were killed in the crash, EAA officials said.The investigation into this crash is also ongoing.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
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