The two people who died in a plane crash during a training flight near a small airport in central Maine earlier this week have been identified by authorities. News Center Maine reports James Shepherd-Kegal, 69, of North Yarmouth, was identified as the instructing pilot, and Jumaane Omar Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida, as the student pilot, according to…
James Shepherd-Kegal, 69, of North Yarmouth, was identified as the instructing pilot, and Jumaane Omar Stanley Melville, 37, of St. Petersburg, Florida, as the student pilot, according to a press release issued Thursday by the Kennebec County Sheriff's Office. They were the only two people on board the plane.
The NTSB is still in the early stages of its investigation. The plane was configured for cargo, but it was being used for flight training at the time of the crash, said Ralph Hicks, a senior investigator with the agency. Litchfield is a small town close to the state capital of Augusta, and is about 50 miles north of Portland, the largest city in Maine.
Wiggins representatives said in a statement Wednesday that the company is complying with the investigation.
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