Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Coroner identifies 2 pilots killed in Cessna T182T Skylane plane crash near Oroville, Washington







(Photo: Debbie Mack)



Associated press 

August 18, 2015

OKANOGAN, Wash. (AP) - 

The Okanogan County coroner has identified the two victims of the plane that crashed near Oroville.

Coroner Dave Rodriguez says 88-year-old Albert Losvar of Loomis and 62-year-old Brian Downing of Surrey, British Columbia died in Thursday's crash.

Rodriguez says both men were pilots and it's not known who was at the controls when the plane went down. Losvar was the plane's owner.


KREM


Rodriguez says the crash resulted in a large explosion that consumed most of the Cessna. He says the victims' remains are being submitted for dental identification.


The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.


Officials said it left the Dorothy Scott Airport in Oroville at 8:45 a.m. Thursday but didn't reach its destination at the Spokane airport.


The plane was discovered by crews responding to a forest fire in that area.



Date:13-AUG-2015
Time:Morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic C182 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Cessna T182T Skylane
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N6289Z
C/n / msn: T18208870
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Okanogan County east of Oroville, WA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dorothy Scott (0S7)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted timbered terrain in Okanogan County east of Dorothy Scott Airport (0S7), Oroville, Washington, and a post-impact fire occurred. The airplane was destroyed and the two occupants onboard received fatal injuries.
Sources
http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=178609 http://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-news/one-dead-in-plane-crash-near-oroville-wildfire/34707218
http://t.omakchronicle.com/news/2015/aug/13/plane-crash-kills-one-sparks-multiple-fires/?templates=tablet
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2015/aug/14/second-body-found-crashed-plane-okanogan-county/
http://www.gazette-tribune.com/news/authorities-confirm-two-victims-involved-in-fatal-plane-crash/70630/
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Washington-fire-sparked-by-fatal-plane-crash-burns-buildings-321925491.html?mobile=y
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6289Z

http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000538254.html