Plane crash kills 9-year-old, and pilot Shane Lee Buck in Gillespie County
KXAN Staff Published: September 11, 2017, 2:27 am Updated: September 11, 2017, 5:34 pm
GILLESPIE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Two people are dead after a plane crash Sunday in Gillespie County, including a 9-year-old girl.
The Department of Public Safety says the plane crashed into a pasture about 1 mile south of Stonewall just before 7 p.m. Shane Lee Buck, 39 (? we are not sure about this age, because he looks at least 50 years old from his pictures), was flying his Rans Coyote II plane with a 9-year-old girl riding along. Both died at the scene.
Authorities haven’t named the little girl, but Fredericksburg ISD says she was a fourth-grade student at Fredericksburg Elementary and that grief counselors were on site all day Monday.
Neighbors of the pilot say they were shocked to hear the news and saw children playing in the backyard just last week.
“I could always sort of see them through their fence over there playing and laughing, but the children always seemed to get along really, really well. Lots of laughter that would come out of that backyard. I feel like that was a very, very happy family,” said Buck’s neighbor Natasha Grau.
Locals in Stonewall say Buck was renting a hanger less than a mile from where he crashed the plane. KXAN spoke to the owners of the private hanger, AeroBurg, who said they are working with investigators however they can.
The National Transportation Safety board is at the scene investigating and will likely be there two or three days as they document the area and examine the wreckage. Officials have not said what caused the plane to go down, but a preliminary report should be released next week.
See info on the Rans S-6ES Coyote II light planes here: https://www.rans.com/s-6es-coyote
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Date: 11-SEP-2017
Time: -19:00
Type:
Rans S-6ES Coyote II
Owner/operator: Private
Registration: N112CD
C/n / msn: 10011423
Fatalities: Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities: 0
Airplane damage: Substantial
Location: Gillespie County south of Stonewall, TX -
United States of America Phase: Unknown
Nature: Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The aircraft impacted pasture terrain near Burg Lake Aero Airport (30TX) in Stonewall, Texas. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the two occupants onboard were fatally injured.
Sources:
http://kxan.com/2017/09/11/deadly-plane-crash-kills-2-in-gillespie-county/
http://www.asias.faa.gov/pls/apex/f?p=100:96:14132842085268::::P96_ENTRY_DATE,P96_MAKE_NAME,P96_FATAL_FLG:11-SEP-17,RANS+
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=112CD
Serial Number 10011423 Status Valid
Manufacturer Name RANS INC Certificate Issue Date 01/28/2016
Model S-6ES Expiration Date 01/31/2019
Type Aircraft Fixed Wing Single-Engine Type Engine 4 Cycle
Pending Number Change None Dealer No
Date Change Authorized None Mode S Code (base 8 / oct) 50031727
MFR Year 2001 Mode S Code (base 16 / hex) A033D7
Type Registration Individual Fractional Owner NO
Registered Owner
Name BUCK EC
Street 5200 N COUNTY ROAD 1150
City MIDLAND State TEXAS
County MIDLAND Zip Code 79705-9601
Country UNITED STATES
Airworthiness
Engine Manufacturer ROTAX Classification Experimental
Engine Model 912 Category Reg. Prior to 01/31/08
A/W Date 07/28/2007