Story Published:
Jul 2, 2009 at 11:53 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Jul 2, 2009 at 11:53 AM CDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- A federal investigator says the plane that crashed last Friday at Gaston's White River Resort in Baxter County was not overweight. The crash killed three people and injured two others, all from St. Louis County, Mo.
National Transportation Safety Board inspector Arnold Scott says the Piper Cherokee Lance was heavy but not over gross weight. Scott says there were also no apparent problems with the engine
or the aircraft. He says hot weather may have affected the plane's
performance.
The crash killed pilot Warren Langford, 52, and his son, Brendan, 15, of Chesterfield. Passenger Jacob Ritz, 15, of Bridgeton died later at the hospital in Mountain Home. Another teenager is hospitalized in Springfield; his father was treated and released at the hospital in Mountain Home.
