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A World War II-era fighter plane crashed in Chocolate Bay near Freeport Wednesday killing both occupants onboard, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Coast Guard were called to the scene of the crash at around 12:30 p.m. today.
Galveston's Scholes International Airport director Hud Hopkins said that the plane, a P-51 Mustang named Galveston Gal, flew out of the airport today and is part of the Lone Star Flight Museum.
Lynn Lunsford, Mid-States Public Affairs Manager for the Federal Aviation Administration says that the Coast Guard confirmed that both occupants of the craft died at the scene.
The FAA does not yet know the cause of the crash.
"The pilot was not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the crash," said Lunsford.
Lunsford added that FAA investigators are en route. He said the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified and will be in charge of the investigation.
Lunsford said identities of the victims will be released by either the Coast Guard or the local medical examiner.
Hopkins says that the plane is a part of a ride program at the airport. Customers can pay to take rides in the plane, among other vintage aircraft.
According to the Lone Star Flight Museum website, a P-51 Flight Experience costs $1,995 for a one-passenger flight. It is one of the more expensive flights you can buy at the airport.
It could not be confirmed if this crash was one of those rides.
A P-51 Mustang is a single-engine fighter plane that was used in World War II and the Korean War.
THIS IS SAD. PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER'S FAMILIES!
Anyone see it and where in Chocolate did it go down.
A World War II-era fighter plane crashed in Chocolate Bay near Freeport Wednesday killing both occupants onboard, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Texas Department of Public Safety and U.S. Coast Guard were called to the scene of the crash at around 12:30 p.m. today.
Galveston's Scholes International Airport director Hud Hopkins said that the plane, a P-51 Mustang named Galveston Gal, flew out of the airport today and is part of the Lone Star Flight Museum.
Lynn Lunsford, Mid-States Public Affairs Manager for the Federal Aviation Administration says that the Coast Guard confirmed that both occupants of the craft died at the scene.
The FAA does not yet know the cause of the crash.
"The pilot was not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the crash," said Lunsford.
Lunsford added that FAA investigators are en route. He said the National Transportation Safety Board has been notified and will be in charge of the investigation.
Lunsford said identities of the victims will be released by either the Coast Guard or the local medical examiner.
Hopkins says that the plane is a part of a ride program at the airport. Customers can pay to take rides in the plane, among other vintage aircraft.
According to the Lone Star Flight Museum website, a P-51 Flight Experience costs $1,995 for a one-passenger flight. It is one of the more expensive flights you can buy at the airport.
It could not be confirmed if this crash was one of those rides.
A P-51 Mustang is a single-engine fighter plane that was used in World War II and the Korean War.
THIS IS SAD. PRAYERS AND CONDOLENCES TO THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER'S FAMILIES!
Anyone see it and where in Chocolate did it go down.
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