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Airplane crashes at Shannon Date published: 10/16/2006 By Melissa Nix UPDATE:State Police have identified the man killed in a plane crash at Shannon Airport last night as William Mitchell Strother, 43, of Stafford.
Strother was practicing liftoffs and touchdowns when he lost control and crashed into a field at the end of the runway, 1st Sgt. Christopher Warriner, area commander for the State Police in Fredericksburg, said this morning. Strother was flying an experimental single engine, single-seat plane. Warriner said Strother was issued his private pilot's license in 1989. -Brian Baer, fredericksburg.com A pilot was killed yesterday evening when a single-engine, single-seat experimental airplane crashed at Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County. The pilot was a male, according to Walter Snellings, a death investigator with the state medical examiner. State police would not confirm any fatalities. "From the preliminary investigation, it appears the plane was making touch-and-go landings and veered to the the southwest side of the runway and into a field," said Sgt. F.L. Tyler, who is with the Virginia State Police. The mishap occurred at 5:55. Tyler said police will release more information today. The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate the crash. --Melissa Nix Check fredericksburg.com throughout the day for updates on this story.
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