VALPARAISO, Fla. — Four people were killed Thursday when a twin-engine civilian airplane crashed at Eglin Air Force Base after having taken off at Toledo Express Airport, air-base authorities said.
The Beechcraft BE-60 turboprop crashed about 10:35 a.m. on runway approach about two miles north of the runway in a densely wooded area on the Eglin Reservation, according to a written statement by Eglin authorities.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the plane crashed while approaching Destin Executive Airport, which is located across a bay from the base.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office identified the victims as Henry Nowakowski and his wife Patsy, along with his sister Carolyn and her husband Tom Saine.
Our heartfelt sympathies go out to the entire family of the four individuals lost in today's plane crash on Eglin Range property. The victims have been identified as pilot Henry Nowakowski and his wife Patsy,... https://t.co/g3TbFB53QJ
— OkaloosaSheriff (@OCSOALERTS) August 30, 2018
District One Medical Examiner for Okaloosa County will conduct autopsies of the victims.
The plane is registered to Henry Leasing Company in Ottawa Lake, Mich.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the FAA.
A small propellor-driven plane has crashed north of @FlyVPS. What we know now is that the plane was on its way to Destin Executive and that @TeamEglin first-responders are one their way there.
— Okaloosa County (@OkaloosaCounty) August 30, 2018
First Published August 30, 2018, 9:49 p.m.
