Investigators with the FAA and NTSB returned to the scene of a deadly plane crash in Guthrie.
A preliminary investigation report by the FAA indicated the plane’s pilot was killed after crashing into a field “under unknown circumstances.”
Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers responded to Monday’s crash near South Broadway and West Seward.
While FAA records identified the plane’s owner as Christopher Sanders, they did not indicate whether Sanders was piloting the plane at the time of the crash.
According to a preliminary report by the FAA, the pilot of the plane was operating a RANS S-14, an experimental aircraft normally constructed by amateurs.
The pilot’s friends told troopers the man indicated he would only be taxiing the plane on private property. When he failed to return, the pilot’s friends went searching for him and discovered the crash. Residents said they saw the plane flying and heard what sounded like a “failing lawnmower” before the crash.
Investigators said no one else was hurt. The crash remains under investigation.
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