Friday, April 16, 2010

Victims of Navy plane crash identified

The four people aboard a Navy T-39N Sabreliner that crashed in a wooded area north of Atlanta Monday have been identified. They are retired Lt. Cmdr. Charles McDaniel, 67, of Cantonment, Fla., Marine Capt. Jason Paynter, 38, of Pensacola, Fla., Marine 1st Lt. Shawn Nice, 26, of Levittown, Pa., and Navy Ensign Zachary Eckhart, 25, of Orefield, Pa. They were on a routine training mission and assigned to Training Squadron 86 at Naval Air Station Pensacola. The cause of the crash is under investigation. (Source: Pensacola News Journal, 04/15/10)