Thursday, December 19, 2013

Small plane crash kills pilot

CALLAWAY, Fla. – A small plane lost power and crashed shortly before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in a heavily wooded area of southeast Bay County, killing the pilot. No passengers were on board when the plane crashed a mile east of the Sandy Creek Airpark. The Bay County Sheriff's Office said the victim was Larry Eli Caison, 52, of Destin. The aircraft was identified as a single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza G36 single registered to Grey Aviation of Destin. (Sources: News Herald, WMBB-TV, 12/18/13)