Airplane Crash Lantana Airport, Victims identified in Lantana airport plane crash
In recent news, it was reported that a man and a woman are identified as fatal victims in a Lantana airport plane crash. You are required to read the complete article and continue reading for more details. Follow us around for all the further insights in regards to the incident. The Palm Beach County Park Airport is a county-owned public-use airport in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. It is located six nautical miles south of the central business district of West Palm Beach, Florida. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011-15 which categorized it as a reliever airport. It is also commonly referred to as the Lantana Airport. The land of the airport to be built was reportedly donated to Palm Beach County by philanthropic-minded families. On recognition of the growth, the presence of aircraft in Florida and realizing that the number of aircraft would soon overwhelm local fields.
Airplane Crash Lantana Airport
The US government reached an agreement with the County whereby the county would dredge and prepare the land and the US government would build the airfield. The airfield was built with a parallel taxiway and ample ramp space. Apart from all this, an incident took place on Sunday where two people were killed in a small plane crash at Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana. Reportedly, they were identified as Ana Diego Matias, 20 of Lantana, and Stanley, 76 of Lake Worth Beach. The crash of the single-engine Cessna 172 occurred during an instructional flight, told to Peter C Knudson with the National Transportation Board media relations.
Sands was listed as a pilot instructor for Airmax Aviation on its web page. Matias was listed as a student pilot on a GoFundMe page set up by her writing. The Sand’s LinkedIn page showed him as a former corporate jet pilot at Delaware North, a global food service and hospitality company headquartered in New York from 1994-2010. Previously from 1983-1992, he was manager of Jamestown Flying Service at an airport in North Dakota. The Federal Aviation Administration database lists Sands as an airline transport pilot, flight instructor, ground instructor, and flight engineer. Reportedly, several aviation schools operate out of the airport.
An NTSB investigator arrived in the area Friday night, began site work on Saturday morning, and will be finishing up the on-scene phase of the investigation on Monday. A preliminary report will be available in 2-3 weeks and the entire investigation is expected to be completed in 12-24 months.
