Carley McCord, Ian E. Biggs, Robert Vaughn Crisp II, Gretchen D. Vincent, and Michael Walker Vincent killed in small-plane crash in Lafayette, Louisiana

Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/27/2022 - 6:53am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, December 28, 2019

Report: Small plane crashes in Louisiana, five dead

Photos of the area where the plane crashed showed a blackened car as well as tree limbs scattered in the parking lot of a post office. The smoldering remains of the plane were resting in a field near the post office.

Plane crash kills 5, including LSU coach’s daughter-in-law

A small plane en route to a college football playoff game crashed into a post office parking lot in Louisiana shortly after takeoff Saturday, killing five people, including a well-known sports reporter who was the daughter-in-law of one of the team’s coaches.

A sports journalist, an IT company executive and three others were killed in the Louisiana plane crash

On Saturday, Lafayette Fire Department Chief Alton Trahan named those who died on their way to Atlanta for a college football playoff semifinal.

Governor John Bel Edwards issues statement on deadly plane crash in Lafayette

The governor said: “Heartbreaking news out of Lafayette today. Please join @firstladyofla and I in praying for the families and friends of everyone affected by this terrible tragedy.”

Sports reporter’s loved ones remember her passion and ‘raw talent’ as they prepare for her funeral days after the Louisiana plane crash

The small plane crashed a few miles from Lafayette Regional Airport. It reached an altitude of 900 feet after taking off and started a “left descending turn,” National Transportation Safety Board Vice Chairman Bruce Landsberg said.

Funeral set for mother, son killed in Louisiana plane crash

The Vincents will be remembered at a visitation and funeral service at Our Savior’s Church in Lafayette, Louisiana. In a nod to the duo’s love of the LSU Tigers, guests are being asked to dress in the school’s purple and gold colors.

Husband of Carley McCord, who died in Lafayette plane crash, sues plane owners, pilot

Ensminger's lawsuit claims the plane's owners and the pilot, Ian Biggs, were negligent in McCord's death, failing to properly maintain the plane and for letting Biggs fly in unfavorable weather conditions without proper training. 

Lawsuit: Plane hit, flipped woman's car before deadly crash

The lawsuit was seeking money for injuries, pain, lost wages and emotional trauma. Danielle Britt suffered burns on 30% of her body, according to the newspaper.

Pilot's disorientation, weather led to Lafayette plane crash that killed five, NTSB says

The pilot of a plane that crashed in Lafayette and killed five of the six people aboard in December 2019 became spatially disoriented and lost control of the plane, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in its final report. 

 

 

People Involved: 
Carley McCord
Ian E. Biggs
Robert Vaughn Crisp II
Gretchen D. Vincent
Michael Walker Vincent
Stephen Wade Berzas

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