David S. Compo, Michele Compo, and Dawson Compo killed in plane crash in Lyon Township, Michigan

Modified Date: 
Thu, 06/15/2023 - 1:20pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, January 2, 2021

3 dead after small plane crashes into home near Detroit

All residents made it out of the home alive. The fatalities are believed to be the occupants and the pilot of the plane, according to the sheriff's office. 

3 dead after plane hits SE Michigan house

The Associated Press reports that the plane, a single-engine Piper PA-24, was inbound to Oakland/Southwest from Canton, Georgia.

 

Businessman, family die after plane hits Michigan house

The victims were David S. Compo, the former president of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan, his wife Michele and their son Dawson, the association said in a news release.

Pilot error cause of 2021 crash that killed three, destroyed house, NTSB says

The NTSB report said the crash was caused by David Compo’s “failure to maintain proper airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.”

People Involved: 
David S. Compo
Michele Compo
Dawson Compo

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