Pilot Charles Sojka killed and three passengers injured in plane crash near Boonville, Missouri
Modified Date:
Fri, 02/13/2015 - 6:53pmAccident Date:
Sunday, November 30, 2014Plane crash in Boonville kills pilot; 3 injured
Rogers says the plane had left Salina earlier in the week and was on its way back from Boonville.
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The passenger stated that the airplane eventually "stalled completely", about 250 feet above the ground, as the pilot prepared for a forced landing; however, the passenger did not recall the airplane impacting terrain.
The pilot has died and three passengers are injured after a small-plane crash near the Boonville, Missouri, airport. The pilot, Charles Sojka of Salina, Kansas, was killed in the crash that happened around 9 a.m. Sunday. The three passengers were taken to University Hospital in Columbia. Their conditions weren’t known Sunday evening. Sojka was a flight instructor at Sojka Aviation. Check back for more information as it becomes available.
Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Charles Sojka
City:
Boonville, MOCounty:
Cooper County, MO
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