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Pilot Milo Skinner, 35, and Hal Skinner, 83, killed in small-plane wreck at Creswell Airport south of Eugene, Oregon

Modified Date: 
Sat, 04/13/2019 - 10:15am
Accident Date: 
Monday, September 7, 2015

2 dead after small plane crash at Creswell airport

CRESWELL Ore. (AP) - A small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from an Oregon airport on Labor Day, killing two people. Rescuers found it burning near the end of the runway at the Creswell Airport, 15 miles south of Eugene. The airport located just east of Interstate 5 is owned and operated by the city of Creswell. In a post on Twitter, the National Transportation Safety Board identified the plane as a Silvaire Luscombe 8A and said it would investigate the crash. The plane's tail number shows the two-seater was owned by a man from Springfield, Oregon.

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Pilot Milo Skinner, 35, and passenger Hal Skinner, 83, died at the scene, South Lane Fire and Rescue said. Both men have addresses in Springfield.

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Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved: 
Milo Skinner
Hal Skinner
City: 
Eugene, OR
County: 
Lane County, OR
Area: 
Eugene, OR

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