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Ross Mitchell, 28, and Catherine George, 27, killed in plane crash near Portland, Texas

Modified Date: 
Mon, 05/31/2021 - 11:08am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, July 4, 2015

2 dead in southeast Texas plane crash

Police say 2 people are dead in a small plane crash just north of Corpus Christi. KIII-TV reports that a man and a man were on board, but no more details were immediately available on their identity or where they were headed. The plane crashed at the North Shore Country Club in Portland, about 150 miles southeast of San Antonio. The National Transportation Safety Board on Twitter identified the plane as an Aeronca Champion 7BCM. 

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Ross Mitchell, 28, and Catherine George, 27, took off in a small plane from Hunt Airport in Portland, TX on the 4th of July. The  joy ride in the vintage L-16 Champion ended in a deadly crash on the North Shore Country Club golf course.

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Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved: 
Ross Mitchell
Catherine George
City: 
Portland, TX
County: 
San Patricio County, TX
Area: 
Corpus Christi, TX

Comments

Submitted by old pilot on Sun, 07/05/2015 - 4:28pm
  They weren't headed anywhere.  They were kids having fun buzzing the beach at way too low an altitude in gusty winds.   ***  there are old pilots and bold pilots, but no old, bold pilots ***

Submitted by J on Thu, 08/06/2015 - 1:07pm
Where you there? How do you know they were buzzing and flying low? 

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