Dr. Kenneth Mike Rice dead after small plane crashes into TV tower in Lubbock, Texas
1 dead after plane crashes into West Texas TV tower
The crash knocked the station off the air and cut power to the surrounding neighborhood.
One killed in plane crash near KCBD tower
Rice was a Doctor of Internal Medicine in Lubbock.
Plane Crashes Into Lubbock Television Tower - One Dead
"A large portion of the tower is destroyed and the plane came to rest in a field just north/north east of the station/tower. There is one confirmed fatality," LFR said.
KCBD NewsChannel 11: Karin and Abner remember Dr. Kenneth Mike Rice
Here's an excerpt from our newscast tonight, with Karin and Abner remembering Dr. Kenneth Mike Rice, tragically lost in this plane crash.
NTSB releases report on fatal plane crash into Lubbock TV tower in 2015
“The pilot acknowledged and then confirmed the turn which the controller amended to 270 degrees,” the report states. “The last recorded transmission from the accident pilot was a read back of the 270 heading assignment.”
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According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a single-engine Piper PA-46 crashed into an 814-foot KCBD-TV tower while approaching Preston Smith International Airport in West Texas on a flight from Carlsbad, New Mexico. The aircraft dropped off radar around 7:30 p.m. The pilot, Dr. Kenneth Rice, was the only person inside the plane at the time of the crash.
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