A small jet described as a L-29 Delfin crashed shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday morning in Kaufman County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA confirmed that two individuals were onboard and that both were killed in the accident.
A small jet described as a L-29 Delfin crashed shortly after 11 a.m. on Thursday morning in Kaufman County, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA confirmed that two individuals were onboard and that both were killed in the accident.
Lynn Lunsford, Public Affairs Manager at the FAA, said that, “The pilot was not in contact with air traffic control at the time of the crash.” The cause of the accident is still undetermined and FAA investigators are assisting the National Transportation Safety Board in the ongoing investigation.
The FAA stated that “the aircraft departed the Lancaster Municipal Airport on what was described as a pleasure flight.” The plane is registered to CNR Aircraft, Inc. of Dallas, Texas. The president is of CNR Aircraft, Inc. is listed as C. Noell Rather. A flight log was not filed with the airport because of clear weather conditions. Officials have confirmed that Noell Rather, 77, and passenger Fisher Floyd, 30, died in the crash.
The crash site is in Kaufman County just west of Scurry, Texas, near the Trinity River. The picture above is Noell Rather and his L-29 Delfin featured in a pamphlet on fighterjets.com.
