One was killed in a plane crash in Greene County.
SPRING VALLEY TWP., Ohio —
A 73-year-old Bellbook man killed in a plane crash Saturday morning was an experienced pilot who had built four planes like the “experimental aircraft” he flew that day, according to his wife.
Roger Flower died in the 8 a.m. crash, said Sgt. Anthony Pearcy of the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
“Some witnesses in the area did see the plane flying and the witnesses believe they did see something fall off the plane,” he said.
Flying out of the Lewis A. Jackson Regional Airport in Greene County, the plane flown by Flower crashed about 100 yards from a house at 1856 Ohio 380. Debris from the crash spread about 300 feet and the plane had extensive damage.
Flower was a naval aviator for 31 years who still loved to fly in his retirement, said Jan Flower, his wife of 50 years.
“It was his life, ” she said. “He was flying a plane that he had built and flew out of Greene County Airport and was there every day and loved it.”
After retiring from the Navy, he became a certified aviation engineer and began building his own aircraft, his wife said.
“He knew what he was doing about building it and just loved it and wasn’t ready to give up airplanes, so he built them,” she said.
Both natives of Ohio, Roger and Jan Flower have four sons and moved to Bellbrook eight years ago, when they were done traveling with the Navy.
She described her husband as “a leader, totally confident. (He) could tackle anything, could build or fix anything, loved his children and his grandchildren, (and) loved serving in his church.”
The OHSP is investigating the crash with the National Transportation Safety Board and the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.
The plane was a fixed wing, single engine, experimental/homemade aircraft, according to the patrol.
“According to the family members, it’s been flown before,” said Pearcy.
There was no flight plan filed for the plane and the destination of the flight was unknown, Pearcy said.
“As unfortunate as this incident is, it is fortunate that no other people were involved,” Pearcy said.
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Emergency crews were called to the scene of a plane crash in Greene County.
One person has died in an early morning plane crash in Spring Valley Twp.
Roger Flower, 73, of Bellbrook died in the 8 a.m. crash, said Sgt. Anthony
Pearcy of the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Flower was flying an experimental
aircraft he built, Pearcy said.
“Some witnesses in the area did see the plane flying and the witnesses believe
they did see something fall off the plane,” he said.
The plane crashed about 100 yards from a house at 1856 State Route 380. The
fallen piece of the aircraft was located off Krepps Road, Pearcy said.
Debris from the crash spread about 300 feet and the plane had extensive damage.
“As unfortunate as this incident is, it is fortunate that no other people were
involved,” Pearcy said.
OHSP is investigating with the National Transportation Safety Board and the
Greene County Sheriff’s Office.
GREENE COUNTY, Ohio (WDTN) - One person is dead following a small plane crash Saturday morning in Greene County’s Spring Valley Township.
The crash happened near State Route 380, south of Xenia.
Initial reports by witnesses suggested a wing fell off the plane, causing it to crash. The Federal Aviation Administration told 2 NEWS investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board would be on the scene Saturday morning to investigate.
The victim’s information and the type of plane have not yet been released. Officials will release the name of the victim once the family has been notified.
One person has died after a small airplane crashed in Greene County Saturday morning.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has confirmed that a plane crashed in Greene County Saturday morning, and a spokesperson from the Federal Aviation Administration said one person was killed in the crash.
The plane wrecked in a field near Krepps Road and State Route 380 south of Xenia before 8 a.m.
Numerous witnesses told News Center that a wing fell off the plane, causing it to go down.
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