The pilot killed in a aircraft crash in northeast Nebraska Friday has been recognized as 44-year-old Tom Dafoe.
The crash occurred Friday night on the Wayne Municipal Airport in the course of the second-annual MayDay STOL Drag Races, an air present and racing competitors.
In line with a GoFundMe on-line fundraising effort organized by Dafoe’s former employer, plane supplier jetAVIVA, Dafoe joined the corporate in 2021 as a gross sales director after an almost 20-year tenure with Cessna Plane Firm. He lived in California for a few years, however in response to a characteristic in Flying Journal, Dafoe moved his household to Texas simply two months in the past to dwell in a house with an hooked up airplane hangar.
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Dafoe was described as a “passionate aviator” who handed down his love of flying to his household. He leaves behind a spouse, 5 youngsters and one grandchild, in response to the GoFundMe.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash. An NTSB spokesman stated the company expects to launch a preliminary investigation inside 15 days of the incident. The complete investigation might take 12 to 24 months.
In line with the web site stoldrag.com, STOL (quick take-off and touchdown) drag racing includes pilots flying 2,000 ft down and again in a side-by-side format.