Five people, including a child, died when a single-engine plane crashed in North Carolina.
Jason Campbell, 45, was among five people who died when the doomed plane, a Cirrus SR22, crashed Saturday night near the woods near Wright Brothers National Memorial First Flight Airport.
Campbell was a Lubbock native and served as an Army Special Forces commander.
The names of the remaining victims had not been made public as of Monday evening.
The National Park Service was “waiting on the medical examiner’s office,” according to spokesman Mike Barber.
Wright Brothers National Memorial from the air, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devils, North Carolina
Witnesses reported that the plane was attempting to land at the airport when it caught fire, causing the plane to burn.
The Kill Devil Hills Fire Department and other local fire departments were on scene, according to the National Park Service. (NPS) release.
The plane crashed approximately 90 miles south of Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to KLJB News radio.
Campbell’s devastated family said he was a graduate of Trinity Christian and a high-ranking officer in the military, according to a local news report. A photo on his social media showed Campbell smiling in the cockpit of an airplane.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
On Sunday, the Wright Brothers National Memorial was closed.
