OUTER BANKS, N.C. — The five people who died when a Cirrus SR-22 airplane crashed into a wooded area at the Wright Brothers National Memorial's First Flight Airport Saturday evening have been identified, according to the National Park Service.
The four adults who died in the crash are as follows, NPS says: Shashwat Ajit Adhikari, 31, from Silver Spring, Maryland; Jason Ray Campbell, 43, from Southern Pines, North Carolina; Kate McAllister Neely, 39, from Southern Pines, North Carolina; and Matthew Arthur Fassnacht, 44, from Marietta, Georgia. A 6-year-old child also died in the crash, NPS says. There were no survivors.
The plane was on a multi-leg flight that flight logs show originated out of Moore County and had most recently departed from Dare County Regional Airport, less than 10 miles away, before its approach at First Flight.
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The NTSB reported that the plane hit a tree just before fatally crashing at Kill Devil Hills airport. Footage and images obtained at the scene Sunday showed a pile of mangled metal and broken glass in the woods near the runway.
First Flight Airport is not a towered airport, meaning that pilots do not communicate with a traffic control tower when arriving or departing.
The NTSB is still investigating the cause of the crash. A final report of the incident will take between 9-12 months to complete.
They are asking anyone who lives nearby or witnessed the crash or aftermath to reach out to witness@ntsb.gov.
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