Witnesses described weak engine before deadly Fresno plane crash: NTSB

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Federal investigators released a preliminary report on Friday into a deadly Fresno plane crash earlier this month that ultimately claimed the lives of all four people inside.

The crash was first reported on Saturday, Sep. 5, after a plane leaving the Sierra Sky Park Airport in northwest Fresno came down not far from where it took off. The crash claimed the lives of husband and wife Danna and Craig Eady, as well as their children, Remus and Pavel.

The pilot, Danna Eady, was also an instructor at Reedley College and was described by officials at the college as “a mentor to all of our flight science students.”

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The report by federal investigators with the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) describes a flight that was scheduled to leave Fresno for Atwater on the afternoon of Sep. 5…

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