Overview
- - The Piper PA-28 that struck a home in Akron on Thursday killed both people onboard and set the house ablaze, according to local and federal officials.
- - NTSB investigators said the flight was a training exercise with a certified instructor and the plane’s owner, and witnesses saw the aircraft spiral down after overflying the runway.
- - The aircraft departed Akron Fulton Airport earlier in the afternoon and attempted a landing before a go-around, and no mayday call was reported before impact.
- - A couple and their two children escaped the burning home without injuries as crews evacuated nearby houses and knocked down heavy flames and smoke.
- - The probe led by the NTSB, with the FAA and state authorities, will move the wreckage for further study, has not released the victims’ identities, and is examining weather, flight data, and witness accounts.