Two Texomans Die in Fiery Plane Crash

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Two Texomans Die in Fiery Plane Crash

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Story Created: Nov 8, 2009 at 9:44 PM CST

Story Updated: Nov 9, 2009 at 1:37 PM CST

(ALTUS, OKLAHOMA) A fiery plane crash on November 8th leaves two dead.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol identified the victims as the pilot, Robert Munson, 38 years old, from Blair, and Zachary Cook, a 17-year-old from Altus.

The small plane crashed and caught fire in a field just more than a mile away from the Altus airport. The plane is identified as a 2001 Skybolt. Airport officials said the plane took off from the Altus Quartz Mountain Airport around 11:30 a.m. At takeoff, conditions were windy and cloudy, and the plane crashed shortly after leaving the ground.

The highway patrol said the pilot was giving a ride to a passenger, and the airplane apparently lost control. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.

1:19 AM Tyler Forster wrote ...

mr. robert munson had been a substitute teacher at our school navajo. he was a great guy and a lot of people lost some one very special and i have a best friend that was really close to him and to be honest he was actually my neighbor and i know his mother to she lived next to me as well. she is still trying to recover from cancer and then lost her dearest son. so keep her in your prayers as well

Monday, Nov 9 at 11:00 PM Kimberly Bulluck wrote ...

Rob is my daughter Haley's father..This is such a sad loss....My heart aches....

Monday, Nov 9 at 8:42 PM Jason "Corn" Cornatzer wrote ...

Everyone who knew Muns knows that the world is a little less friendly today. We love you man!!!

Monday, Nov 9 at 8:35 PM Matthew Walls wrote ...

What a sad thing to happen to such a great person. Robert Munson was a student of mine this past summer during the Rescue 2 course. Our prayers go out to his family and friends.

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