Western Michigan plane crash kills pilot and sole passenger

Associated Press
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SHELBY – A small plane crashed in western Michigan, killing the pilot and another man who were the aircraft’s only occupants, police said Saturday.

The single-engine plane crashed about 6 p.m. Friday in Oceana County’s Shelby Township, killing pilot Raymond Gundy, 56, of Muskegon County, and his passenger, Troy Caris, 48, of Holton, Michigan State Police said.

Police said the plane crashed after taking off at Oceana County Airport, about a mile and a half northwest of the crash site, which is in a wooded area behind a residence, WOOD-TV reported.

A pilot and a passenger were killed when a plane crashed in Shelby Township in Oceana County Friday, July 15, 2022.
A pilot and a passenger were killed when a plane crashed in Shelby Township in Oceana County Friday, July 15, 2022.

State police said the Federal Aviation Administration was on the scene and representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Cessna were expected at the crash site to continue the investigation into the cause of the crash.

“Please keep the families in your thoughts during this difficult time,” state police said in a tweet Saturday.

This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: Western Michigan plane crash kills pilot and sole passenger