Virginia State Police are continuing their investigation into the Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, plane crash near Shannon Airport that killed at least two people.
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Virginia State Police released the identifies of the six people on the plane, identified Saturday as a 1969 Beech 95-B55 twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft.
Virginia State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said the crash occurred near the Shannon Airport Friday afternoon. “Plane looks small but the fire is still going”.
Passengers on an Amtrak train to Washington, DC posted that they witnessed the crash. In the attempt, the plane hit the trees, causing a massive fire, which engulfed the plane.
All the remains will be transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Richmond for positive identification.
Police in the southeastern USA state said the accident occurred as the plane tried to land at Shannon Airport, while the causes are still being investigated.
Three teenagers, including a 15-year-old girl from Germany, were among the six victims who were killed Friday when the small aircraft they were riding it crashed and caught fire near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County. Tanya Aquino told The Associated Press that she saw “flames, smoke, several rescue vehicles and the remains of the plane just beyond the tree line”.
The plane was attempting to land, but pulled back up at the end of the runway.
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Speaking to NBC News, Shari Acree, was on a train when she saw the crash. The plane’s point of departure and destination were also to be determined, she said. Ninety-one aircraft are based there, majority are single-engine.
