Previous Minnesota company owner killed in Florida aircraft crash
GLENWOOD, Minn. — A previous Glenwood, Minn., enterprise operator has been discovered as one particular of the three folks killed Monday, March 15, in a fiery aircraft crash in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Grant Hustad Jr., 71, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Yaacov Nahom, 63, of Davie, Florida, ended up discovered by the Broward Clinical Examiner’s Business office as the two occupants in the single-motor plane that ended up killed when it crashed small of the runway for the North Perry Airport.
The solitary-motor Beechcraft plane crashed into an SUV and killed a 4-12 months-aged boy determined as Taylor Bishop. In accordance to the Miami Herald, the victim’s mom, Megan Bishop, was driving the SUV and was hurt.
The Nationwide Transportation Basic safety Board is investigating the crash. According to information accounts, the NTSB has not introduced which of the two occupants in the plane was its pilot. The two guys ended up qualified pilots.
Hustad had a business pilot certificate for flying single-engine airplanes over land and sea, and landing multi-motor airplanes on land, according to FAA information, the Miami Herald described.
Nahom has had a personal pilot’s certificate because 2017 and is rated to land one-motor plane on land and multi-motor airplanes on land, according to the exact report.
The aircraft was registered to Florida Eagle Aviation Inc. Nahom was president of the company.
Hustad beforehand lived in Glenwood and operated a farm put into practice small business there that was commenced by his father, Grant Hustad Sr.
He was an “extremely, watchful pilot,” explained John Stone, previous publisher of the Pope County Tribune. Stone flew with Hustad on a number of situations though Hustad operated his organization in Glenwood.
Hustad was a longtime pilot and promoter for the Glenwood Airport, additional Stone. Hustad moved to Florida 10 or far more yrs ago, in accordance to Stone.
Hustad is also regarded in Glenwood for the Trophy Lake residential task in the neighborhood.