WASHINGTON — Authorities have released the names of six people, including three teenagers, who were killed after a twin-engine aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Shannon Airport in Fredericksburg, Virginia, according to Virginia State Police.
The victims have been identified by police as the following:
- William C. Hamerstadt, 64, of Carmel, Indiana (pilot)
- Robert D. Ross, 73, of Louisville, Kentucky (owner of the plane)
- Lisa K. Borenstein, 52, of Shelbyville, Indiana
- Luke J. Borenstein, 19, of Shelbyville, Indiana
- Emma R. Borenstein, 15, of Shelbyville, Indiana
- Maren Timmermann, 15, of Berlin, Germany
The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. Friday when NTSB and the FAA said the 1969 Beech 95-B55 twin-engine, fixed-wing aircraft touched down midway on the runway and then “executed a go-around.”
As the airplane attempted to turn around and climb in altitude, authorities say it appeared to have stalled as it made it beyond the railroad tracks at the end of the airport property, according to a news release.
As it reached the end of the airport, the place banked left and crashed into the trees, immediately catching on fire, according to police.
The plane had left from Louisville, Kentucky, on Friday morning, stopping in Shelbyville, Indiana, before continuing onto Virginia, police said.
Virginia State Police were assisted at the crash site by the Spotsylvania County Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management, the Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department, the Chancellor Volunteer Fire Department, the National Park Service, and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation by Virginia State Police, the NTSB and the FAA.
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