Dave and Jeanne Allen, in front of their 1934 WACO YKC. [Courtesy: Meg Godlewski]
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Antique aircraft owners Dave and Jeanne Allen were killed when their meticulously restored 1934 WACO YKC crashed and caught fire in Selden, Kansas, on Sunday.
The Allens were accomplished pilots known for transforming vintage WACO aircraft from scrap into award-winning showpieces, including the teal YKC involved in the accident.
Their 1934 WACO YKC was one of the most photographed airplanes in vintage aviation, often displayed in period-correct fashion at fly-ins.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the accident.
Antique aircraft owners Dave and Jeanne Allen, the owners of a 1934 WACO YKC (N14137), were killed Sunday when their aircraft crashed in a field in Selden, Kansas.
The accident airplane, the teal cabin-class model, was one of the most photographed airplanes in the vintage aviation world.
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Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.
