A Geico Skytypers pilot was killed in a crash shortly after takeoff Friday at an airport in eastern Pennsylvania.
Geico Skytypers Pilot Killed In Pennsylvania Crash
Key Takeaways:
- A Geico Skytypers pilot, Andy Travnicek, was killed in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pennsylvania.
- Travnicek was the only person on board his T-6 Texan plane when it veered left and crashed, catching fire, with the cause currently under investigation by the NTSB.
- The deceased was an experienced pilot, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and a commercial airline pilot, and this marks the second fatal crash for the Skytypers team in recent years.
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