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:
- Geico Skytypers pilot Andy Travnicek died in a plane crash shortly after takeoff from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in eastern Pennsylvania.
- The T-6 Texan plane veered unexpectedly and crashed for unknown reasons, with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) currently investigating the incident.
- Travnicek was the only person on board and was a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate, military veteran, and commercial airline pilot.
- This incident is the second fatal crash involving the Geico Skytypers team in recent years, following a similar accident in 2018.
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