Air Force Maj. Richard W. "Tracer" Schafer III, 35, and Matthew Schafer, 28, killed and Victoria Schafer, 31, and Wyatt Schafer, 2, survive small plane crash near Abilene Regional Airport in Taylor County, Texas
Modified Date:
Wed, 05/13/2015 - 3:55pmAccident Date:
Sunday, August 31, 2014CAFB instructor pilot dies in Texas plane crash
Richard Schafer was flying his private aircraft, licensed in Mississippi, while on vacation with his family in Texas, according to the statement from CAFB.
Pilot instructor Maj. Richard W. "Tracer" Schafer III, has died in a plane crash on Sunday near Abilene Regional Airport in Texas. Schafer's brother, 28-year-old Matthew Schafer of Abilene, also died in the crash, but 31-year-old Victoria Schafer and 2-year-old Wyatt Schafer survived the crash of the single engine plane.
Type: Aircraft Accident
People Involved:
Richard W. Schafer III
Matthew Schafer
Victoria Schafer
Wyatt Schafer
City:
Abilene, TXCounty:
Taylor County, TXArea:
Abilene-Sweetwater, TX
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