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Plane Crash Kills One Near Ada
FITTSTOWN, Okla. (AP) -- A single-engine airplane crashed into an abandoned house Monday afternoon, killing the pilot and touching off a small fire, authorities said.
The pilot was alone in the Cessna airplane, and there were no reports of any injuries on the ground.
The crash was reported to the Federal Aviation Administration at 1:11 PM, said FAA spokesman Roland Herwig.
The tail number of the aircraft is listed in an FAA database as the identifying number for a C-37 Cessna, manufactured in 1937, and owned by Robert M. Reinauer of Stonewall. Fittstown and Stonewall are two small towns located near Ada in southeastern Oklahoma.
His father-in-law, J.B. Barrow of Fort Worth, Texas, said Reinauer, a senior pilot for American Airlines, was killed in the crash. He said Reinauer was on his way to meet his wife, an American Airlines flight attendant, in Fort Worth.
The Oklahoma Highway Patrol did not immediately release identification for the pilot.
Barrow said family members told him that smoke could be seen coming from the airplane after it took off.
Barrow said Reinauer was planning to retire from the airline this year. His flight experience included time as a U.S. Naval aviator, Barrow said.
The accident occurred in a rural area about two miles south and about a half-mile east of Fittstown, said Oklahoma Highway patrol Trooper Kera Philippi.
The flight originated in Stonewall.
