LAFAYETTE PARISH, La. (WAFB/KATC) - Three people are dead after a plane crashed Tuesday (Oct. 21) near the intersection of Gloria Switch Road and LA Highway 93, according to the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office and KATC-TV.
LPSO identified the three victims as:
- Bruce Verduyn, 58, of The Woodlands, Texas
- Lydia Laws, 46, of Spring, Texas
- Justin Ramsey, 42, of The Woodlands.
Sgt. Chris Cormier said the plane crashed into a field after circling in the air. He identified the plane as a Beechcraft Baron, a light twin-engine aircraft.
According to Flight Aware, an aircraft matching that configuration with tail number N16PV took off at 9:53 a.m. from Hooks Memorial Airport in the Houston area. Its radar-tracked flight path ended near the crash site at 11:01 a.m.
Deputies responded to the crash just after 11 after hearing a report of the aircraft losing altitude, circling, and crashing into an open field.
According to Flight Aware, an aircraft matching that configuration with tail number N16PV took off at 9:53 a.m. from Hooks Memorial Airport in the Houston area. Its radar-tracked flight path ended near the crash site at 11:01 a.m.
Deputies responded to the crash just after 11 after hearing a report of the aircraft losing altitude, circling, and crashing into an open field.