'We're alive because of a great pilot'
Three people walked away uninjured after this Lancair Evolution single-engine prop plane crashed into a new construction neighborhood and became engulfed in flames Sunday morning.
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The cause of Sunday's crash is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.
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HAYDEN — Dallan Pope couldn’t believe his eyes as he watched the single-engine plane he and two others had just evacuated be consumed by flames late Sunday morning.
It was far from the first time that Pope and his family had flown in his uncle’s 12-year-old Lancair Evolution — but what began as a short weekend outing quickly became a close call as the plane began experiencing mechanical issues midflight, resulting in engine failure.
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