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An award-winning airplane restoration couple have died in a fiery crash over a Kansas area.
David Allen, 78, and his spouse Jeanne Allen, 79, have been flying their 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane when the incident occurred round 6:10 p.m. on Sunday.
The airplane crashed underneath ‘unknown circumstances’ after which caught hearth within the area round 10 miles north of Hoxie in Sheridan County, in accordance with the FAA.
Kansas Freeway Patrol confirmed David was piloting the plane and Jeanne was the passenger.
The couple was well-known within the aviation neighborhood and lived at Kelly Airpark in Elbert, Colorado.
David Allen, 78, and his spouse Jeanne Allen, 79, died in a fiery crash whereas flying their 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane
Kelly Airpark is a residential neighborhood that enables pilots to maintain their aircrafts at their properties and taxi them from house hangars onto runways, in accordance with The Denver Put up.
‘I’ve all the time dreamt about flying biplanes and having my very own place with a hangar. We’ve bought a superb factor going right here,’ David advised the native newspaper in 2006.
They purchased the lot in 1994 for $20,000 and constructed their house and hanger on it.
Their first undertaking was a homebuilt Taperwing Waco duplicate that took six and a half years to finish, reported Basic Aviation Information.
Subsequent up was Straightwing Waco undertaking that received them the award of Reserve Grand Champion Vintage at SUN ‘n FUN 2016.
Then they restored the 1934 Cabin Waco YKC that received a wide range of awards at totally different reveals and competitions.
The 1934 WACO YKC single-engine biplane (proper) crashed underneath ‘unknown circumstances’ then caught hearth in a Kansas area
The couple was beloved within the aviation neighborhood and lived on the Kelly Airpark in Colorado – a neighborhood that enables residents to maintain their aircrafts at their properties
Tributes from the aviation neighborhood have began to pour in for the beloved couple.
‘An individual, having spent any time with Dave and Jeanne Allen, left the expertise feeling on par with two individuals who have been clearly on a stage greater than his or her personal,’ stated Terry Bowden
‘Very saddened to be taught of the passing of David and Jeanne Allen. I first met them again in 2021 at SUN ‘n FUN,’ stated Plane Homeowners and Pilots Affiliation contributor Cayla McLeod.
‘I used to be admittedly very drawn to their turquoise Waco, so I swung by to introduce myself.
‘I sat and talked to them for properly over an hour as I interviewed them for my first article as a contractor with AOPA: your freedom to fly. They have been the nicest folks.’
