Alabama plane crash leaves Crump family dead www.privateofficer.com
Posted by privateofficernews on June 30, 2008
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. June 29 2008 A plane went down and crashed just after take-off from the Walker County airport on Sunday morning, killing Jasper car dealer Bobby Crump, his wife, son and a fourth passenger.
Walker County Sheriff John Mark Tirey confirmed that the plane crashed shortly after take-off from the airport. The family reportedly was bound for Gulf Shores on the Alabama coast when the plane went down about 7:55 a.m. in a wooded area not far from the airport.
The victims are identified as Bobby Crump, Jan Crump, and Matthew Crump, a student at the University of Alabama. The name of a fourth passenger, a woman who was a family friend, was not immediately released.
According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airplane was a four-seat, twin-engine Beechcraft BE-55, registered to Crump Nissan Inc. in Jasper. FAA records show Bobby Crump has a pilot’s license.
The authorities are not releasing further details of the crash but did say that the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board have sent investigators to the scene.
Crump owned an auto dealership, but sold it several years ago according to public records.
Randall Walker said
This is a tragedy. These were very good people. Bobby was a kind person and he had a fine family. God bless them. Live for today because as this proves once again you never know when it’s all going to end.
Bobby was a competent and capable pilot and I am sure it must have been a problem with the plane.
The family used the BeachCraft like most use a minivan when it comes to family travel. This was just one of many flights he flew. Very very sorry to the family. You lost some great family and I am truly sorry this happened.