The pilot of a medical transport plane that crashed during a winter storm in Nevada, killing all five people on board, was following in the footsteps of his grandfather who flew bombers in World War II, his brother said.
A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the cause of the crash Friday night will take two to three weeks, NTSB spokesperson Peter Kundson said Monday.
All five people on board died from multiple blunt-force injuries in the crash near rural Stagecoach, including pilot Scott Walton, 46, of Allendale, Michigan, the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner's Office said Monday. The plane was headed from Reno to Salt Lake City, Utah, the NTSB said. It wasn't clear if weather played a role in the crash. Officials have not said what prompted the flight.One of his brothers, John Walton, a broadcaster in Washington D.C. and the voice of the NHL's Washington Capitals on WTOP Radio, said on Twitter after calling Saturday's game he was grateful for the support his family has received from the community.
Michael Walton, another brother, told the Reno Gazette Journal that his sibling had worked for years in marketing and was nearing age 40 when he decided he wanted to be a pilot. He said their grandfather flew B-24s in World War II."This gave him the greatest opportunity to help others," he said. "He had such pride in what he was doing."
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