KXAS-TV
updated 4:34 p.m. CT, Fri., Nov. 16, 2007
ARLINGTON, Texas - Authorities said Thursday that three people have died after an airplane that left Arlington's airport crashed short of its destination. The plane had been heading to Abilene, NBC 5 reported.
Witnesses said they saw the small plane disintegrate in mid-air just east of Ranger.
The plane is owned by the Skymates flying school in Arlington.
Authorities identified the victims as 29-year-old Robert William Davey, of DeSoto, who was a flight instructor. The two flight students were Luca Visani, no age available, of Cesena, Italy; and Andrea Venturini, no age available, from Mantova, Italy.
The National Transportation Safety Board was investigating the incident.
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