Gregory Piehl, 59, injured and mother Donna Piehl, 85, dies after plane crash in Fort Myers, Florida

Modified Date:

Tue, 12/15/2015 - 12:37pm

Accident Date:

Monday, March 9, 2015

NTSB: Pilot error caused deadly March crash

The pilot's "inadvertent placement of both fuel selectors to the off position" was the probable cause of a Fort Myers plane crash that killed a woman in early March. The National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday that the placement of the fuel selectors resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power.

Pilot's condition upgraded to 'good' after local plane crash

We have an update on the man and his mom involved in Monday's plane crash in Fort Myers.

Estero woman, pilot son hurt in Fort Myers plane crash

Donna Piehl and Gregory Piehl were pulled from the crumpled plane he was piloting that crashed on its approach to Page Field general aviation airport. Both were listed in serious condition Tuesday, according to a Lee Memorial Health System spokeswoman.

Fort Myers plane crash survivors indentified

The Comanche Piper aircraft fell from the sky landing on an automobile and a utility shed in the parking lot of the White Sands Treatment Center near Colonial and 41.

A small engine piper-plane driven by Gregory Piehl went down in a Fort Myers parking lot, about a half mile short of the Page Field runway. Gregroy and his mother Donna, a passenger at the plane, both suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the plane crash.

Type: Aircraft Accident

People Involved:

Gregory Piehl

Donna Piehl

City:

Fort Myers, FL

County:

Lee County, FL

Area:

Ft. Myers-Naples, FL