Raceland plane crash victim 'sweet as could be', friend says
- Lyle Panepinto and Lauren Menkemeller died in a plane crash Wednesday night near Raceland.
- Parish officials believe Panepinto and Menkemeller were logging flight hours at the time of the crash.
- The 1976 Cessna 210L, owned by Panepinto, crashed around 8:30 p.m. While en route from Belle Chasse to Houma.
- Winds averaged 20 mph with 30 mph gusts; Bartholomew stated, "She just wanted to fly."
- The NTSB and FAA are investigating the crash; a preliminary report will be available in 30 days.
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Aviation community mourns pilots who died in Louisiana plane crash: 'Unprecedented loss'
The southeast Louisiana aviation community was left reeling Thursday morning by the now-confirmed deaths of two pilots who went down with a plane that had crashed in a marsh southwest of Raceland the night before.
·Baton Rouge, United States
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