Pilot Dies In Crash At Dayton International Airport

Dayton International Airport

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Last updated: 12/7/2004 9:16:53 AM

A twin-engine plane carrying airplane parts crashed early Tuesday while trying to land at the Dayton International Airport, killing the pilot, authorities said.

It was foggy when Nevin Martin, 53, of Tiffin, attempted to land the 1974 Piper Navajo, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.

The plane struck a tree, crashed and burned just short of the runway about 1:45 a.m., investigators said. The airport's control tower had not received any report that the pilot was having trouble, airport spokeswoman Sharon Sears said.

The National Transportation Safety Board was called in to investigate.

Martin had been flying from Knoxville, Tenn., to Dayton, Sears said.

VANDALIA, Ohio A plane carrying cargo from Knoxville to Dayton, Ohio, crashed this morning, killing the pilot.

The twin-engine Piper Navajo (NAH'-vah-hoe) went down while 53-year-old Nevin Martin was trying to land at Dayton International Airport.

Authorities say the 53-year-old Martin was from Tiffin, Ohio.

He was flying a cargo of auto parts.

Investigators say the plane struck a tree, crashed and burned just short of the runway. An airport spokeswoman says the control tower had not received any report that the pilot was having trouble.

The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate.

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Airplane crash kills Tiffin man

VANDALIA - A Tiffin man was killed early Tuesday morning when an airplane he was piloting crashed near Dayton International Airport.

Nevin Martin, 53, 179 Sycamore St., was trying to land a Piper Navajo, according to Tony Molinaro, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It is a twin-engine, two-seater aircraft.

The weather was foggy when the plane crashed, according to the state highway patrol.

According to reports, the plane struck a tree, crashed and burned just short of the runway.

FAA investigators were on the scene, but the National Transportation Safety Board is in charge of the investigation, Molinaro said.

Martin had been flying from Knoxville, Tenn., to Dayton, according to Molinaro. His plane was carrying airplane parts.

Martin had owned Martin Brothers, a plumbing and heating business in Tiffin.