Findings were that the Pre-flight Inspection was not properly conducted;The right hand engine inboard cowling was not properly latched and locked, the work was performed by assistant.
Investigators probe Indiana plane crash that killed pilot, 82
The pilot, David Michael Province of Middletown, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was the plane’s only occupant.
A pilot-less plane circled Burlington for hours in September, 1961
Sunday, Sept. 8 was the 63rd anniversary of the one and only flight of a pilot-less plane that circled Burlington and the surrounding area for several hours before crash landing