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Small Plane Crashes in Residential Neighborhood

What: SPORTSMAN GS-2 registered to THOMAS P ALEXANDER
Where: Crown Drive just west of El Dorado Hills Blvd. in El Dorado Hills CA
When: Friday 04/17/2009 after 5 p.m.
Who: THE ONE PERSON ON BOARD WAS FATALLY INJURED. The pilot’s name has been disclosed as THOMAS P ALEXANDER
Why: AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY between two houses. The plane caught fire but neither home was damaged. However, the pilot did not survive the crash. His flight record is currently under investigation. The homebuilt plane was certified in March.

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