Kentucky

Plane crash victim in Eastern Kentucky was Florida resident

Kentucky State Police logo on cruiser vehicle.
Kentucky State Police logo on cruiser vehicle. Lexington Herald-Leader

The man killed in the crash of a small airplane in Eastern Kentucky on May 24 was a resident of Florida, according to Kentucky State Police.

The man was Timothy Michael Pankiewicz, 62, of Green Cove Springs, Fla., state police said in a news release.

Pankiewicz was flying from Florida to Ohio when his plane went down in Breathitt County.

State police received a call just after 1:30 p.m. on May 24, that a plane had crashed in a field and was on fire.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

Bill Estep
Lexington Herald-Leader
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