Three years ago, there was a tragic incident in which a jet crashed in South Bend, Indiana. At the time, details on why this happened were unclear, but now we have more clarity.
A jet crashed in Indiana in 2013 after Steve Davis, the former Oklahoma Sooners quarterback, turned the engine off mid-flight and the pilot failed to follow proper procedure, a new report has confirmed.
The Beechcraft Premier I private jet, owned by Oklahoma businessman Wes Caves, was trying to land at South Bend Regional Airport, Indiana, when it ploughed into a neighborhood, destroying three houses.
Caves (58) and Davis (60) were both killed.
Davis was allegedly the “co-pilot”, but he was given control of the jet, which resulted in the unfortunate malfunction.
An earlier WSBT report identified Davis as the man behind the gearstick, with Caves advising him, using a transcript of the black box recording made by the NTSB.
Davis had a private pilot certificate and had flown single and multi-engine land airplanes, but had logged no flight time in a business jet, the report said.
Please keep their families in your thoughts and prayers.