BancFirst: Pilot Killed In Plane Crash Likely Board of Directors Member

The identity of a pilot killed in a single-engine plane has not been released but officials with BancFirst said the plane was likely piloted by a member of their Board of Directors.

Thursday, November 18th 2010, 2:53 pm

By: News 9


Jacqueline Sit, News 9

OKLAHOMA CITY -- The identity of a pilot killed in a single-engine plane has not been released but officials with BancFirst said the plane was likely piloted by a member of their Board of Directors.

"Even though we are awaiting official confirmation, the plane involved in last night's accident near Wiley Post Airport in west Oklahoma City was likely piloted by our dear friend and respected Board of Director, John C. Hugon," said President and CEO of BancFirst David Rainbolt in a statement Thursday.

National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration officials are looking into why exactly the single-engine plane crashed near Lake Overholser Wednesday night, killing the pilot.

An NTSB official said they will begin looking at the cause of the crash through a process called man, machine and environment.

"We will be looking at the pilot, the ratings and the background, we will also look at the aircraft, what went wrong with it, the environment, and what he was saying to air traffic controllers," said Craig Hatch, an NTSB investigator.

Plane Crash Near Lake Overholser

Hatch said the plane landed vertically several feet in soft mud.

"If you didn't know what an aircraft looks like, you wouldn't recognize it," Hatch said.

The NTSB and FAA will be on site until sundown to investigate and will continue into Friday.

Yukon resident, John Farley, said he saw the plane crash Wednesday around 9:30 p.m.

"It looked like an RC plane that went out of control and hit the ground," said John Farley.

Farley was at home at the time and said he was glad no one on the ground was hurt.

"It's a miracle. There could've been a car driving down Highway 4 and could've hit the car. It's a miracle nobody else was hurt, with as violent as an impact as it was. It's not like most plane crashes where they're going down and they just crash. This was like a movie. It was terrifying," Farley said.

Rainbolt said 55-year-old John Hugon was "a loyal and valued business associate since he joined us in 1998 when BancFirst acquired AmQuest Financial Corporation," and  had been a "distinguished member of our Senior Trust Committee."

"I count myself very fortunate and privileged to have known and worked with John over the years. He will be greatly missed. We extend our deepest condolences to John's sons and his extended family and friends," Rainbolt said.

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