{"id":456981,"date":"2026-09-08T07:12:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/456981\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:12:40","slug":"husband-of-fresno-pilot-dies-following-sierra-sky-park-plane-crash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/456981\/","title":{"rendered":"Husband of Fresno pilot dies following Sierra Sky Park plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. — Craig Eady has died from injuries he suffered in Saturday’s plane crash near Sierra Sky Park in northwest Fresno, family members confirmed Monday.<\/p>\n

The family tells Action News that the 44-year-old was surrounded by relatives when he died at the hospital, with his oldest son and daughter by his side. Family members say he suffered severe burn wounds in the crash.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Friends remember flight instructor killed in deadly Northwest Fresno plane crash<\/a><\/p>\n

The crash has now claimed the lives of the four members of the Eady family who were aboard the aircraft: certified flight instructor Danna Eady, her husband Craig, and the couple’s two younger sons. There are two surviving children who were not in the plane.<\/p>\n

Danna Eady was piloting the aircraft when it crashed and caught fire just off the runway at Sierra Sky Park in northwest Fresno. She died Saturday evening from injuries suffered in the crash.<\/p>\n

Emergency crews found Danna and Craig Eady outside the wreckage with severe injuries, while the couple’s sons were later found dead at the scene.<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board, which continues to investigate what caused the crash, said the aircraft involved was a Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 airplane.<\/p>\n

Friends and family have set up a support campaign<\/a> to help with funeral and other expenses for the Eady family.<\/p>\n

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