Two Dallas-Fort Worth men have been identified as the victims killed in a plane crash on Sunday near Fort Worth.
John Daly, 75, of Fort Worth and Michael Daly, 46, of Argyle have been identified in Tarrant County sheriff’s office records.
Both men were aboard the twin-engine plane when it crashed around 1:36 p.m. Sunday near the 12700 block of North Saginaw Boulevard, according to records and the Fort Worth Fire Department.
The plane crashed into the back parking lot of a business that stores 18-wheelers, trailers and campers, causing large gusts of black smoke and flames to spread throughout the area.
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The Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft had departed from Alliance Airport, which is only about 7 miles from where the plane crashed.
At least 10 tractor-trailers were damaged and caught fire during the crash.
Gregory Delano was at Fat Billiards pool hall down the street when someone ran in asking for help, looking for a nurse and saying a plane had crashed.
Delano, 20, said he ran out of the building with another person and over to the scene, where he saw the smoke. He said he walked around and could not see the plane or anyone.
“It was a giant ball of fire,” Delano said.
The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board, two government agencies affected by the shutdown, are leading the investigation into the cause of the crash.