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The pilot died when a single-engine Lancair IV-P plane crashed near a residential neighborhood off W. Bonds Ranch Road, a short distance from Hicks Airfield in Fort Worth, Texas, on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. The plane caught on fire.<\/p>\n
Glen E. Ellman<\/p>\n
Fort Worth Fire Department<\/p>\n
The pilot who was killed last week when a small plane crashed and caught fire<\/a> southeast of Hicks Airfield in Fort Worth has been identified as 67-year-old John Unangst, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n Unangst died at the scene shortly before 10 a.m. after the crash near the intersection of W. Bonds Ranch Road and Blue Sky Drive on Wednesday, Oct. 7, authorities have said.<\/p>\n According to the Federal Aviation Administration, Unangst was the sole occupant of the Lancair IV-P aircraft.<\/p>\n The single-engine plane crashed on the other side of a wall from a residential neighborhood. The plane burned, with pieces broken off, on the side of W. Bonds Ranch Road.<\/p>\n According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, no damage to homes or other injuries were reported.<\/p>\n The airplane had engine issues, and it turned back toward the airport before a post-impact fire, NTSB officials have said.<\/p>\n An NTSB investigator was expected to document the scene and examine the aircraft, and the aircraft will then be recovered to a secure facility for further evaluation.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n