Courtesy Navajo County Sheriff’s OfficeWINSLOW, AZ (CBS5) -
Authorities have identified the woman who died after her husband's homebuilt aircraft crashed at the end of the runway while departing from Winslow-Lindbergh Regional Airport, the FAA said Wednesday.
Navajo County Sheriff's Office Commander John James said Sandee Tischler, 62, of Thousand Oaks, CA, died Wednesday as a result of her injuries in the crash. Her husband, Joseph Tischler, 65, is at Flagstaff Medical Center.
James said the plane went down on Coopertown Road, which runs adjacent to the end of the runway.
The Cozy Canard III crashed "under unknown circumstances" at about 12:50 p.m., FAA spokesman Ian Gregor said.
The experimental, fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft is registered to Joseph Tischler, according to the FAA registry.
The FAA and NTSB are investigating the crash.
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