Pilot from Norfolk's Monday night crash identified
The pilot, who died in a plane crash in Norfolk Monday evening, has been identified by law enforcement.
October 9, 2024Updated: October 9, 2024
By News Channel Nebraska
By News Channel NebraskaNORFOLK, Neb. -- The pilot, who died in a plane crash in Norfolk Monday evening, has been identified by law enforcement.
The Norfolk Police Division identified the pilot as 37-year-old Phillip Widner of Bedford, Texas.
The plane Widner was flying was a twin engine Beech C99.
Widner worked for Ameriflight and was delivering packages to Omaha.
He landed at the airport at 7:09 p.m. and departed at 7:35 p.m. The accident happened at 7:39 p.m.
Law enforcement said there were several witnesses to the accident.