Report: Plane's engine in fatal Ray Twp. crash showed signs of malfunction

New details have been released in a February crash involving an experimental aircraft that killed a Washington Township man.

A preliminary investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board into a Feb. 5 plane crash in Ray Township found the plane's engine showed signs of malfunctioning during takeoff.

Charles Zichichi, 78, was killed after he sustained injuries in the crash following takeoff from Ray Community Airport. He owned the plane, a Pipistrel Virus 912 motorglider. The aircraft functions as a single-engine place and as a glider.

By Lauren Abdel-Razzaq
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