Nate Lachendro Obituary, Victims identified in Snohomish County plane crash

Nate Lachendro Obituary, Death – The four men killed in a small plane crash near a Snohomish airfield on Friday have been identified by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office. Those killed included Scott A. Brenneman of Roy, Pierce County, Nate Lachendro of Gig Harbor, Nathan W. Precup of Seattle, and David W. Newton of Wichita, Kansas. The medical examiner determined that all four died as a result of blunt-force trauma. The Cessna was in the middle of a test flight when it disintegrated and crashed to the ground.

The Cessna 208B was being tested in preparation for modification, according to Hal Chrisman, president of Raisbeck Engineering. According to Chrisman, the plane had not yet been modified. The flight crew consisted of two “highly experienced” test pilots, a flight test director, and an instrumentation engineer who were collecting “baseline aircraft performance data,” according to Chrisman. According to Chrisman, Raisbeck creates modifications that allow planes to “fly faster, carry more passengers or cargo, and improve flight range.” The baseline data would allow the company to compare the plane’s performance before and after modifications.

Around 10:20 a.m., the Cessna 208B crashed in a field east of Harvey Field in Snohomish County, about an hour after taking off from Renton Municipal Airport. According to one witness, the aircraft appeared to have broken apart and caught fire before the crash. At approximately 9:25 a.m., a Cessna 208B with tail number N2069B took off from Renton Municipal Airport and flew north to the Everett area, where it completed several large circles and a series of ascents, descents, accelerations, and decelerations before dropping 5,100 feet. Lachendro worked for Raisbeck Engineering for 22 years after earning his master’s degree in aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering, according to his LinkedIn profile. At least two Raisbeck design patents list him as an inventor. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.

Nate Lachendro Obituary, Death – The four men killed in a small plane crash near a Snohomish airfield on Friday have been identified by the Snohomish County Medical Examiner’s Office. Those killed included Scott A. Brenneman of Roy, Pierce County, Nate Lachendro of Gig Harbor, Nathan W. Precup of Seattle, and David W. Newton of…