1 dead in Richland plane crash

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Story Published: Aug 14, 2008 at 8:15 PM PDT

By Associated Press

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) - Police say an experimental aircraft crashed just after takeoff from the Richland, Wash., airport, killing the pilot.

Police Capt. Mike Cobb said 72-year-old Charles Bigelow was the only person aboard when the plane went down Thursday afternoon.

Witnesses say the plane had reached an altitude of about 250 feet when the engine began to sputter and the aircraft crashed to the runway.

The Tri-City Herald reports that Bigelow reached 257 mph in a Shelby Ultimate Aero Car during a speed run in 2007, setting a Guinness World Records standard for production cars.

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