Investigators probing plane crash near Llano that killed two, including Bertram man
LLANO — Investigators are trying to piece together clues in the crash of a small airplane Aug. 25 that killed a student pilot from Bertram and his Kerrville flight instructor.
The wreckage was discovered by another plane south of the Llano Municipal Airport about 3:25 p.m., according to the Department of Public Safety.
Bobby Luker Jr., 51, of Bertram and Scott P. Belt, 60, of Kerrville were pronounced dead at the scene just north of RR 2241 and Texas 29 at 3:27 p.m. by Llano County Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Linda Ballard.
According to DPS, the two men were in a Grumman AA-1 series training aircraft which had taken off from the airport.
Airport officials reported they last heard from the pair about four-and-a-half hours before the wreckage was discovered.
"The training aircraft took off from Llano airport at approximately 10 a.m. performing ‘touch and goes’ for student pilot to practice landing the aircraft," the DPS report stated. "Last contact was approximately 11 a.m. At 3:25 p.m. wreckage was reported by another plane from the air."
The Federal Aviation Administration was asked by DPS to investigate. Information about the cause is pending.