USU Student Frank M. De Leon Compres Killed in Solo Flight Plane Crash
Utah State University student Frank M. De Leon Compres was killed in a plane crash during a USU Aviation Technology solo flight Monday, July 18.
Utah State University student Frank M. De Leon Compres was killed in a plane crash Monday, July 18. The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating. Officials have notified the student’s family.
Hailing from the Dominican Republic, De Leon Compres, 21, was on a solo flight during the accident. He was a senior in USU’s Aviation Technology program in the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences and was working on solo flight hours for his commercial license. He was a member of the USU Dominican Republic Student Association.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Contacts: Tim Vitale (435) 797-1356, tim.vitale@usu.edu
Maren Aller (435) 797-1355, maren.aller@usu.edu
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