A 70-year-old Wayland man was one of two killed in a plane crash near South Haven last Tuesday.
The South Haven Police Department reported the victims were 70-year-old David Peahl of Wayland and 70-year-old Douglas Golike of Lawton.
Officials withy the Federal Aviation Administration said the Piper Aerostar 600 had left the South Haven Regional Airport between 7 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2.
South Haven Police Chief Natalie Thompson the plane apparently crashed shortly after it left, but no one realized it until Tuesday evening when family members said they hadn’t heard from the men, prompting local police being summoned at around 11:30 p.m.
The plane was found Wednesday morning at about 7 a.m.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
