Plane crash that killed Auburn mayor happened 1 minute after takeoff, NTSB report says
Kirby died and one passenger was injured the morning of
The
"The passenger stated that shortly after takeoff, during the initial climb, the engine lost power," reads the report, which was released Tuesday. "The pilot attempted to execute an emergency landing, but lost control and the airplane impacted terrain. The passenger reported that there were no warning lights or alerts in the cockpit prior to impact."
The report says the entire flight lasted less than one minute and suggests the plane only gained about 155 feet of altitude.
The Cessna was destroyed, its wreckage transported "to a secure location for further examination,"
Kirby, 72, had been a licensed pilot since at least 2009, according to public records. A urologist and a city councilman since 2009, he was a father of two grown children and had been an Auburn resident for 30 years.
In the week preceding his death, Kirby gained notoriety for social media posts criticizing President
April's incident marked the fourth plane crash near the
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