Victims of California plane crash identified by relatives
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — A plane that crashed into a California neighbourhood and destroyed two homes was carrying husband-and-wife pilots and their grown daughter, and a mother and daughter who were friends of the family, relatives said Wednesday.
Stacey Pierce survived the fiery crash and was seriously injured while her parents, the 83-year-old pilot Nouri Hijazi and his 67-year-old wife Dana Hijazi, were both killed. Nevada resident Christy Crown, Pierce’s sister-in-law, identified the three in a statement.
“He was an extremely experienced pilot, which was his hobby, his passion,” Crown said of Nouri Hijazi.
“We want to say how incredibly devastated and heartbroken we are and still trying to process everything,” her statement said.