Norwalk – The Norwalk Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal plane crash that occurred on February 22, 2022 at 10:47 PM. The crash occurred approximately 2 miles east of the City of Fostoria near Crestview Drive in Loudon Township, Seneca County.
Officers from the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office and the Fostoria Police Department responded to a report of a possible plane crash near Crestview Drive in Loudon Township. Officer searched and located the crashed plane in a wooded area north of Crestview Drive. Two deceased victims were located on scene.
The pilot was identified as Shane Alan Halbrook, age 59, of Avon Indiana. The co-pilot was identified as Michael D. Wright, age 51, of Casey Illinois. The plane was identified as a Piper Saratoga single engine plane. The tail number on the plane was N3952W. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Assisting on scene were Seneca County Sheriff’s Office, Fostoria Police, Bascom Fire, Seneca County EMS, and the Seneca County Coroner’s Office.