Cessna T303 Impacted A House, Pilot Was Killed

A Cessna T303 Crusader went down Thursday afternoon in Louisa County, VA, impacting a house and killing the pilot, identified as 62-year-old Jay Youngquist of Reston, VA.

There was one person in the house, reportedly in the basement of the home, when the accident occurred, who managed to escape uninjured. The house was badly damaged by the impact and ensuing fire.

FAA records indicate the airplane was registered to the pilot, and carried the serial number T3030001. It was first certified as airworthy on November 6th, 1981.

Multiple media sources including television station WUSA indicate that the airplane had departed Manassas, VA at about noon Thursday, and landed at Freeman Field in Louisa County to re-fuel. The pilot reportedly frequently bought fuel at Freeman because of lower prices there.

Witnesses told authorities that the airplane seemed to be experiencing engine trouble when it went down only about a quarter mile from the airport. They said the engines appeared to quit and the aircraft "nosedived" into the house.

Youngquist was said to be traveling to Danville, VA where he had volunteered to umpire a baseball game.

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