x
Breaking News
More () »

Names of couple who died in plane crash en route to Idaho released

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said the couple, David and Venita Hagerty, were the "two souls on board the aircraft."

BOISE, Idaho — A married Caldwell couple has been identified as the people who died in a plane crash from Oregon en route to Idaho on Sunday. 

KTVB confirmed that the names of the couple were David and Venita Hagerty. He was 69-years-old and she was 63-years-old.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on social media on Monday, March 11, that the Caldwell couple were the "two souls on board the aircraft." 

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on social media said the plane left Aurora and crashed around 7:40 p.m. Sunday, 5.5 miles southeast of Madras in Jefferson County. Officials said, "Due to the extent of the crash, there were no survivors."

Information from the Federal Aviation Administration's preliminary crash report shows that unknown circumstances caused the Piper PA32 aircraft to crash. Data initially reported that only one person was aboard. 

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). 

***Airplane crash 5.5 miles Southeast of Madras.*** On Sunday, 3/10/2024 at around 7:40 pm, the Frontier Regional 911...

Posted by Jefferson County Oregon Sheriff on Monday, March 11, 2024

Watch more Local News:

See the latest news from around the Treasure Valley and the Gem State in our YouTube playlist:

HERE ARE MORE WAYS TO GET NEWS FROM KTVB:

Download the KTVB News Mobile App

Apple iOS:  Click here to download

Google Play: Click here to download

Watch news reports for FREE on YouTube: KTVB YouTube channel

Stream Live for FREE on ROKU: Add the channel from the ROKU store or by searching 'KTVB'.

Stream Live for FREE on FIRE TV: Search ‘KTVB’ and click ‘Get’ to download.

FOLLOW US ON TWITTERFACEBOOK & INSTAGRAM

Before You Leave, Check This Out