Vincent Losada Killed in Vintage Plane Crash near Texas Apartment Complex in Fredericksburg

Vincent Losada ID’d as Passenger Killed in Fredericksburg Vintage Plane Crash near Texas Apartment Complex
Fredericksburg, Texas (November 19, 2018) – The passenger who was killed Saturday afternoon when a vintage World War II Mustang fighter airplane crashed in Fredericksburg has been identified as Vincent Losada, 93, of San Antonio, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal crash took place at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, November 17 in the parking lot of a Texas apartment complex, approximately 70 miles north of San Antonio.
The Texas Department of Public Safety said the P-51D Mustang was participating in a special living history event at the nearby National Museum of the Pacific War. After doing a flyover at the event, the P51-D Mustang went down for unknown reasons and crashed in the parking lot of the Terraces at Creek Street apartments.
Several vehicles in the parking lot were damaged and the aircraft was destroyed. Losada and the pilot identified as Cowden Ward Jr. 73, of Burnet, were killed in the crash.
The Mustang was first built by North American Aviation in 1940 and was used by the U.S. military in World War II and the Korean War.
The crash remains under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA.