Randall Coggin, Coby Melvin Injured in Plane Crash in Longview

Randall Coggin and Coby Melvin in Longview Plane Crash on Mission Creek

Longview, Texas (June 3, 2018) – Two men were injured in a plane crash in Longview Friday morning, according to a local news source.
The crash was reported shortly after 7:30 a.m. Friday, June 1 in the Mission Creek subdivision south of Page Road between Alpine Road and East Loop 281.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Randall Coggin, 74, of Longview, had repaired the plane and was testing it when he experienced engine failure and made a hard landing.
Longview police along with fire crews, officials from the National Transportation Safety Board and FAA responded to the scene. Both occupants of the aircraft exited on their own.
Coggin and his passenger, Coby Melvin, 67, of Longview, were treated at the site of the crash.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft is a Silvaire Luscombe 8A fixed-wing single-engine that is registered to John D. Stewart of Longview.
As of around 9:09 a.m. Friday, Longview police and fire personnel had left the site of the crash while Texas Department of Public Safety officers from Harrison County remained at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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