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Who were David Siambanes and Dawn Stone? Tampa plane crash victims identified; what we know

Pilot David Siambanes, 59, and passenger Dawn Stone, 53, died in a Hillsborough County plane crash shortly after leaving Tampa Executive Airport.

Who were David Siambanes and Dawn Stone? Tampa plane crash victims identified; what we know

David Siambanes, 59, and Dawn Stone, 53, have been identified as the victims of a small plane crash that occurred in Hillsborough County, Florida. The aircraft crashed Thursday morning in a wooded area near U.S. 301 and Maislin Drive, shortly after taking off from Tampa Executive Airport. Both individuals died when the plane went down in flames, with emergency crews arriving to find the aircraft engulfed in flames and extinguishing the blaze within 10 minutes.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are currently investigating the crash, with a final report expected to take one to two years to complete.

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