Brownwood Firefighter death

[Guest guest]

Brownwood firefighter Benny J. Carnes died at the T-Bone Ranch in

when the plane he was flying crashed.

I know a few Brownwood firefighters but I did not know him and do not

know more details.

Slightly more info from http://www.colemannews.com/ :

Small Plane Crashes near Valera

7/6/2008

A large July 4th celebration, attended annually by hundreds of

County area residents, was cancelled when a small plane, part of the

opening ceremony, crashed into parked vehicles in a nearby grassy

parking area.

The tragedy happened on the T-Bone Ranch, just west of Valera, in

western County. The pilot, Benny Jack Carnes, in his middle

30's, of Brownwood, was the lone fatality. His body was removed from

the wreckage early Sunday morning and sent to Dallas for an autopsy.

No one on the ground was injured but several people were close by.

Many people were eyewitness to the crash.

The singing of the National Anthem had just taken place. The plane,

believed to be an RV-8, a homebuilt model, with a red, white and blue

paint scheme, had made two previous passes over the celebration prior

to the one which ended in tragedy.

National Transportation and Safety Board investigators will conduct

the investigation. They were expected to arrive on-site around 10:30am

Sunday. The results of these type of investigations typically aren't

known for several months.

[Guest guest]

His family, friends, and the Brownwood public safety family are in my

thoughts and prayers.

Barry McClung, EMT-P