The aircraft burst into flames setting both
homes on fire killing two children in one of the
homes. The children have been identified as 13
year old Sade Brantley and 1 year old Madisyn
Mitchell. The mother of the children was able to
escape from the burning home.
The weather at the time of the crash was
overcast with light rain with visibility of 5
miles. Henningsgaard a resident in Washington
state was rated a commercial multiengine
instrument pilot with a 3rd class medical
certificate and was required to have available
glasses for near vision.
Henningsgaard was a member of the Social Venture
Partners they stated on their website “Many of
you know first-hand how the extraordinary and
visionary leadership of Bill Henningsgaard was
visible all over this community. He worked
tirelessly to build partnerships and facilitate
efforts that put us on the path of engaging the
community to actively support every child, step
by step, from cradle to career. Bill walked the
talk to make our community stronger.
“There are hundreds of people that have a story
about Bill – when he went the extra mile, when
he knew just the right thing to say, how he
would never give up. He was truly all-in for
this community, heart, mind and soul. After he
did just about everything he could at SVP and
then Youth Eastside Services, he moved on to i-labs
and now Eastside Pathways, and many other points
along the way. One of the true losses is how
much more he had to give, but his legacy is one
of authentic, caring commitment to this world”. |