Virginia pilot killed after small plane crashes into John Deere dealership near Fredericksburg airport

Police investigate Tuesday's Spotsylvania Co. plane crash

FREDERICKSBURG — A 78-year-old Ruther Glen man was killed Tuesday when his single-engine plane crashed while apparently trying to land at Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania.

Man, 78, dies after plane crashes near Shannon Airport

A single-engine plane crashed near Shannon Airport in Spotsylvania County Tuesday. Its sole occupant, Rowland Babcock Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene.

Virginia pilot killed after small plane crashes into John Deere dealership near Fredericksburg airport

A 78-year-old Virginia man died Tuesday after his small plane crashed into a John Deere dealership just across the street from the airport where he had taken off only minutes earlier, authorities said. Virginia State Police identified the pilot as Rowland A. Babcock Jr. of Ruther Glen, Virginia. He was the sole occupant of the...