Wednesday July 16th, 2025 6:17AM

One of plane crash victims won ride in a raffle

By The Associated Press
<p>Authorities say one of two people killed in a White County plane crash won the plane ride in a raffle.</p><p>Jean Kempainen, 42, and 53-year-old pilot Dennis Day died when the small plane they were in went down near a subdivision on Friday.</p><p>Deputy White County coroner Jim Etheridge said Day was an experienced stunt pilot and may have been doing stunts at the time of the crash, WDUN radio reported Sunday.</p><p>Kempainen won the plane ride with Day in a raffle, Etheridge said.</p><p>Day and Etheridge were the only ones aboard the small plane. They were both from White County.</p>
  • Associated Categories: State News
© Copyright 2025 AccessWDUN.com
All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission.