VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — An Embry-Riddle professor and his father were killed in a plane crash in Arizona on November 16.
- Randall Lynch, Jay Lynch killed in Arizona plane crash
- Randall a retired Navy Captain, professor at Embry-Riddle
- Victims are father and son
Navajo County Sheriff's Office said the plane crashed at the Mogollon Airstrip in a private subdivision at about 4:50 p.m.
Preliminary investigations revealed there were only two occupants on board the plane. Both were pronounced dead.
The victims have been identified as Randall Lynch and his 82-year-old father Jay Lynch. Randall was an adjunct professor in the Department of Security Studies and International Affairs in the College of Arts & Sciences and in the College of Business.
Randall is a retired U.S. Navy Captain and former Commander of the Naval ROTC Unit at the Daytona Beach Campus.
"Randy was an accomplished naval aviator, an exceptional teacher, and a much admired and caring friend and mentor to many on our campus and in our local community," Embry-Riddle wrote in a statement.
Randall is survived by his wife Terri and their sons, Joshua and Luke.
Officials said Jay owned a hangar at the subdivision's airstrip and that the men were flying back to Florida from California but that circumstances of the crash aren't known.
The crash was discovered when a resident returned home and saw damage to his residence before finding the plane wreckage next to it.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.