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The pilot, Lee Wyckoff, 43, and his 9-month-old daughter, Coral Wyckoff, were killed. His wife and mother Rebecca Wyckoff, 36, was in critical condition.
Milda Shibonis, 36, also died in the accident. Her daughter Veda Sheperd, 12, was treated Saturday night and released from the hospital. Cody Mitchell, 2, was in critical condition with burns to his legs and arms.
The accident damaged three houses, seriously injuring a seventh victim, Mary Quintana, 72.
The Piper PA-32 plane, a small single-engine plane, crashed around 1:40 p.m. Saturday in a neighborhood near 8,800 south and 4,000 west.
It was unclear Sunday morning why the plane went down, but on Saturday night, West Jordan police spokeswoman Jennifer Worthen said the accident happened shortly after taking off from the nearby South Valley regional airport. .
The Federal Aviation Administration began its investigation on Saturday afternoon. The National Transportation Safety Board will also investigate the accident.
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It appears that the pilot, Lee Wyckoff, once worked as a Utah inspector general, tasked with eradicating fraud, abuse and waste in Utah’s Medicaid program. Upon taking the position, Wyckoff set out to reorganize an assigned team of 19 investigators and support personnel. He fired an employee, but hired others with “heavy” computer systems talent.
In May 2012, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that Wyckoff and his team had recovered $ 5.6 million in overpaid Medicaid claims and avoided $ 4 million in expenses by cracking down on unauthorized use of psychotropics and other prescription practices. questionable, according to information obtained from The Governor’s Office. It was his first year on the job.
