Former NFL tight end Russ Francis was killed along with another aviation enthusiast when their single-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff from an upstate New York airport
FILE - San Francisco 49ers' Russ Francis gets his hands on the ball for a 28 yard pass reception on a pass from quarterback Joe Montana during the second half of an NFL football game Saturday, Dec. 31, 1983, in San Francisco.
Francis was president of Lake Placid Airways, which runs charter and scenic flights. A longtime flying enthusiast, he had been a pilot for nearly 50 years and had run a charter service in Hawaii, according to the airline's website. McSpadden was a senior vice president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and was known as an aviation safety expert. The organization said his career included a stint as commander of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.
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