A Santa Clarita man is one of five people killed in a mid-air plane crash in San Diego County on Sunday morning.
A twin-engine Sabreliner and a single-engine Cessna 172 collided near Brown Field Municipal Airport around 11 a.m. killing three BAE Systems employees and a contractor working on behalf of BAE Systems, according to a statement from the company.
The sole occupant of the single-engine plane also died in the crash.
Among those killed was Jeff Percy, a pilot and father to two young girls.
“We lost an amazing man, pilot, husband, father and friend. Jeff (Igor) Percy was flying a mission for his company, BAE Systems, out of Brown field in San Diego when he was involved in a mid-air collision. All four people on his plane and the person in the other aircraft did not survive the collision. Right now, the girls and I are still in shock and coping the best we can,” Janelle Percy said in a Facebook post Monday.
Percy’s service will be at Eternal Valley on Saturday, August 29 at 1 p.m. with a celebration of life later that evening.
Carlos Palos, James Henry Hale and John Kovach have been identified as two other BAE Systems employees killed in the crash.
Michael A. Copeland was identified as the pilot of the single-engine Cessna 172.
It is still unclear who was the pilot of the twin-engine plane when the two collided.
The company also issued a statement expressing their condolences for the families and stated they will continue to work towards investigating the cause of the crash.
“BAE Systems employees send their thoughts and prayers to the family members and co-workers of those killed. We are committed to supporting investigators as they work to understand how this collision occurred.”
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24 Comments
So sad.
Oh no :( condolences to the family.
So sad:(( God bless him and his grieving wife and family
Condolences to his family
Prayers for the family.
Cheryl Smith sometimes hearing from someone with a similar experience is stronger than anything others can say.
I was going to send her a Fb message letting her know I am here when she needs a shoulder who understands.❤️❤️❤️
Your awesome Cheryl Smith! Blessings to you
❤️❤️❤️
Bless his family
RIP and condolences to the family
So sad, prayers for you and family
I’m so sorry. I will keep you all in my prayers. I can’t even imagine ?❤️?
Scv can’t catch a break soo sad God bless
Very sorry…prayers to the wife & family
I am sorry. Please, be strong!!!
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Very tragic. Sending my prayers to the family
RIP ❤️
Thank you for the nice story. My family is so great full for the love and support of the entire community!
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~~♡♡~~ RIP prayers to the family
So sad. RIP
So sad..prayers to her and her daughter’s.