Angel Flight West has identified the pilot killed in Tuesday’s crash in Palo Alto. 

“Angel Flight West is devastated and deeply saddened to share that we lost one of our volunteer pilot Angels yesterday, W. John Spencer,” AFW wrote in an Instagram post. 

Spencer was flying 49-year-old Nancy Dellamaria of Redding and her daughter, 16-year-old Chloe King from Redding to Palo Alto when his plane crashed near the runway. 

Dellamaria and King are both recovering. 

According to AFW, Spencer began volunteering as a pilot for the agency in 2014 and has served over 75 families with 125 donated flights. 

“He will be greatly missed by the staff at Angel Flight West and his fellow volunteers,” the agency wrote. 

 

Angel Flight West is devastated and deeply saddened to share that we lost one of our volunteer pilot Angels yesterday, W. John Spencer. John was flying a patient and mother from Redding to Palo Alto when his plane crashed near the runway. The mother and daughter are recovering. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of everyone on board. John began volunteering as a pilot for Angel Flight West in 2014 and has served over 75 families with 125 donated flights to help them access health and hope. He will be greatly missed by the staff at Angel Flight West and his fellow volunteers. Out of respect for the families’ privacy and grieving, Angel Flight West is not sharing additional personal details at this time. Angel Flight West delivers health and hope using donated flights to serve those with healthcare or other compelling human needs. In the air, Angel Flight West links volunteer pilots and commercial airlines with people whose non-emergency health needs require air transportation to access care. On the ground, volunteer drivers ferry passengers to and from their departure and destination airports. The costs of all flights and drives are donated. There is never a charge for an Angel Flight West mission. Angel Flight West is comprised of over 3,000 volunteer pilots and drivers covering the 13 western states. During our 35 years of providing service to passengers in need, and over 75,000 donated flights, this is the first accident occurring with an Angel Flight West passenger on board.

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