Lyon Township family who lost home in plane crash receives overwhelming support from community
3 killed in plane crash on Saturday
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On Saturday, a plane carrying a family of three crashed into the Mudwzova family home.
Former president of the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan and president of Compo Home Builders, David Compo, his wife Michele and their son Dawson died in the Lyon Township plane crash.
Fortunately, the Mudwzova family made it out safely.
The family had gone into the kitchen for a snack and managed to escape the crash right before it happened.
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“I just cannot put the words together to thank everyone. This is truly a miracle that my children are all alive,” said Mudzwova.
Homebuilder's plane clipped tree before crashing into Lyon Twp. house, witness tells aviation authorities
Federal aviation officials are looking into a witness report that a private plane that crashed into a Lyon Township home on Saturday clipped a tree before striking the residence.
The plane was piloted by Northville homebuilder David S. Compo, who died along with his wife and son in the fiery crash. The home's occupants safely fled after the crash.
"We have a witness report that the plane struck a tree and then struck the house," said Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the National Transportation Safety Board, on Sunday night. "That’s the information we have. We don’t have any surveillance video to our knowledge.