National Guard pilot dead and brother paralyzed after trip to scatter their father's ashes ends in a tragic plane crash
The pilot, who died, is the father of a 16-month-old boy and their family was just dealing with the loss of one of their family members when this tragedy struck.
On Friday afternoon, in a tragic turn of events, a plane crash left a 34-year-old Army National Guard pilot dead and his brother paralyzed from the waist down. According to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s office, the plane went down in flames near Cranland Airport in Hanson, Massachusetts, claiming the life of Scott Landis, a father of a 16-month-old boy.
Scott was accompanied by his 29-year-old brother, Patrick Landis, while he was going to spread their late father's ashes. According to their aunt, Marie Conway Real, Patrick is currently being treated at Tufts Medical Center and has “sustained too many broken bones to count, a broken back and a severed spinal cord,” leaving him paralyzed.