The pilot of a small plane that crashed yesterday near Roanoke died, reports the Roanoke Times. Peter Sheeran, 57, was a Charlottesville architect from the firm Sheeran Architects. According to the article, Sheeran was a licensed pilot with the Federal Aviation Administration.
The passenger—John Whitmer, also a Charlottesville man—is reported in serious condition.
The single-engine 1985 Piper PA-46 plane crashed on the side of the UPS Freight building on the north side of Peters Creek Road.
According to the Roanoke Times, the plane took off from Charlottesville at 9:01am and arrived in Roanoke at 9:30am. The crash occurred at 12:53pm.