Investigators with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) are in the Florida panhandle trying to determine what caused a plane crash that killed a Birmingham neurosurgeon.
Dr. Evan Zeiger was killed Saturday afternoon when his AT6-Texan, a World War II era stunt plane, crashed about a mile offshore from Topsail Hill Preserve State Park, located between Grayton Beach and Miramar Beach. The plane sank shortly after impact.
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office Dive Team helped locate the aircraft and recovered the two bodies inside. Zeiger's female passenger has not been identified. An autopsy will be performed Monday at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Fort Walton Beach.
A salvage team from Atlanta will work to recover the aircraft so the FAA and NTSB can examine the wreckage to help determine what may have gone wrong.
Message posted on website of Dr. Zeiger's hospital
Open letter to patients, friends and colleagues of Dr. H. Evan Zeiger, Jr.:
Brookwood Neurosurgery and Spine and Norwood Clinic, Inc confirm with great sadness the death of Dr. Evan Zeiger on March 6, 2010.
While all details are not available, we can confirm that Dr. Zeiger was killed in a plane crash in the Destin, Florida area. Our thoughts and prayers are with Dr. Zeiger’s children and family.
Dr. Zeiger’s partners, Dr. Robert Robinson and Dr. Walter Haynes are committed to provide continued excellent care for Dr. Zeiger’s patients. Please bear with our practice during this difficult transition and please be assured that your healthcare remains a priority to us.
Address for correspondence is 513 Brookwood Blvd., Suite 75, Homewood, Alabama 35209.
This webpage will be updated with funeral arrangements as soon as they become available.
Sincerely,
Dr. Robert D. Robinson
Dr. Walter G. Haynes, III
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