DOUGHERTY, Texas -- A Houston businessman and his wife died when their small plane crashed in a cotton field in Floyd County, near Doughtery (DAHR'-tee).
The Texas Department of Public Safety identified the victims as the pilot, 53-year-old Rainer Aberer (RY'-ner AH'-ber-er), and 56-year-old Sharen Lee Severson (SEE'-ver-son).
Omicron Electronics business manager Sandra Whitney on Monday told The Associated Press that Aberer founded the company, based in Klaus, Austria.
The wreckage of the Cessna 182 was discovered Saturday afternoon by a farmer.
National Transportation Safety Board official Jennifer Rodi said the plane crashed Thursday night while en route to Plainview. Aberer had contacted the Plainview/Hale County Airport for landing information during thunderstorms.
The cause of the crash is sought.
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