A World War II-era P-51 Mustang plane once used by the Air Force of El Salvador crashed into Galveston Bay on Oct. 23, killing the two passengers who were on board.
The cause of the accident has not been determined, but the pilot was not in contact with air traffic control before the crash, which took place around 12:00 p.m., according to Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford, who spoke with Reuters.
Police said Keith Hibbett, 51, was flying the plane, and John Stephen Busby, 66, was the plane's only passenger. Both were found dead at the scene of the crash.
The plane was owned by the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame, a part of the Lone Star Flight Museum in Galveston, Texas.
Busby, who had been visiting with his wife to celebrate their 41st wedding anniversary, paid the museum $1,995 to take the flight.
Witnesses told police the plane went down without warning or any signs of trouble, according to Reuters.
The museum's website said the plane was used by the El Salvadoran Air Force in the 1960s. It had been painted with the markings of the Galveston Gal, a World War II fighter group.
The National Transportation Safety Board will be investigating the incident, according to Reuters.
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