A CUSTOM BUILT PLANE CRASHED AT THE SALINAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 11 A-M FRIDAY, KILLING ITS PILOT. THE SINGLE ENGINE PROWLER JAGUAR CRASHED WHILE TAKING OFF, AND BURST INTO FLAMES ON THE RUNWAY. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT WITHIN 10 MINUTES, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ESCAPE. THE WERE NO OTHER PASSENGERS ON BOARD. AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM, BUT THE PLANE WAS REGISTERED TO CHARLES R. WESCOTT, WHO IS IN HIS EARLY SEVENTIES.
