Geoff Peck, whose software creation evolved into one of the most popular flight planning services on the Internet, died earlier this month when the Piper Arrow he was flying crashed in the mountains of Colorado while he was returning to his California home from EAA AirVenture. Peck, a computer scientist, devised a program to translate weather information into plain language. That breakthrough evolved into Enflight. According to the preliminary NTSB report, Peck was making a forced landing at the 12,000-foot level of the Rocky Mountains near Salida, CO., on Aug. 7 when one of the Arrow’s wings hit a tree and the plane skidded to halt in rocky terrain. An unidentified passenger in the plane was injured.
Enflight Founder Died In Crash
Key Takeaways:
- Geoff Peck, the computer scientist and creator of the popular flight planning service Enflight, died in a plane crash earlier this month.
- The accident occurred in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado as Peck was flying his Piper Arrow home from EAA AirVenture.
- The preliminary NTSB report indicates Peck made a forced landing at 12,000 feet, during which the plane hit a tree, injuring an unidentified passenger.
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