As the FAA and NTSB investigate the Labor Day plane crash in Las Vegas that claimed the life of an Erath pilot and severely injured his wife and two friends, some are hailing the pilot a hero.

"It could've been a lot worse," said Ray Savoy, whose son Randal and daughter-in-law Tamika were both seriously injured in the crash. Savoy credits the pilot, 50 year old Douglas Touchet for his loved one's being alive today.

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