India, Sept. 7 -- Danna Eady, an Auberry flight instructor, was among the three people killed in Saturday's small plane crash near Sierra Sky Park Airport in northwest Fresno. She also served as president of a local Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) chapter.

Her two sons, Pavel, 10, and Remus, 13, also died in the crash, while her husband, Craig Eady, survived with severe burns and remains hospitalized in critical condition, according to the fundraiser campaign on SupportNow org.

Authorities said the family was traveling in a single-engine fixed-wing aircraft when it crashed on a bluff overlooking the San Joaquin River shortly before 2 pm Saturday. The crash triggered a brush fire that firefighters quickly contained before it reac...