Placerville Pilot Willard John Spencer Died Helping Sick Patient

PLACERVILLE (CBS 13) — The pilot who died in Tuesday’s Palo Alto plane crash is being described as a small-town hero. The non-profit he volunteered for has identified him as Willard John Spencer of Placerville.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Spencer was flying a teen girl and her mom to a hospital in Palo Alto but had trouble landing. Spencer crashed near the airport and landed in a pond.
Every day for the past two years, Lindsay Irwin has had a friendly ex