Former New England Patriots tight end Russ Francis and Richard McSpadden, an aviation safety expert and former commander of the US Air Force Thunderbirds, were killed Sunday in a plane crash ...

Russ Francis was killed in the plane crash.AP The NTSB will release its final factual report in 18 months, which will include the probable cause of the accident, the Daily Enterprise reported.

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate Russ Francis of the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XIX victory against the Miami Dolphins on Jan. 20, 1985 in Stanford, Calif.

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the craft's engine apparently lost ...

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate New England Patriots' Russ Francis, left, runs against Baltimore Colts' Derrel Luce during a 1976 game in Foxborough, Mass. The three ...

FILE - New England Patriots NFL football player Russ Francis smiles during a press conference Sunday, Feb. 11, 1980, at Boston Garden. Former NFL tight end Russ Francis, a three-time Pro Bowl ...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Former NFL tight end Russ Francis, a three-time Pro Bowl selection with the New England Patriots who won a Super Bowl with the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, was killed along ...