A pilot died after his plane crashed returning to Spirit of St. Louis Airport early Tuesday morning, police said.

Pilot Edward Ruhbeck died in fatal Aero Commander 500B crash at Spirit of St. Louis Airport, Chesterfield, MO, under NTSB investigation.

The pilot killed in a plane crash shortly after taking off from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport was identified as 65-year-old Edward Ruhbeck of St. Louis. The flight was headed to the Kansas City area ...

Update: Police have identified the pilot as 65-year-old Edward Ruhbeck of St. Louis. An airplane bound for the Kansas City ...

A pilot was killed after a charter plane he was operating crashed short of the runway at a Missouri airport on Tuesday ...