Tesla Dead Employees' Names Released

Two days after the Wednesday morning airplane crash in East Palo Alto, California, the names of the three Tesla Motors employees who were killed in the crash were reported.

According Tesla Motors, the three are Doug Bourn, 56, senior electrical engineer; Andrew Ingram, 31, electrical engineer and Brian Finn, 42, senior manager of interactive electronics. Below are a few words about the three, as posted on Tesla's website.

"Doug Bourn, 56, was a senior electrical engineer and a five-year employee of the company. He was deeply involved in many aspects of the Roadster program and was generous with his time, serving as a mentor and friend to many of us. He loved to fly and was a flight instructor."

"Brian Finn, 42, was a senior interactive electronics manager with Tesla since July of 2008. He brought overriding optimism and a pioneering spirit to the team developing the groundbreaking infotainment screen and user interface for the Model S. Brian was devoted to using technology to bring the car and its driver together."

"Andrew Ingram, 31, was an electrical engineer with Tesla for two and a half years. He was passionate about electronics and exquisite audio systems, and was eager to lend a hand wherever it was needed, from marketing to manufacturing."

The Cessna 310 twin-engine plane, belonging to Doug Bourn, in which the three were flying, struck a 100-foot (30-meter) electrical tower, crashed send debris throughout the Silicon Valley neighborhood.

No ground victims were reported, but some 28,000 people, schools and the Stanford Hospital were left without power for about 10 hours.

The most likely causes are the weather (the area was engulfed in dense fog at the moment) or a pilot error, but according to some sources the FBI is also looking into a possible terrorist attack on Tesla employees.