A small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airfield, killing six people, according to officials.
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The Federal Aviation Administration reports that the twin-engine Cessna 441 turboprop crashed Sunday morning close to Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.
Anthony Trevena, Executive Director of the Western Reserve Port Authority, stated at a press conference that no one survived the crash. The airport is owned by the agency.
The aircraft was registered to Meander Air LLC of Warren, Ohio, according to agency data.
Joseph Maxin, 63, the pilot, Timothy Blake, 55, and passengers Veronica Weller, 68, her husband James Weller, 67, their son John Weller, 36, and his wife, Maria Weller, 34, were named as the victims by Trumbull County Coroner Lawrence D. Amico on Monday. Maxin lived in Canfield, and Blake and the passengers were all from Hubbard.
According to D. Amico, the family that controls steel production facilities in the Youngstown-Warren region was leaving for a Montana vacation.
Maxin, a former assistant prosecutor for the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office, served as the director of compliance for the port authority. Maxin is a selfless pilot and public servant who devoted his life to serving the Mahoning Valley, according to a statement released by the authorities.
Howland Township Fire Chief Raymond Pace said it was challenging to reach the collision site because it was in a densely forested region.
Pace said that there were three residences close to the location where the jet crashed, adding that while this is a really unfortunate scenario, it might have been worse.
The plane’s destination was Bozeman, Montana, according to publicly accessible flight monitoring data, according to Michael Hillman, owner of the aviation firm JETS FBO Network.
From the pilots to the people here at the field, they were the best of the best. During the press conference, Hillman stated, “I can’t say enough about them.” If I could go back in time and take them to breakfast instead, I would.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are looking into the matter.
