A plane carrying six people crashed in the backyard of a home in Howland Township.
The crash resulted in all six people on board the Cessna 441 plane being killed.
On Sunday morning, the plane took off from Youngstown Regional Airport, and just seven minutes later, it crashed two miles away from the airport in the backyard of a home in a wooded area.
Howland Township Fire Chief Raymond Pace noted the crash was the deadliest plane crash in the county’s history.
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Per NBC News:
Six people were killed after a small plane crashed in northeast Ohio on Sunday morning, officials said.
Two crew members and four passengers were on board the Cessna 441 plane that crashed seven minutes after taking off from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport.
NBC affiliate WFMJ of Youngstown reported that the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a call reporting a crash at 7:01 a.m. Sunday in the area of King Graves Road.
It crashed into a wooded area in Howland Township, 2 miles east of the airport. Officials said the plane was headed to Bozeman, Montana.
“We are heartbroken to report that there are no survivors,” Anthony Trevena, executive director at Western Reserve Port Authority, said at a news conference Sunday.
The identities of the passengers of the plane were 34-year-old Maria Weller, 36-year-old John Weller, 67-year-old James Weller, and 68-year-old Veronica Weller.
Joseph Maxin, 63, and Timothy Blake, 55, were identified as the pilot and co-pilot.
Currently, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating what caused the sudden crash.
NTSB investigators will investigate the actions of the pilots, the aircraft, and the operating environment.
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