The Trumbull County Coroner has released the identities of the six people killed in a Howland Township plane crash on June 29.
The deceased pilots have been identified as Joseph Maxin, 63 and Timothy Blake, 55. The four passengers were identified as Veronica Weller, 68, James Weller, 67, John Weller, 36 and Maria Weller, 34.
Authorities say the twin-engine Cessna 441 went down shortly after takeoff around 7 a.m. just a few miles from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Trumbull County. According to the television station WKBN, the aircraft was reportedly on its way to Bozeman, Montana.
Emergency crews from the Howland Fire Department and the Youngstown Air Reserve Station responded to the crash site. Trumbull County HAZMAT crews worked to contain and clean up spilled fuel from the wreckage.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Trumbull County Coroner identifies 6 people killed Sunday in Howland Twp. plane crash
Reporting by Anthony Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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