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Two Dead in Small Plane Crash, Flight Originated from Huntington Save Email Print
Posted: 9:06 PM May 12, 2008
Last Updated: 5:14 AM May 13, 2008
Reporter: Mike Waterhouse
Email Address: mike.waterhouse@wsaz.com

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BRISTOL TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- Investigators in Ohio say two people were killed in a small plane crash near Zanesville. Flight records show the plane took off at Huntington Tri-State Airport.

According to Peter Knudson at the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), a Beechcraft 35 Bonanza disappeared off radar and lost contact with the Cleveland air traffic control center Monday morning.

Knudson says there were two people on board when it crashed.

The crash site is an extremely wooded area in Bristol Township in Morgan County.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says two bodies have been recovered from the wreckage.

According to flight records for the plane, it took off from Tri-State Airport at 10:10am Monday and was expected to arrive in Rochester, New York, at 12:31pm. Records show the plane was to fly to Montreal, Canada, a few hours later.

Larry, Salyers, Director of Tri-State Airport, says the plane made a planned stop in Huntington on Saturday -- and mechanics there replaced the battery in the plane. He says a man and a woman were the ones flying with the plane.

No word yet what caused the crash or who was on board. The plane is registered to a man from Cullman, Alabama.

Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for more information.

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Posted by: shirley on May 14, 2008 at 05:16 PM
Although Clintons supporter on the answering machine made the statement on wv. being a poor state and about bill collector calls, she is right to a certain extent, we are a poor state and i myself hate to get collection calls because we do not have a government system to help the poor people in SOUTHERN WV. We never see anything positive down here, everything is always going north of the state, we need someone to take care of us here, so hopefully HILLARY CLINTON WILL NOT FORGET ABOUT US PO-FOLKS DOWNE HERE. GO HILLARY

Posted by: anon on May 14, 2008 at 02:21 PM
ANN and Kathy S, the names were released already on another news website from Ohio. I can't remember the names but they were 64 and 65 years old.

Posted by: Kathy S on May 14, 2008 at 07:12 AM
Wonderful post Ann. Just what I was thinking. I wonder when they will release the names too. My prayers, thoughts & condolences go out to the families too.

Posted by: ANN> on May 13, 2008 at 09:53 PM
This is so awful! I wonder who they were! My prayers and thoughts go out to the familes that belong to these individuals. May God bless you.

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