YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Six people were killed when a small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airport, officials said.
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There were no survivors in the crash, Western Reserve Port Authority Executive Director Anthony Trevena said at a news conference. The agency owns the airport.
Agency records show the plane was registered to Meander Air LLC of Warren, Ohio.
Trumbull County Coroner Lawrence D’Amico on Monday identified the victims as the pilot, Joseph Maxin, 63; co-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. Blake and the passengers were all Hubbard residents, while Maxin lived in Canfield.
D’Amico said the family — which owns steel manufacturing plants in the Youngstown-Warren area — was heading for a vacation in Montana.
Maxin was the port authority’s director of compliance and also a former assistant prosecutor for the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office. A statement issued by the authority called Maxin “a selfless public servant and pilot (who) dedicated his life to serving the Mahoning Valley.”
It was difficult to get to the site of the crash in a heavily wooded area, Howland Township Fire Chief Raymond Pace said.
An investigator can be seen through the trees in Howland, Ohio, Monday, June 30, 2025, following a small plane crash in a heavily wooded area outside the Yougstown-Warren Regional Airport on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) An Ohio State Highway Patrol car blocks access to a driveway in Howland, Monday, June 30, 2025, near where a day earlier a plane crashed on take off killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) A sign for the Youngstown -Warren Regional Airport is pictured in Vienna, Ohio, Monday, June 30, 2025, where a day earlier a plane crashed on take off killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) A jet is pictured at the Youngstown – Warren Regional Airport in Vienna, Ohio, Monday, June 30, 2025, where a day earlier a plane crashed on take off killing all onboard. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Show Caption1 of 4An investigator can be seen through the trees in Howland, Ohio, Monday, June 30, 2025, following a small plane crash in a heavily wooded area outside the Yougstown-Warren Regional Airport on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Expand“This is an extremely tragic situation, but it could have been worse,” Pace said, noting that there were three houses near the spot where the plane crashed.
Publicly available flight tracking data showed that the plane’s destination was Bozeman, Montana, said Michael Hillman, president of aviation company JETS FBO Network.
“These were the best of the best in terms of the folks here at the field, as well as the pilots. I can’t say enough about them,” Hillman said at the news conference. “I’d give anything to rewind the day and take them to breakfast instead.”
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating.
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