Overview
- Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are examining flight data and wreckage with a preliminary report due later in July.
- The June 29 Cessna 441 crash claimed six lives shortly after takeoff from Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport, including James “Jim” Weller, his wife Veronica, son John, daughter-in-law Maria, and pilots Joseph Maxin and Timothy Blake.
- James Weller II had served as president and CEO of Liberty Steel Industries since 1965 and was also a two-time track champion at Sharon Speedway.
- Joseph Maxin was a former Mahoning County assistant prosecutor and respected flight instructor, and co-pilot Timothy Blake had decades of turboprop experience.
- Howland Township residents and regional organizations are planning memorials to honor those lost in what local officials called the area’s deadliest plane crash in recent history.