Wealthy steel magnate and family killed after their plane crashed in Ohio moments after takeoff
James 'Jim' Weller, 67, owner of Liberty Steel Industries Inc; his wife Veronica, 68; their son John, 36; and daughter-in-law Maria, 34; were traveling to Bozeman, Montana when the Cessna they were traveling in suddenly went down, WMFJ reports.
The pilot, Joseph Maxin, 63 and co-pilot, 55-year-old Timothy Blake, were also killed when the plane crash just seven minutes after taking off from Youngstown Regional Airport on Sunday.
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6 John Weller, left, and parents James and Veronica Weller, center, with son Jimmy Weller, right.
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6 First responders at the scene of a plane crash in Ohio.
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6 Jimmy Weller, left, shown here with mother Veronica Weller, center, and father James Weller.
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The aircraft went down around two miles west of the airport in the backyard of a home in a heavily wooded area.
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6 Smoke is seen after a plane crashed in a wooded area in Ohio.
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The crash was described as the deadliest in the area's history by Howland Township Fire Chief Raymond Pace.
6 A fire is scene after a plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Ohio.
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6 Pilot Joseph Maxin was killed in the crash.
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First responders struggled to reach the crash site due to the dense woods, but were eventually able to recover all six bodies.
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