Huber Heights woman killed in Missouri plane crash
Jan. 12—A Huber Heights woman and Westerville man died in a airplane crash in Missouri over the weekend.
Amanda D. Youngblood, 35, of Huber Heights, and George F. King, 55, of Westerville, were the only two people on the plane when it crashed around 7:19 p.m. outside of Defiance, Missouri, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
The airplane departed from the Spirit of St. Louis Airport at 7:10 p.m. and was set to fly to Denver. The plane climbed 8,000 feet when it started to turn left and head back east while descending. Air Traffic Control attempted to contact the pilots about the change but did not receive a response, according to the NTSB.
The plane crashed into a forested, rural area.
The NTSB is investigating multiple factors, including the pilots' medical history and training, the airplane, weather and environmental factors, to determine what caused the crash.
The airplane was a Beech 58 and operated by AirNet II, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is assisting NTSB with the investigation.
