"Fatal Plane Crash Claims Lives of Flight School Owner, Instructor, and Student Pilot in Massachusetts"
The owner, instructor, and student pilot of a Beechcraft 55 Baron Twin-Piston plane owned by the Fly Lugu Flight School were killed in a crash in a wooded area in western Massachusetts. The victims were identified as the school's owner, Fredrika Ballard, flight instructor William Hampton, and student pilot Chad Davidson. The plane had departed from Barnes Airport in Westfield before the crash, and the National Transportation Safety Board is expected to investigate the incident.