Monday, May 10, 1999
6 killed as plane crashes in Ohio
Skydivers and pilot all died at scene
The Associated Press
CELINA, Ohio — Five skydivers and the pilot of their plane died Sunday when their plane apparently lost power after take off and crashed in a soybean field, authorities and witnesses said.
The accident happened about 6 p.m. south of Celina near Lakefield Airport in Montezuma.
Initial reports said the plane crashed into the field after experiencing engine trouble, the patrol said. The six occupants, five men and a woman, were dead at the scene, said the Highway State Patrol, which released the names early Monday.
Killed were the pilot of the Cessna, Preston E. Parrish II of Tipp City, Ohio; Jack Haenichen, 31, of Ottawa, Ohio; Michelle Korsen, 43, and Arron Schroeder, 30, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.; Keith Edwards, 40, of Marion, Ind.; and John Hoover, 43, of Huntington, Ind.
Dairy farmer Charles Schwieterman was taking a break from the afternoon milking when he heard the plane overhead, about a mile from the runway. “He seemed like he was trying to climb but the engine didn't sound right. You could tell it was not up to power,” Mr. Schwieterman said Sunday night.
Celina is 27 miles southwest of Lima in west-central Ohio.
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