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Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Yahoo
Seven friends' Kansas waterfowl hunting trip ends in tragedy with DC plane crash
A group of seven friends from the D.C. area who traveled to Kansas to hunt waterfowl died in Wednesday's crash of Flight 5342, according to multiple family members and an outfitter who spent several days with them. The seven hunters had come to Kansas in a party of 10 to hunt with outfitter Fowl Plains, based out of Great Bend. Three from the group opted to drive home because it made it easier to transport their hunting dogs and shotguns. The seven who died in the plane crash are Jesse Pitcher, 30; Michael Stovall, 40; Steve Johnson, 45; Alexander Huffman, 34; Charles McDaniel, 44; Jonathan Boyd, 40 and Tommy Clagget, 38. Photos from the hunting trip show they were highly successful, bagging a highly sought-after drake northern pintail and dozens of snow geese, white-front geese and Canada geese. After the multi-day hunt, seven of the men boarded a flight bound for Washington, D.C. that collided with a military helicopter as the plane approached the Ronald Reagan National Airport. All 67 people in the two aircraft were killed in the crash, although not all of the bodies have been recovered from the Potomac River. Four of the seven who were killed in the crash were members of the UA Steamfitters Local 602 labor union in Maryland and several others knew each other through their work as tradesmen. Chase White, an owner of Fowl Plains, the outfitter in Great Bend that hosted the men, said he and the men all shared meals together and conversations about all topics of life. He said some of the men had come in past years. This year's trip included three days of duck hunting, some goose hunting and a 'European' pheasant hunt, where birds are released for shooters who are waiting in blinds. 'For them to be able to do something for the last five or six days that they all loved together,' he said, 'you know, I think that is something really special for sure.' Amy Renee Leiker of The Wichita Eagle contributed.
New York Times
30-01-2025
- New York Times
What We Know About the Victims
The 67 people killed in a midair collision between a passenger jet and an Army helicopter included figure skaters and their families returning from a skating camp, a group of buddies who had been on a duck hunting trip, and the crews flying the helicopter and American Airlines flight. Officials have not released a list of the victims, but families and friends began to confirm some of the deaths on Thursday in interviews and social-media posts. This is what we know about the victims. Many of the passengers on the flight had been flying home from the U.S. Figure Skating's National Development camp, which was held after last week's national championships in Wichita, Kan. The attendees are promising young competitive skaters, some of whom were traveling with their parents. The Skating Club of Boston said six people with ties to its club were killed: At least seven friends were flying back East after a guys' trip hunting ducks in the Kansas woods. They included Michael Stovall, 40, and Jesse Pitcher, relatives said. The four-person crew on American flight 5342 also perished. Relatives confirmed three of the crew members as pilot Jonathan J. Campos, 34; co-pilot Sam Lilley, 28; and flight attendant Danasia Brown Elder. Three soldiers in the helicopter that collided with the jet were also killed. The Army did not immediately release their identities.
Cedar News
30-01-2025
- Cedar News
Jesse Pitcher : 15th victim in D.C. mid-air collision identified
Join our Telegram 15th victim in D.C. mid-air collision identified as 30-year-old Jesse Pitcher. He was onboard the American Airlines Flight 5342.
