The visibility was 1.5 miles and the winds were relatively light, she added.Ĭleveland Approach Control, an FAA radar facility, directed the pilots toward the runway at Akron Fulton International Airport and cleared the pilots to execute an approach to Runway 25. Weather at the time of the accident was overcast with clouds and mist at 500 feet. The landing gear and flaps were found in the “down” position, or the normal positions for landing, Dinh-Zarr said. While most of the Hawker was consumed by fire, investigators found enough pieces to determine the plane was intact with no major problems prior to impact. The captain had 6,000 hours of flight experience and the copilot 4,500 hours. Both held air transport pilot ratings, the highest level of certificates issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, she said. in Akron, Dinh-Zarr said both pilots were experienced and fully certified to fly the 36-year-old Hawker 700. In a news conference on Thursday shortly after 4 p.m. “You never expect something like this to happen to your family.”
“I’m just heartbroken,” Blakeslee told the newspaper. “His wife just had a baby and everyone thought it was a great thing.”īeth Blakeslee of Newark, Ohio, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer that she had been notified of her sister’s death by a representative from Pebb Enterprises. “You don’t like losing someone like that but you can’t be upset when someone is moving ahead in their life,” Cherney said. Shapiro left Kin to join Pebb in October. He never took himself too seriously but he worked hard.” Shapiro was the type of guy who was well liked and never said no,” said Cherney. Gary Shapiro had a reputation as a skilled and respected businessman, according to Lee Cherney, Senior Vice President at Boca Raton based Kin Properties, who hired him eight years ago. “She was very loving, always looking out for her family,” said Roberto Suriel, 49.Ī project manager assistant, Suriel had a degree in architecture from Florida Atlantic University and joined the company in June, according to her LinkedIn profile. A native of New York, Suriel lived in the Dominican Republic for several years as a child, he said. Her Facebook page overflowed with condolences, promises to pray for her and her 4-month-old daughter, Victoria, and remembrances of “an amazing guy … a good friend, and a great father” with an “infectious personality.”ĭiana Suriel was the 32-year-old mother of a 3-year-old daughter, according to her uncle Roberto Suriel. His wife, Andrea Virgin, 31, on Wednesday posted a wedding photo of her and her smiling husband on Facebook, as well as a black-and-white picture depicting the laughing couple in formal attire. Virgin, the company’s director of construction, was a crossfit enthusiast known as TJ and the father of a daughter born in July. “Nick was the heart of our family and friends.”
“Nick was known for his quick wit and zest for life, but most importantly, he was treasured and admired for his giving heart,” according to a news release issued Thursday by Weaver’s family. “He has a vast background in real estate, brokerage and properties in Florida and the Midwest,” Weaver’s father-in-law, Ronald A. At Ragland he worked with his wife, Robin, 35. He previously worked as vice president of real estate and development at Ragland & Associates, a family owned Boca Raton real estate and construction company. Weaver joined Pebb Enterprises to help steer on the company’s expansion in the Midwest, according to his family. Rom, who had a degree in finance from Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, joined the firm about 18 months ago, according to his LinkedIn profile. “This kid was in perfect shape, had young children and a beautiful wife,” Loewenstern said. “I’m very sad that he’s gone and sad for him and his family. “He was just amazing,” friend Elliot Loewenstern said.
In recent years he traveled widely, especially around Florida and the Midwest, pursing an aggressive strategy of acquisition, according to many interviews he gave. Since then, the company’s portfolio has tripled, according to the company’s website. Jared Weiner, Pebb’s Vice President of Development & Acquisitions, joined the family business in 2004. Weaver, an expert in Midwest real estate, had joined Pebb just eight days before the crash, Jennifer Smith, a Weaver family spokeswoman said. “I’ve been in shock because Andres was a good pilot, a good friend and a great father,” Saltos told the Miami station.
10 that Chavez was a native of Colombia who had been flying for 15 years. The pilot was identified as Andres Chavez. Other fatalities include employees Diane Smoot, 50 Diana Suriel, 32 Nick Weaver, 36 Gary Shapiro, 35 and Thomas Jay Virgin, 31.
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