HOWLAND TWP., Ohio — A tragic and heartbreaking scene unfolded Sunday morning in a quiet wooded area of Howland Township, where a small aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all six people on board. Authorities have confirmed there were no survivors.
The twin-engine Cessna 441 Conquest II went down just after 7 a.m. behind a residential property between Spring Run Road and King Graves Road NE — mere miles from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. The plane, bound for Bozeman, Montana, had only been airborne for seven minutes before disaster struck.
On board were four passengers and two crew members. Their names have not been released as officials work to notify next of kin. Emergency personnel from the Howland Fire and Police Departments responded swiftly to the crash site, but found no signs of life.
“This is a devastating loss for our community,” said one official at a press conference held Sunday evening. “Our hearts are with the families who are now facing unimaginable grief.”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has begun an investigation to determine what caused the crash. Experts will comb through wreckage, review flight data, and analyze weather conditions, aircraft maintenance records, and pilot history in the coming weeks.
Local and federal agencies, including the Western Reserve Port Authority, are assisting with recovery and investigative efforts in what has become a sorrowful and deeply felt tragedy for the area.
As authorities continue their work, a somber quiet has settled over the neighborhood near the crash site — a grim reminder of lives lost far too soon.
