“Neighbors described seeing and listening to a aircraft heading from east to west,” Sheron stated.
“It appeared like a loud winding noise because the aircraft was then noticed going over a wooded space, [and] dropped from the sky. There was a loud crash and a fireball.”
“Then my mother yelled and I ran down the steps and we appeared out our window and there was this huge plume of smoke and we did not see the aircraft go down, however we simply felt it and noticed the smoke.”
Legislation agency identified for its jingle
Cellino & Barnes was recognized with its commercials and telephone quantity jingles.
Barnes’ former legislation accomplice, Ross Cellino, issued a press release.
“Steve and I labored collectively for a few years at our agency. He was all the time a fearless advocate for his shoppers. His passing is a big loss for the authorized group. Steve’s biggest accomplishment was his three kids Josiah, Rachel, and Julia. Steve is survived by his longtime accomplice, Ellen Sturm, additionally an legal professional at our agency.
“Equally heartbreaking is the passing of Elizabeth Barnes, sister of Brian Barnes and daughter of Wealthy Barnes, Steve’s brother and an legal professional at our agency. All of us at Cellino and Barnes are deeply saddened. My ideas and prayers are with the complete Barnes household throughout this tough time,” he stated.
NTSB is not going to journey to the scene
The crash left a big crater in a closely wooded space within the village of Corbu and unfold items of plane for tons of of yards, in response to Sheriff Sheron.
“It is just about disintegrated,” he stated.
A TBM-700 can maintain six or eight occupants, nevertheless it seems solely two individuals have been on board, in response to Sheron.
The FAA has been on scene to research, Sheron stated.
The reason for the tragic aircraft crash is just not but identified.
CNN’s Alec Snyder additionally contributed to this report.
