NEED TO KNOW
- An additional two of the six people killed when a private plane crashed in Maine last month have now been identified
- The plane crashed at the Bangor International Airport on the night of Jan. 25
- As reported by The Houston Chronicle and ABC News, which are citing Maine’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the two additional names are second pilot Jordan Reidel and sommelier Shelby Keyawa
More victims have been formally identified after a private plane crashed in Maine, killing all six people on board.
As previously reported by PEOPLE, three of the six victims were named as Captain Jordan Hosmer, Tara Arnold, an attorney, and event planner Shawna Collins. PEOPLE subsequently identified chef Nick Mastrascusa as the fourth victim.
According to a Tuesday, Feb 3 report from the Maine Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, which was cited by The Houston Chronicle, Shelby Kuyawa and Jorden Reidel were also confirmed to have died in the accident. Per ABC News, Kuyawa was a 34-year-old sommelier from Hawaii, while 33-year-old Reidel from Texas was the second pilot on board the aircraft.
PEOPLE has reached out to the Maine office of the Chief Medical Examiner, but didn’t immediately receive a response.
The crash took place around 7:45 p.m. local time on Sunday, Jan. 25, when a Bombardier Challenger 650 crashed during takeoff at Bangor International Airport, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
In an updated accident notice, the agency said four of the victims were passengers, and two were members of the flight crew. According to ABC News, the group was flying from Houston to France’s Champagne region, stopping in Bangor to refuel, when the plane crashed as a snowstorm moved in and burst into flames.
Jacob Hosmer, a 47-year-old Houston-area pilot was the Captain of the aircraft at the time of the accident, according to NBC affiliate KPRC, which spoke with his father.
Hosmer was flying a plane registered to a company with a Houston address shared with the personal injury law firm Arnold & Itkin, reported Reuters. He also had the law firm listed as his employer on LinkedIn.
The firm’s founders, Kurt Arnold and Jason Itkin, were not on the aircraft, ABC affiliate KTRK reported, citing sources. However, Kurt’s wife, attorney Tara Arnold, reportedly was among the victims.
Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones, a close friend of the family, described Tara to KTRK as “a phenomenal person, a bold leader, and someone with a heart of service.”
Event planner Shawna Collins’s daughter said her mom was also on board the aircraft, according to KTRK. The mom reportedly spoke to her daughter just before the flight, and was heading to Europe on a business trip.
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The wife of Nick Mastrascusa said her husband was also killed in the crash, according to KTRK. He was a father of three and a chef who, according to the outlet, worked in “some of the world’s most exclusive restaurants and resorts.”
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash.
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