COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH ) — The victims of a fatal plane crash in southwest Florida on Friday afternoon that took off from Ohio State University Airport have been identified.
Five people were onboard a Bombardier Challenger 600 operated by HopAJet that took off at 1:02 p.m. Friday from Ohio State University Airport. The plane crashed at about 3:15 p.m. near Naples in Collier County, collided with a car on Interstate 75 and caught fire. The jet was scheduled to return to Fort Lauderdale after landing at Naples.
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On Saturday afternoon, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said that the pilot, 50-year-old Edward Murphy from Oakland Park, Fla., and co-pilot Ian Hofmann, a 65-year-old from Pompano Beach, Fla., were both killed in the crash.
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The Bombardier Challenger 600 before the crash (Photo courtesy/Jorge Andrés Solano Sancho)
Two passengers, 35-year-old Aaron Baker and 23-year-old Audra Green, both from Columbus, were taken to a local hospital for treatment, along with the third crew member, 23-year-old Sydney Ann Bosmans, of Jupiter, Fla. The sheriff’s office did not provide an update on their conditions.