Published: May 12, 2008 08:55 pm            

2 killed in plane crash

BWOODBY@CULLMANTIMES.COM



Two bodies found in a northeastern Ohio plane crash Monday could be those of Cullman businessman Philip Clemmons and his wife, Pat.

Ohio Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Sgt. Jeremy Landis said authorities from the department responded to a small plane crash in Morgan County around 1:35 p.m. eastern. The plane was a six-passenger 1966 Beech V35 registered to Clemmons.

According to flight records from the Federal Aviation Administration, Clemmons’ plane took off from Ferguson Field in Huntington, WV Monday at 10:22 a.m., and was scheduled to land at Greater Rochester International Airport at Rochester, NY. However, the FAA never acknowledged Clemmons’ arrival.

Clemmons’ flight plan indicated his final destination was scheduled to be Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Folsom Field Airport Manager Bob Burns said Clemmons often took off from Folsom Field for Canada where he conducted business a few times a month.

Landis said the highway patrol was using helicopters and ground crews to survey the wreckage, though inclement weather was slowing the progress. He also said authorities from the FAA were on the scene to begin their own investigation.

The identities of the two bodies found at the scene has not been confirmed and the cause of the crash is unknown and under investigation.

Clemmons, a layrnx cancer survivor and cancer activist, co-founded Elk River Safety Belt Company in 1988.

        

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