WARREN, Ohio – The estate of one of the people killed in a Howland plane crash last summer has sued the company that owned the plane and the executor of the pilot’s estate.
Juliana Margala of Hubbard, administrator of the estate of Maria Weller, filed the lawsuit Friday in Trumbull County Common Pleas Court. It lists Meader Air LLC and Nicholas J. Maxin as defendants.
Weller, 34, died June 29 along with James Weller, 67; Veronica Weller, 68; John Weller, 36; pilot Joseph Maxin, 63; and copilot Timothy Blake, 55, when the Cessna 441 in which they were flying out of Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport crashed in Howland shortly after takeoff.
Margala is Maria Weller’s sister. Meander Air was the registered owner of the plane.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
The lawsuit claims negligence on both the part of the company and the plane’s pilot.
The suit says Margala and other wrongful death beneficiaries of Maria Weller, including Weller’s parents, have suffered damages from Weller’s death – including the loss of support, love, affection, comfort and companionship.
The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages.