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Father and son killed when plane crashes after a Cardinals game
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- A father and son, Jimmy Don Lewis (48) and Brayden Lewis (22) from Siloam Springs, Arkansas, died in a plane crash Thursday night while returning from a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game.
- The Beech 95-B55 aircraft crashed in a field in Monroe County, Waterloo, Illinois, amid stormy weather as they flew from St. Louis Regional Airport to Siloam Springs Municipal Airport.
- Rescue teams began searching for the plane early Friday morning but were delayed by rain and poor visibility, locating the wreckage around 7:40 a.m.
- Preliminary flight data indicates the plane may have attempted to avoid the storm by turning, then entered a descending spiral before radar contact was lost.
- The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department extended condolences to the family and is continuing to investigate the crash circumstances.
