Well-known Texas attorney’s wife among victims of deadly private jet crash in Maine

Family and friends are mourning aft six radical were killed erstwhile a backstage concern pitchy bound for France crashed during takeoff from Bangor International Airport successful Maine connected Sunday night, erupting into flames and leaving nary survivors.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said the pitchy flipped upside down and caught occurrence during departure, astatine astir 7:45 p.m. section time, amid Winter Storm Fern.

Right earlier takeoff, idiosyncratic was heard connected the formation vigor saying, "Let determination beryllium light," the New York Post reported.

Multiple exigency crews rushed to the country arsenic controllers were heard saying, "Aircraft upside down. We person a rider craft upside down."

FAA officials person not yet released the origin of the crash, citing "unknown circumstances" connected departure. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has been notified and volition investigate.

Tara and Kurt Arnold are seen successful a photograph posted connected societal media. Tara was reportedly killed successful a level clang successful Bangor, Me., Sunday. (Kurt Arnold/Facebook)

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The pitchy was registered to a spouse of idiosyncratic wounded instrumentality steadfast Arnold and Itkin Trial Lawyers successful Houston.

Sources told section quality presumption ABC13 Tara Arnold, an lawyer astatine the steadfast and woman of founding spouse Kurt Arnold, was aboard the doomed flight.

The Louisiana autochthonal was a 46-year-old parent of two, according to the firm's website.

Kurt Arnold, who has won much than $20 cardinal successful verdicts and settlements for his clients, and his concern partner, Jason Itkin, were reportedly not connected the flight.

Arnold and Itkin Trial Lawyers did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.

Jacob Hosmer, a antheral identified arsenic a unfortunate successful a fatal level clang successful Maine. (Jacob Hosmer/Facebook)

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The pilot, Jacob Hosmer, 47, besides perished successful the crash, his father, Gary, told KPRC2.

Fellow aviator Bob Howie shared a photograph of Hosmer connected Facebook, describing him arsenic a "very bully friend."

"I’m connected the right, but, connected the left, is my precise bully person Jacob Hosmer who was pilot-in-command past nighttime erstwhile his Challenger 650 crashed connected takeoff from Bangor, Maine," Howie wrote successful a post. "I knew Jake’s co-pilot arsenic good and had flown with him too. God bless, you guys! Godspeed and just winds, fellas. Loved sharing the skies with y’all. Big loss."

Hosmer's cousin, David Lopez Jr., besides took to societal media pursuing the tragedy, calling him "a relation model."

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"It's surreal to deliberation my relative Jacob is nary longer with us. He was the airy of the country and his large grin was infectious," Lopez wrote connected Facebook. "I don't cognize that I ever told him, but helium was a relation exemplary to maine and volition beryllium everlastingly missed. Please commune for the full Hosmer household during these hard times."

Hosmer, an experienced pilot, started moving for Arnold and Itkin successful May 2025, according to his LinkedIn account.

Shawna Collins, was identified by household members arsenic 1 of the victims successful a fatal level clang successful Maine. (Shawna Collins/Instagram)

A 3rd unfortunate was identified arsenic Shawna Collins, according to ABC13.

Collins’ girl reportedly told the outlet her mother, an lawsuit planner, was traveling to Europe for a concern trip.

The identities of the six radical killed connected the formation person not yet been confirmed by authorities.

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The airdrome canceled oregon diverted flights pursuing the crash, and remained closed connected Monday, according to a connection posted connected the Bangor Maine Police Department Facebook page.

Fox News Digital's Alex Nitzberg, Greg Wehner and The Associated Press contributed to this report.