William Felten, 20, of Saginaw, Michigan, Lucas Marcelli, 20, of Massillon, Abraham Pishevar, 18, of Rockville, Maryland, and John Hill, 18, of St. Simons, Georgia, were trapped inside the aircraft (a 1999 Cessna Model 172R plane) when it crashed and burst into flame.
State highway patrol investigators said the plane took off at about 10 p.m. and that it ran into engine trouble just after passing over Bishop Road in Willoughby Hills. Felten, the pilot, tried to reverse course and land at the airport just before crashing.
The CWRU Daily reported that three of the four students were on the varsity wrestling team and two of them were active in fraternities.
In an email sent to university staff and students, university president Barbara Snyder confirmed that the four men attended the university.
“We are truly heartbroken about these promising lives cut short,” she said, “and feel profound sympathy for their loved ones and friends.”
This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2014.
Too soon by a lot, Barbara Snyder-Seinfeld.
Too soon.
Only 20years old, how many Years since he recieved his pilots license?that’s said for such young lives.
Too soon….I mean, come on.
May god be with my dearest friend Abraham pichevar <3
One year for the pilots license, but from all accounts he was a good pilot. A horrible tragedy for the school community and the city as well.