Overview
- Medical examiners identified Shawna Collins, 53, and Nick Mastrascusa, 43, as the final two victims, following earlier confirmations of Tara Arnold, 46, Jacob Hosmer, 47, Shelby Kuyawa, 34, and Jorden Reidel, 33.
- The Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed during takeoff on Jan. 25 at Bangor International Airport during a snowstorm, came to rest inverted, caught fire, and all four passengers and two crew members were killed.
- The aircraft had arrived from Houston to refuel and received de‑icing services before departing for France’s Paris‑Vatry Airport.
- The jet was registered to an LLC that shares an address with the Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin, and several passengers worked for Beyond, a luxury travel venture founded by Tara and Kurt Arnold, with the group headed to scout locations in France’s Champagne region.
- The FAA and NTSB are investigating with attention to winter conditions, de‑icing practices, and model‑specific cold‑weather warnings; flight recorders have been recovered and a preliminary factual report is expected in about a month.