Montana Plane Crash – Who Was On Board?

What a tragedy for the 14 people (and their families) who lost their lives when a single-engine turboprop crashed into a cemetery in Butte, Montana Sunday.

Fourteen lives gone in an instant.

As of yet, investigators trying to unravel the Montana plane crash have not officially released the identities of those on board. However, according to CNN the grieving relatives of the victims have identified the doomed passengers.

In a new feature written by Gordon Gibb, of www.lawyersandsettlements.com, the California hospital where the deceased ophthalmologist Dr. Erin Jacobson practiced released the following statement.

“The St. Helena Hospital family is filled with such deep sadness over the deaths of Dr. Erin Jacobson, his wife Amy, and their three children, Taylor, Ava and Jude…Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of each victim of this terrible tragedy.”

The Jacobson children were 4, 3 and 2. To see their picture on the CNN web site is heartbreaking.

There’s more, writes Mr. Gibb. “Another victim on the doomed plane, according to grieving relatives, was the sister of Amy Jacobson. Dr. Vanessa Pullen, a physician was aboard the flight with her dentist husband Michael Pullen, together with their children Sydney, 9 and Christopher, age 7.”

The third family, according to CNN, was that of Dr. Brent Ching of Chico, California. The dentist, according to his office, was accompanied by his wife Kristen and children Hailey, 5, and Caleb, age 3. CNN reported that Adrian Cotton, whose wife is a sister of Vanessa Pullen and Amy Jacobson, was acting as a spokesperson for the families.

The only individual who was officially identified was the pilot. Bud Summerfield, 65, was described as an experienced pilot with more than 2000 hours flying time in the type of aircraft that went down Sunday.