Raytheon Director and His Wife Killed in Plane Crash
April 8th, 2023Via: Daily Mail:
Two couples from Indiana were killed when their plane crashed off the coast of Venice, Florida after they flew in to have dinner with friends.
The single-engine plane crashed near the Venice Fishing Pier soon after takeoff on Wednesday evening on its way back to St. Petersburg, Florida.
Jeff Lumpkin, 64, an associate director at Raytheon, and his wife Patty Lumpkin, 68, of Fishers, Indiana, died in the crash.
Rick Beaver, 60, and and his wife Bethe, 57, of Noblesville, Indiana, were also killed when the plane went down.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene just after 9:30 p.m. following several 911 calls from witnesses who saw the crash.
