Members of Cutting Family Killed in Texas Plane Crash

An Addison, Texas, plane crash that reportedly killed four members of a prominent cutting horse breeder’s family is under investigation by federal authorities.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said 10 people were killed — two flight crew members and eight passengers — when an 11-seat Beechcraft King Air 350 crashed into a hangar shortly after takeoff and caught fire on Sunday morning at an airport in Addison.

Dallas County officials released a statement saying autopsies confirmed the identity of several casualties, including Brian Ellard, who was identified in media reports as the son of cutting horse breeder Jo Ellard, and his stepchildren, Alice Maritato, 15, and Dylan Maritato, 13. Others reportedly killed in the crash were Stephen Thelan, 58, and Matthew Palmer, 27.

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Article written by: Molly Montag