CAMBRIDGE GRAD KILLED IN PLANE CRASH

  A former Kimbolton resident and pilot was killed Monday alongside another
pilot when the small plane they were flying crashed into a hillside in rural
Pennsylvania.
The bodies of Ruby "Elaine" Heston, 44, formerly of Kimbolton, and Charles A.
Schreiber, age unavailable, were pulled from the wreckage Tuesday. Their
identity was confirmed by Fayette County Coroner Dr. Phillip Reilly.

Heston, a 1980 graduate of Cambridge High School, was president of Aero
Executive Services, which is based at Rosraver Airport in Fayette County.
She is the daughter of Eugene and Ruby Heston.
Schreiber was reportedly piloting the plane at the time of the crash.
Reilly listed multiple blunt force trauma as the cause of death for the victims.
Heston and Schreiber were on a flight-check run at the time of the crash,
according to a flight instructor who worked for Heston. Flight checks are
required every two years for pilots who want to maintain their licenses.
Heston was reportedly administering the test to Schreiber.
The plane crash occured at approximately 3:24 p.m.
Several witnesses reported seeing the plane crash into the hillside, but due to
the landscape and limited access, emergency crews opted to wait until Tuesday
to remove the victims.
Extrication crews had to use ropes to haul cutting equipment up to the crashed
fuselage and remove the victims.
Heston had reportedly been involved with Pittsburgh-area aviation for 20 years
and was highly regarded as a flight instructor.
Federal investigators combed the wreckage searching for clues as to what caused
the crash. Witnesses reported that there was no explosion, fire, or smoke
afterward.
The aircraft, a Mooney M20F manufactured in 1967, was owned by Dennis P. Bucci
of County and Schreiber, according to FAA records.


Ruby Elaine Heston, 44, of Perryopolis, Pa. died Monday (Oct. 9, 2006) while
conducting a flight review of a fellow pilot when their single engine plane
crshed on a rural hillside in Fayette County, Pa.
She was born Nov. 2, 1961, in Cambridge, daughter of Ellsworth Eugene and Ruby
Elnora ( Cobler ) Heston of Kimbolton.
Miss Heston was a 1980 graduate of Cambridge High School and a 1984 graduate of
Muskingum College, where she was a geology major. She moved to Pittsburgh after
graduating from Muskingum College to enroll at the University of Pittsburgh.
After obtaining a master's degree in energy resources, she worked at Skelly &
Loy, an engineering consulting firm, where she specialized in environmental
work.
She began taking flying lessons before she finished high school. She was a
certified flight instructor, aircraft and power plant mechanic and owner of
Aero Executive Services and Heston consulting.
She was a member of Flat Ridge Community Church.
She leaves five nephews, Stefan Heston, Alexander Miskimen, Zachary Miskimen,
Jimmy Steed II and Michael Steed; three nieces, Ruby Ellen Heston, Jennifer
Rose Heston, Sophia ( Brad ) Musgrave, a great niece, Denise Corea; special
friends, Larry Long, Elaine Hruby, Carolyn Kelly; two brothers, David (
Teresa ) Heston of Kimbolton, Ellsworth Dewane Heston, of Kimbolton; two sisters
Debra Heston, and Jenetta ( Frank ) Steed, both of Kimbolton.
Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Addy Funeral Home, Newcomerstown.
Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ United Methodist Church,
Newcomerstown, with the Rev. Nelson Miller officiating.
Burial will be at Flat Ridge Cemetery, Kimbolton.
Memorial contributions may be made to Cambridge Area Regional Airport
Authority, Cambridge, OH 43725