Greg Moser Death/ (Moser Engineering)

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Four Portland residents die in plane crash

Columbia, S.C., May 17 (AP) - A single-engine plane that originated in Portland, Indiana crashed in South Carolina Saturday night killing four people.

The Indianapolis Star reports the plane was carrying Greg and Marianne Moser, who owned the racecar axle business MoserEngineering.

Also killed in the crash were Moser Engineering plant manager Jeff Bickel and his wife, Eileen.

The plane was registered to Moser Aviation of Portland, Indiana. Authorities say it had been headed to Beaufort, South Carolina. It crashed in rural Allendale, South Carolina, about 50 miles
from Beaufort.

The National Weather Service says thunderstorms were moving through the area about the time of the crash.