Six people killed in small plane into Lake Erie near Cleveland, Ohio

The small plane took off from Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland Thursday night and vanished from radar two miles over Lake Erie. The flight was headed to Ohio State University Airport.

John T. Fleming, an experienced pilot, was taking his family and neighbors to the Cavaliers game as a treat for the holidays, according to his father.

Fleming is president and CEO of Superior Beverage Group, according to his LinkedIn page.

One of the people on the plane was Columbus-based Superior Beverage Group President John T. Fleming, his mother confirms to NBC4. His wife Sue and sons Jack and Andrew were also aboard, according to Superior Beverage Group.

The Fleming's play a big role in the Dublin community. John Fleming was the Honorary Chair at the 2008 Dublin Irish Festival.

"They're great neighbors, good people, a tight, tight clan," said Yankle. "I just pray for them and hope that a miracle happens."

Police chaplains are walking the shores of Lake Erie to look for debris from the plane, Bahurr said. If anyone notices something that could be related to the crash on the shoreline, call the Cleveland Police Department at 216-781-6411. 

Megan Casey, 19, of Powell, Ohio, had been attending the Cleveland Cavaliers game with her father Brian and four neighbors from the Columbus area. The group was returning home when their twin-engine plane apparently crashed into the lake shortly after takeoff.

The city deployed three boats and a dive team to search Lake Erie early Friday. The divers retrieved the cockpit voice recorder by the afternoon, along with a piece of the airplane's tail, a seat from the passenger compartment and other pieces of debris.

There will be two Memorial Services. The first will take place Monday, Jan. 9, 11 a.m. at the same Canfield church calling hours were held on Sunday. The second is set for Tuesday, Jan. 10, 4 p.m. Liberty Presbyterian Church,  7080 Olentangy River Rd., Delaware, Ohio.

Officials say they have recovered more human remains in their search for wreckage of a corporate jet carrying six people that crashed in Lake Erie two weeks ago.

A service will be held to remember Brian and Megan Casey in Delaware at Liberty Presbyterian Church in Delaware at 2 p.m.

According to the report, Fleming turned the plane back eastward just after clearing the runway threshold and reached an altitude of 2,925 feet - much higher than what the air traffic controller advised. 

The NTSB report issued Thursday night provides a timeline for the Dec. 29 crash, but does not indicate why the Cessna Citation 525 suddenly lost altitude and crashed just one minute after takeoff.

 Data shows that the plane then began descending at a rapid pace as the tower lost communication. The final data point was entered at 10:57:52 p.m. about two miles northwest of Burke.

The city of Cleveland released video showing a plane at Burke Lakefront Airport moments before it crashed into Lake Erie.