Crash Kills Contractor; Olympics Designer Dies Suddenly

摘要

James P. "Floyd" Johnston, 72, founder-owner of Floyd Johnston Construction Co., a Clovis, Calif., pipeline contractor, died in a Jan. 6 plane crash near Porterville, Calif. He was flying a single-engine Beechcraft on a private outing. An online obituary said the plane broke up in flight. An employee, Jacob Curiel, age 28, was also killed. The NTSB said the debris path was more than a half-mile long, with "the cabin separated into several sections that were scattered throughout the center" of the field.