Maine Authorities Officially Release Final Names Of Victims Of January Jet Crash At Bangor International Airport

Maine authorities have finally released the identities of the last two victims of a plane crash that took place on runway 33 of Bangor International Airport last month.

The FAA and NTSB were called to investigate after a small, privately owned jet based out of Houston, Texas, crashed in the middle of a major snowstorm on January 25th, killing all six people on board.

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Although television stations in the Houston area had confirmed many of the identities via family members, just days after the crash took place, official word from the office of Maine's Chief Medical Examiner only started to come out this week.

Four of the victims, 46-year-old Houston lawyer Tara Arnold, 34-year-old Hawaiian wine expert Shelby Kuyawa, and two Texas-based pilots, 33-year-old Jorden Reidel and 47-year-old Jacob Hosmer, were all positively identified on Tuesday, February 3rd.

Authorities released the names of the final two crash victims, based on the official reports, on Thursday afternoon, according to the Bangor Police Department's Sgt. Jeremy Brock.

"The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) has positively identifiedthe
final two victims of the crash that occurred at Bangor International Airport on January 25, 2026. The crash victims that have been identified are:  Shawna Collins, 53, of Texas
Nick Mastrascusa, 43, of Hawaii."

It's believed that Mastracusa was a Chef and Collins a party planner for a high-end vacation company called "Beyond" run by Tara Arnold, who also died in the crash.

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The flight, which had landed in Bangor from Houston to refuel and de-ice, was supposed to be heading for Paris, France. Instead, the plane flipped over on the runway during the storm and immediately caught fire, leading to the death of all passengers and crew.

Investigators with the NTSB and the FAA arrived later, delayed by the bad weather. As a result, the wreckage, including the plane and the bodies of the victims, had to be preserved until the feds could get there, and had to remain on the runway, which caused the airport to close until Thursday at noon.

Investigators stayed well into the next weekend to collect evidence and form their reports.

While initial details have started to come out, it could take a year or two before the final determinations are made as to what caused the fatal crash.