Authorities have identified a pilot killed in a Wednesday night plane crash. Only the pilot was on board when a small plane crashed in rural Harlan Township around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. Investigators said that a Piper Cherokee Arrow, piloted by Elio Abiakel, 42, of Mason, crashed into a wooded area off of Morrow-Rossburg Road near State Route 132. Officials said the aircraft was traveling from Oklahoma to an airport in Clermont County when it crashed. Abiakel was pronounced dead at the scene by the Warren County Sheriff's Office. He was the only person on board. The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the National Transportation Safety Board.

Authorities have identified a pilot killed in a Wednesday night plane crash.

Only the pilot was on board when a small plane crashed in rural Harlan Township around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, officials said.


Investigators said that a Piper Cherokee Arrow, piloted by Elio Abiakel, 42, of Mason, crashed into a wooded area off of Morrow-Rossburg Road near State Route 132.

Officials said the aircraft was traveling from Oklahoma to an airport in Clermont County when it crashed.

Abiakel was pronounced dead at the scene by the Warren County Sheriff's Office. He was the only person on board.

The crash remains under investigation by the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the National Transportation Safety Board.