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Richard Parker
Mike Huber, graduate of the Class of 71 and his two daughters die in a plane crash
So very sorry to report (thanks for the heads up Rob Williams) that Mike Huber of the Class of 71 died in a private plane crash yesterday. The crash took the live of his two daughters and himself as reported in the Palm Beach Post
Channel 47 TV Report
http://video.palmbeachpost.com?freewheel=90068&sitesection=palmbeachpost_nws_us_sty_vmppap&VID=25426582
 Palm Beach Post
Michael Huber, 60, Tess Huber, 20, and Abigail Huber, 17, were on a Cessna 310 that took off from St. Lucie County International Airport in Fort Pierce. The plane was headed to Jacksonville Executive Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office was notified around 6:30 p.m. that the plane crashed in the backyard of 1746 Nettington Court Drive in Sutton Lakes. The plane crashed on the edge of a retention pond and, when located, was underwater. Three people were on the plane, sheriff’s spokeswoman Melissa Bujeda said at a news conference Sunday night. It’s not yet known when the plane took off from Port St. Lucie.
Tess Huber, a graduate of Lincoln Park High School, was a sophomore at the University of North Florida where she was a member of the golf team.
“She was passionate about her golf, very studious. But she always had a smile on her face. She was always looking out for her teammates,” said Brian Morgan, UNF’s athletic director. “She was a big important member of this squad, of this family.”
Morgan said the Hubers regularly flew back and forth between Port St. Lucie and Jacksonville when Tess Huber wanted to come home for a weekend. This time, Tess Huber was returning to school for exams and a fundraiser for the golf team scheduled for today. The fundraiser has since turned into a memorial, Morgan said.
Michael Huber, a golf coach at Lincoln Park High, was a dentist and certified private pilot. A woman who answered the phone at Huber’s Fort Pierce dentistry office declined to comment.
The sheriff’s office dive team found two of the victims soon after the crash. The third wasn’t found until later that night.
Someone on the plane called the tower saying they couldn’t see the runway. The pilot was told to fly around. The plane started registering a low altitude and then crashed. At the time, there was a 3-mile visibility.
A person living in the Nettington Court Drive home saw the plane coming in and feared it was going to hit his house, Bujeda said.
There was no damage to any nearby homes.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA are investigating the crash. The cause of death for the three on board will be released by the sheriff’s office.
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