Former Carthage, Neosho residents among four killed in plane crash

 James Moffatt, 60, his wife Leasa Moffatt, and their two sons, William Moffatt, 28, and Andrew Moffatt, 31, were killed in a plane crash Friday near the Union County Airport in South Carolina.

James Moffatt, a Neosho High School graduate, was a decorated soldier, aerospace engineer and a payload and flight crew specialist contributing to 14 space shuttle launches at NASA.

Leasa Moffatt was a Carthage High School graduate was a first and second grade learning coach at Valley Leadership Academy.

Andrew Moffatt was a research scientist and engineer at University of Alabama-Huntsville and William Moffatt worked in information technology and cloud security.

The family was returning to its Huntsville home. The cause of the crash has not been determined. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.