Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Katz killed in Massachusetts plane crash

01/06/2014 - 14:33

(Reuters) - The co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper, Lewis Katz, was killed in the weekend crash of a private jet in Massachusetts, the daily said on its website on Sunday.

Katz, 72, was one of seven people aboard the plane that burst into flame as it taking off on Saturday night at Hanscom Field near Boston, it said.

(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Mark Heinrich)