GMCS Editorial: This is the third loss of a construction executive
in the Washington DC metropolitan area in just several months. Keeping the Couch family and the entire Rand
Construction Corporation in our thoughts and prayers during this troubling time.
Jon Couch, president of Rand Construction Corp., was
killed about 5 p.m. Friday in a plane crash at the Virginia International
Raceway in Alton in southern Virginia, state police confirmed.
Couch, 46, was piloting the propeller plane, a T-28C
Trojan Navy trainer, according to media reports. His mother, Frances Gene
Couch, 72, was a passenger and was also killed. No one was hurt on the ground.
The crash apparently came as Couch was attempting some
acrobatic maneuvers, witnesses said. Couch, known for his love of extreme
sports, owned a motorcycle racing team called TOBC Racing that was preparing
for a weekend event at the raceway.
Couch, a resident of Annapolis, oversaw day-to-day
operations at Rand, a general contractor founded by local business leader Linda
Rabbitt. He had been with the company for more than 18 years. Read his bio on
the company's website here. The D.C.-based company reports more than $263
million in revenue.
Click here for RoadRacingWorld.com's coverage of the
incident and a picture of Couch with his mother.
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal
Aviation Administration are investigating the crash.
Source: Washington
Business journal
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