Confidential Settlement for Families of Helicopter Pilots Killed in Midair Collision with Sen. Heinz's Plane Jim Mundy, Roy DeCaro and Nathan Ploener represented the families of the two helicopter pilots killed when the plane ferrying Sen. John Heinz banked into and struck the helicopter. The helicopter pilots were trying to assist the plane's pilot in determining whether its landing gear had deployed. Aided by expert analysis and reconstruction, the Raynes McCarty team secured a confidential recovery approved by the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas.