<p>A fifth victim of last week’s plane crash in Michigan has died.</p>
<p>Franklin resident and co-pilot Joel Beavins has died, according to an obituary placed in the Daily Journal and a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Wednesday. The Clinton County (Michigan) Sheriff’s Office reported his condition was unclear earlier this week.</p>
<p>He died on Sunday at a Lansing-area hospital, according to the obituary.</p>
<p>A service in honor of Joel’s life is scheduled for 6 p.m. today at Grace United Methodist Church, 1300 East Adams Drive, Franklin. It is open to the public.</p>
<p>Three other Johnson County residents died Oct. 3 when a plane from Greenwood crashed within yards of the Capital Region International Airport in Lansing: John Lowe, of Greenwood, who chartered the plane to take employees of The Engineering Collaborative and a contractor to a site visit in Michigan; Neil Sego, of Trafalgar, also an employee of the engineering firm; and Tim Clark, of Franklin, one of two pilots on board.</p>
<p>Plainfield resident Zechariah Bennett also died last weekend.</p>
<p>There is one survivor. Aaron Blackford, of Frankton, was upgraded to critical but stable condition.</p>
<p>The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating the cause of the crash, an agency spokesperson said Wednesday.</p>
