A aircraft carrying six folks crashed in an open area close to Copake, N.Y., Saturday, based on the Federal Aviation Administration.
A minimum of one particular person was killed, Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore stated in a press convention Saturday afternoon however couldn’t specify what number of different passengers survived.
The aircraft didn’t hit any buildings on the best way down, Salvatore advised reporters, and the crash website is tough to entry due to muddy situations. It was unclear as of Saturday what had brought on the aircraft to crash, Salvatore stated.
Officers from the sheriff’s workplace, New York State Police, and an area fireplace division assisted after a 911 name got here in round midday.
The Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 was flying to the Columbia County Airport in Hudson, N.Y., the FAA famous.
Information from the monitoring website FlightAware reveals the identical mannequin aircraft take off from Westchester County Airport simply after 11:30 a.m., with a 12:06 p.m. scheduled touchdown time. The flight path stops wanting the airport after turning east.
The Nationwide Transportation Security Board will lead the investigation and have a group arrive Saturday night.
