Authorities stated a small airplane that disappeared after leaving New York’s John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport Thursday night crashed earlier than reaching its vacation spot.
Officers stated the single-engine Beechcraft A36 was discovered close to Rye Lake in White Plains, New York, positioned adjoining to the Westchester County Airport (HPN), following a large search-and-rescue operation, in keeping with Cleveland 19 Information.
Its two occupants — a pilot and a passenger — had been deceased, native station News12 reported.
The airplane was heading to the Cuyahoga County Airport in Richmond Heights, Ohio, however its pilot reported having engine hassle a couple of mile away from the Westchester County Airport round 6:15 p.m., Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson Elizabeth Isham Cory stated.
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Airplanes are seen parked on the apron of John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York, the USA, Jan. 3, 2022.
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The Westchester County Airport is roughly 39 miles north of JFK.
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Westchester police spokesperson Kieran O’Leary stated air site visitors controllers had been conscious the airplane was approaching the White Plains airport after the pilot had radioed them however the pilot then went silent.
O’Leary stated later {that a} search was underway to find out what occurred with the airplane.
A terminal on the John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York Metropolis.
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Division of Transportation signal outdoors the Orville Wright Constructing.
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Emergency responders together with Westchester police and firefighters initially searched by way of close by woods and a reservoir, O’Leary stated.
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News12 reported personnel searched by foot within the wooded areas close by dive groups and boats searched the water.
The FAA and the Nationwide Transportation Security Board are investigating the crash.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
