Two individuals had been killed when a single-engine airplane crashed within the northern New York Metropolis suburb of Westchester County Thursday night, CBS New York’s Dick Brennan reviews.
The only-engine airplane took off from John F. Kennedy Worldwide Airport at 4:58 p.m. heading for Cuyahoga Airport in Richmond Heights, Ohio, authorities mentioned.
Based on the FAA, the single-engine Beechcraft A36 was about mile away from Westchester County Airport in White Plains when the pilot reported engine issues, telling the tower he was low on oil strain.
Shortly afterwards, the tower misplaced radio contact with the airplane.
County officers mentioned the airplane was discovered late Thursday night time in timber close to a lake near the airport. The our bodies of the 2 individuals who had been on board had been discovered as properly, the officers mentioned.
CBS New York spoke to the proprietor of the airplane, who runs Daviation, an organization in Willoughby, Ohio. He mentioned the individuals on board dwell within the Cleveland space and had been skilled pilots. He mentioned he is devastated by the information.
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