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Officials Ground Airline That Crashed, Killing Popular Westchester Family Officials Ground Airline That Crashed, Killing Popular Westchester Family
Officials Ground Airline That Crashed, Killing Popular Westchester Family The Costa Rican charter company that operated the plane that killed a popular Scarsdale family in Costa Rica on New Year’s Eve has had its services suspended by aviation officials in South America. Nature Air has been grounded, with its operations suspended until further notice by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation in Costa Rica, following the holiday crash that took the lives of 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their teenage sons, Matthew, William and Zachary of Scarsdale. A single-engine Cessna plane crashed into a mountain in the province of Guanacaste …

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Travel Company Investigating Plane Crash That Killed Westchester Family Travel Company Investigating Plane Crash That Killed Westchester Family
Travel Company Investigating Plane Crash That Killed Westchester Family The travel company that organized the Costa Rica trip that ended with a fatal New Year’s Eve plane crash that took the lives of 12 - including a prominent Scarsdale family - is working with authorities to “understand the cause of the crash.” A single-engine Cessna plane crashed into a mountain in the province of Guanacaste while en route to Punita Islita, a beach resort on the Pacific coast, claiming the lives of the 10 passengers a pilot and tour guide, according to officials. Among those passengers were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their teenage sons, Matthe…

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by Zak Failla
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Community Mourns Loss Of Prominent Scarsdale Family In Costa Rica Crash Community Mourns Loss Of Prominent Scarsdale Family In Costa Rica Crash
Community Mourns Loss Of Prominent Scarsdale Family In Costa Rica Crash WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - The Scarsdale community is mourning the loss of the Steinberg family, who were among a dozen Americans killed in a New Year’s Eve plane crash in Costa Rica. A single-engine Cessna plane crashed into a mountain in the province of Guanacaste while en route to Punita Islita, a beach resort on the Pacific coast, claiming the lives of the 10 passengers and two pilots, according to officials. Among those passengers were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their teenage sons, Matthew, William and Zachary of Scarsdale. Bruce Steinberg and his wife…

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10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Westchester Family 10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Westchester Family
10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Westchester Family The 10th American fatality in a crash that claimed the lives of 12, including all five members of a Westchester family on Sunday afternoon in northwestern Costa Rica has been identified. The final U.S. citizen killed was Amanda Geissler, a trip leader of the Backroads Active Travel Company, said company spokeswoman Liz Einbinder. Geissler, a Utah native, was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The 33-year-old Geissler had been working with Backroads since May. The five victims from the Scarsdale family were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Second US Family ID'd In Crash That Killed Five From Westchester Second US Family ID'd In Crash That Killed Five From Westchester
Second US Family ID'd In Crash That Killed Five From Westchester Click here for an updated story: 10th US Victim ID'd In Crash That Killed Five Members Of Westchester Family A second United States family has been identified as victims of a charter plane crash that claimed the lives of 12, including all five members of a Westchester family, on Sunday afternoon in northwestern Costa Rica. The five victims from the Scarsdale family were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their sons: Matthew, 13, William, 18, and Zachary, 19. William was a student at the University of Pennsylvania and Zachary was a student at Johns Hopkins Universit…

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New Info, ID Of Pilot Released After Crash That Killed Westchester Family New Info, ID Of Pilot Released After Crash That Killed Westchester Family
New Info, ID Of Pilot Released After Crash That Killed Westchester Family Click here for an updated story: Second US Family ID'd In Crash That Killed Five From Westchester New information, including the identity of the pilot, has emerged after a charter plane crash that claimed the lives of 12, including all five members of a Westchester family, on Sunday afternoon in northwestern Costa Rica. The five victims from the Scarsdale family were 50-year-old Bruce Steinberg, 51-year-old Irene Steinberg and their teenage sons, Matthew, William and Zachary. The five other passengers killed were also American citizens. Their names have not yet been released by the State…

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by Joe Lombardi