New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport
New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, located in the Town of …
New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport
New Details: Two Dead, Four Injured After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, which is located in the Town …
Two Dead, One Missing After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport Two Dead, One Missing After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport
Two Dead, One Missing After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, located in the Town of Union Vale…
Two Killed, One Missing After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport Two Killed, One Missing After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport
Two Killed, One Missing After Plane Crashes Into House Near Area Airport Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Two Killed, Four Injured In Plane Crash Into House Near Area Airport New details have emerged after two people were killed and four others injured when a twin-engine plane with three people aboard crashed into a two-story home near a public-access airport in the area, igniting a fire in the house. First reports of the incident in Dutchess County came at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17. The plane, identified by the FAA as a Cessna 303, departed from Orange County Airport and stopped to refuel at Sky Acres, located in the Town of Union …
Pilot From Area Who Crashed On NYC Skyscraper Wasn't Licensed To Fly In Bad Weather, FAA Says Pilot From Area Who Crashed On NYC Skyscraper Wasn't Licensed To Fly In Bad Weather, FAA Says
Pilot From Area Who Crashed On NYC Skyscraper Wasn't Licensed To Fly In Bad Weather, FAA Says The chopper pilot from the Hudson Valley who was killed in a helicopter crash while attempting to land on a Manhattan skyscraper was not licensed to be flying in the bad weather conditions, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Tim McCormack, a longtime volunteer firefighter and former fire chief in Dutchess County, was the only victim of the crash on Monday, June 10 after he took off from the 34th Street heliport and crash-landed on top of a 750-foot building in the rain and fog. Though he was an experienced pilot, the FAA said on Tuesday, June 11 that McCormack, 58, was “not i…
Glider Crashes Through Roof Of Danbury Home Glider Crashes Through Roof Of Danbury Home
Glider Crashes Through Roof Of Danbury Home A glider plane lost power and crashed through the roof of a home in Danbury, according to the City of Danbury Fire Department. The Danbury Fire Department received an alert regarding a glider plane that had crashed into a home on Golden Hill Avenue on Tuesday, June 4 around 6 p.m. Further investigation revealed that a 2016 Alisport Silent 2 Electro glider plane from Danbury Municipal Airport lost power, and the pilot conducted an emergency landing that placed the plane through the roof of the occupied residence, according to the fire department. At the time of the landing, there was report…
Limo That Crashed, Killing 20, Failed Inspection, Driver Did Not Have Proper License Limo That Crashed, Killing 20, Failed Inspection, Driver Did Not Have Proper License
Limo That Crashed, Killing 20, Failed Inspection, Driver Did Not Have Proper License The stretch limousine involved in the horrific crash that killed 20 adults over the weekend near Albany failed an inspection in September and was not supposed to be on the road, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday afternoon. The limo driver, identified as 53-year-old Scott Lisinicchia, also did not have the proper license to operate the vehicle, Cuomo told reporters at the Columbus Day Parade in New York City. Cuomo said the state is working on getting a cease-and-desist order to prevent the limousine company, Prestige Limousine, from operating until the National Transportation Safety Bo…
Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade
Upstate NY Limousine Crash That Killed 20 Nation's Deadliest In Nearly A Decade This story has been updated. State police released details at a Sunday afternoon press conference of the horrific crash involving a runaway SUV-style stretch limousine that killed 20 people outside a popular tourist stop for fall foliage season in upstate New York. It was the deadliest crash in the U.S. in nearly a decade -- on land or in the air -- since the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which took the lives of 49 people. The mass casualty crash happened just before 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Route 30 and Route 30A in the Town of Schoharie in…
20 Killed In Crash Involving Stretch Limousine, Pedestrian In Upstate NY 20 Killed In Crash Involving Stretch Limousine, Pedestrian In Upstate NY
20 Killed In Crash Involving Stretch Limousine, Pedestrian In Upstate NY This story has been updated. State police released details at a Sunday afternoon press conference of the horrific crash involving a runaway SUV-style stretch limousine that killed 20 people outside a popular tourist stop for fall foliage season in upstate New York. It was the deadliest crash in the U.S. in nearly a decade -- on land or in the air --  since the Feb. 12, 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Buffalo, which took the lives of 49 people. The mass casualty crash happened just before 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Route 30 and Route 30A in the Town of Schoharie in…
Molinaro Calls For Federal Investigation Of New TZB Project After Second Span Opening Postponed Molinaro Calls For Federal Investigation Of New TZB Project After Second Span Opening Postponed
Molinaro Calls For Federal Investigation Of New TZB Project After Second Span Opening Postponed The timing for the planned and now postponed opening of the Westchester-bound span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge was rushed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo so it would happen prior to this week's Democratic primary, the Republican candidate for governor said while calling for an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. Marc Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive, said at a news conference Sunday morning at the Tarrytown train station that "serious information has to come to my attention about the Tappan Zee Bridge, and the possible willful compromise of the public’s safety. It mu…
Wallkill Man ID'd As Passenger In Orange County Crash That Killed Pilot Wallkill Man ID'd As Passenger In Orange County Crash That Killed Pilot
Wallkill Man ID'd As Passenger In Orange County Crash That Killed Pilot The passenger has been identified in a small plane crash on Saturday morning that resulted in the death of a Westchester man. Mamaroneck resident Aaron D. Panken, 53, president of a leading Jewish seminary, died from injuries suffered when a yellow Aeronca 7AC aircraft crashed into the woods just after takeoff from Randall Airport in Middletown at around 9:30 a.m. Flight instructor Frank Riess, 65, of Wallkill sustained non-life threatening injuries. Both men were transported to Orange Regional Medical Center. Panken was pronounced deceased by hospital staff. Both the Federal Aviation Admi…
Pilot From Area Sole Survivor Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Five Pilot From Area Sole Survivor Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Five
Pilot From Area Sole Survivor Of Helicopter Crash That Killed Five A 33-year-old Fairfield County man was the pilot and sole survivor of a helicopter that crashed in the East River in Manhattan, killing five, according to multiple sources. Richard Vance of Danbury was the only person to escape the crash around 7 p.m., Sunday, as the Eurocopter AS350, he was piloting went down near 88th Street. Two were killed at the scene and the others later died at Bellevue Hospital, police officials said.  Vance told officials the crash was caused by engine failure, said the Daily News. FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro said that the five people were tightly harnessed an…