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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…

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by Valerie Musson
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High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash
High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash Click here for an updated story: Teacher, Attorney From Area Killed In Plane Crash Were In Long-Distance Relationship A high-profile attorney based in Fairfield County and a female teacher were identified Tuesday as the final victims of the small-plane crash that killed three people on Saturday. The pilot of the small plane with three aboard that crashed in the waters off the Hamptons late Saturday morning had been identified on Monday as 41-year-old Munidat "Raj" Persaud, the owner of a Danbury flight training company. The other two victims were 53-year-old Richard Terbrusch, a …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Fatal Crash Pilot ID'd As Owner Of Danbury Flight Training Company; Two Other Bodies Recovered Fatal Crash Pilot ID'd As Owner Of Danbury Flight Training Company; Two Other Bodies Recovered
Fatal Crash Pilot ID'd As Owner Of Danbury Flight Training Company; Two Other Bodies Recovered Click here for an updated story: High-Profile Attorney, HS Teacher ID'd As Remaining Victims In Fatal Plane Crash The pilot of the small plane with three aboard that crashed in the waters off the Hamptons late Saturday morning has been identified as the owner of a Danbury flight training company and the two other bodies have now been recovered. The first body recovered was that of pilot Munidat "Raj" Persaud, 41, of Waterbury, who is also the owner of the plane, state police said. The two other bodies recovered were an adult female and an adult male, but the identity of both vi…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Plane That Crashed With Three Aboard Took Off From Danbury Airport Plane That Crashed With Three Aboard Took Off From Danbury Airport
Plane That Crashed With Three Aboard Took Off From Danbury Airport Click here for an updated story: Fatal Crash Pilot ID'd As Owner Of Danbury Flight Training Company; Two Other Bodies Recovered The small plane with three aboard that crashed in the waters off the Hamptons late Saturday morning departed from Danbury Airport. The Coast Guard and local partner agencies are involved in an ongoing search-and-rescue mission. One body has been recovered. The identities of the deceased person and the two others who are missing have not yet been released. The aircraft, a Piper PA-34, departed from Danbury Municipal Airport for Charleston Executive Airport in So…

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by Joe Lombardi