New York, 20 Jan. A small plane with two occupants on board that crashed on Thursday afternoon near Westchester County, in the state of New York, due to a mechanical problem, was found last night, as well as the bodies of its two occupants. , reported the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The plane, a single-engine Beechcraft A36, had taken off from New York’s JFK Airport bound for Idaho at 5:00 p.m. local time on Thursday (22:00 GMT), and half an hour later the pilot contacted the White Plains airport runway, in upstate to report engine trouble.
Immediately afterwards, its trace was lost, and it is estimated that it crashed around 6:15 p.m. -when it was already dark-, according to FAA sources.
The device has six seats, but only the pilot and one passenger were flying, and after an intense search operation the aircraft was found in a wooded area near the Westchester airport, according to data provided by the FAA.
The plane was heading to the Cuyahoga County airport, south of Cleveland (Ohio) and although the names of the victims have not been revealed, according to ABC channel 7, they are two members of the Jewish community. from Cleveland. EFE
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