Plane carrying six people crashes in upstate New York

A plane carrying six people was involved in a fatal crash in upstate New York on April 12, days after a helicopter plummeted into the Hudson River.

The Mitsubishi MU-2B was headed to Columbia County Airport in Hudson, New York, when it crashed into an open field near Copake, a small town located approximately 20 miles southeast of the airport, around 12:15 p.m. local time, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

Additional details about the number of fatalities or injuries were not immediately available.

The aircraft went down on Two Town Road near Copake and did not damage any structures, Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore said at a press conference.

The incident is currently under investigation by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office has also launched its own investigation.

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“We are actively investigating a fatal plane crash on Too Town Road in the town of Copake, New York,” Salvatore said. “We do not know what happened at this time.”

Salvatore estimated that that investigation would take a “couple of days,” noting that “accessibility was difficult” because the plane was in the middle of a muddy field.

6 killed after plane crashes into Hudson River

A Spanish family of five, including two adults and three children, and a pilot were killed when their helicopter crashed upside down into the Hudson River while on an aerial sightseeing tour of New York City.

The single-engine Bell 206 helicopter operated by sightseeing company New York Helicopter crashed shortly after 3:15 p.m. on April 10. The cause of the crash is currently under investigation.

Four were pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were taken to area hospitals where they died, officials told USA TODAY.

“Five Spaniards from the same family, three of them children, and the pilot have lost their lives,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on X. “I sympathize with the victims’ loved ones at this heartbreaking time.”

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