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The Independent
a day ago
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- The Independent
Pilot lands small plane in Long Island Sound, calls 911 to report location before rescue
The pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to land it safely in the cool, choppy waters of Long Island Sound off Connecticut and called 911 to provide his precise coordinates before the aircraft sank, authorities said Monday. The Coast Guard pulled two people wearing lifejackets from the water shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, about a half-hour after the plane went down a few miles (kilometers) off the coast of Branford, Connecticut, officials said. The survivors were treated for minor injuries and hypothermia symptoms, and brought to a hospital, the Branford Fire Department said. 'We arrived shortly after the Coast Guard,' Branford Fire Chief Thomas Mahoney said. 'The Coast Guard did a great job in responding to the area, retrieving the people out of the water before things got worse. And the pilot obviously did a really good job of landing the plane in choppy seas. Those outcomes don't always come out as well as this did.' The water temperature at the time was about 60 degrees F (15.6 degrees C), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mahoney said the seas were a choppy 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters). The single-engine Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six took off from Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Connecticut, shortly before 10:14 a.m. and was in the air for about 12 minutes when it went down, according to the flight-tracking company FlightAware. About 10 minutes into the flight, the pilot declared an emergency and contacted air traffic controllers in New York, who directed them to try to land about 8 miles (13 kilometers) away at Tweed-New Haven Airport, according to Andrew King, a spokesperson for Avports, which manages Tweed-New Haven. Tweed-New Haven officials prepared a runway for a possible emergency landing. But air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane, King said. Mahoney said after the plane went into the water, the pilot used a cellphone to call 911 and report his plane crashed into Long Island Sound and was taking on water. The aircraft was completely submerged when rescuers arrived. State and federal records indicate the plane is owned by a limited-liability company based in Newtown, Connecticut, and the company's principal is James Edwards. Edwards declined to comment Monday. The crash occurred near Outer Island, an archipelago of about two dozen islands off the Connecticut coast. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was waiting for the recovery of the aircraft to determine the level of damage before deciding whether an NTSB investigation is warranted.
Associated Press
a day ago
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- Associated Press
Pilot lands small plane in Long Island Sound, calls 911 to report location before rescue
The pilot of a small plane that was about to crash managed to land it safely in the cool, choppy waters of Long Island Sound off Connecticut and called 911 to provide his precise coordinates before the aircraft sank, authorities said Monday. The Coast Guard pulled two people wearing lifejackets from the water shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday, about a half-hour after the plane went down a few miles (kilometers) off the coast of Branford, Connecticut, officials said. The survivors were treated for minor injuries and hypothermia symptoms, and brought to a hospital, the Branford Fire Department said. 'We arrived shortly after the Coast Guard,' Branford Fire Chief Thomas Mahoney said. 'The Coast Guard did a great job in responding to the area, retrieving the people out of the water before things got worse. And the pilot obviously did a really good job of landing the plane in choppy seas. Those outcomes don't always come out as well as this did.' The water temperature at the time was about 60 degrees F (15.6 degrees C), according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Mahoney said the seas were a choppy 3 to 6 feet (1 to 2 meters). The single-engine Piper PA-32-300 Cherokee Six took off from Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, Connecticut, shortly before 10:14 a.m. and was in the air for about 12 minutes when it went down, according to the flight-tracking company FlightAware. About 10 minutes into the flight, the pilot declared an emergency and contacted air traffic controllers in New York, who directed them to try to land about 8 miles (13 kilometers) away at Tweed-New Haven Airport, according to Andrew King, a spokesperson for Avports, which manages Tweed-New Haven. Tweed-New Haven officials prepared a runway for a possible emergency landing. But air traffic controllers lost contact with the plane, King said. Mahoney said after the plane went into the water, the pilot used a cellphone to call 911 and report his plane crashed into Long Island Sound and was taking on water. The aircraft was completely submerged when rescuers arrived. State and federal records indicate the plane is owned by a limited-liability company based in Newtown, Connecticut, and the company's principal is James Edwards. Edwards declined to comment Monday. The crash occurred near Outer Island, an archipelago of about two dozen islands off the Connecticut coast. The National Transportation Safety Board said it was waiting for the recovery of the aircraft to determine the level of damage before deciding whether an NTSB investigation is warranted.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Two people rescued from small plane crash in Long Island Sound
June 1 (UPI) -- Crews rescued two people aboard a small plane that crashed into Long Island Sound Sunday near a Connecticut airport, according to the FAA and U.S. Coast Guard. The Piper PA-32 plane went down about 10:30 a.m. south of the Tweed New Haven Airport in New Haven, a statement from the FAA said. "The two persons onboard the aircraft were rescued and in stable condition," the Coast Guard said in a statement, according to ABC News. The Coast Guard dispatched a 45-foot New Haven-based rescue boat to the scene after the Sector Long Island Sound Command Center received notification of the incident from the air traffic control tower that the plane had gone down near the Thimble Islands close to Branford, Ct. The rescued passengers were taken to the Stony Creek Pier in Branford, the Coast Guard said. The FAA is investigating the incident.
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Coast Guard rescues 2 after small plane declares emergency, crashes near Connecticut airport
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people from the water after a small plane crashed Sunday into an island near Branford, Connecticut. A Piper PA-32 carrying two people crashed into Long Island Sound, south of Tweed New Haven Airport, just before 10:30 a.m., after declaring an emergency while in communication with New York Air Traffic Control, according to statements from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and airport officials. The aircraft was traveling from the Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Bridgeport to an unspecified destination, according to officials. Sport Fishing Boat Violently Crashes Into Meschutt Beach Jetty, Injuring Four It was about eight miles from Tweed New Haven Airport when it was redirected there for an emergency landing. The airport's control tower and ground personnel "immediately activated" its emergency response protocols and notified relevant authorities, but a short time later the plane was reported down in the water, according to airport officials. Read On The Fox News App The U.S. Coast Guard said its crews rescued the two people on board, who were both in stable condition. They were taken to the Stony Creek Pier for EMS support, and later brought to a local hospital for evaluation of injuries that were not life-threatening, according to a statement from the Branford Police Department. "We are deeply relieved that both individuals were safely recovered and extend our sincere gratitude to all federal, state, and local responders for their swift and coordinated response," the airport wrote in a statement posted to X. Small Plane Hit Power Lines Before Deadly San Diego Crash, Ntsb Confirms FAA records show the plane was registered to an owner from Newtown, Connecticut. The names of the owner and the occupants have not yet been released. The FAA is article source: Coast Guard rescues 2 after small plane declares emergency, crashes near Connecticut airport
Yahoo
2 days ago
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- Yahoo
Coast Guard rescues 2 after small plane plunges into Long Island Sound
Two people were rescued after their small plane plummeted into Long Island Sound on Sunday morning, authorities said — adding that both were in stable condition after the harrowing descent. 'At approximately 10:24 a.m. local time, the pilot of aircraft N2242Z, a Piper PA-32 with two souls onboard, declared an emergency while in communication with New York Air Traffic Control,' Tweed New Haven Airport said in a statement. The plane had taken off from Bridgeport, Conn., 'to an unspecified destination' and was about 8 miles from Tweed when air traffic controllers redirected it there for an emergency landing, the airport said, adding, 'Shortly thereafter, the aircraft was reported down in Long Island Sound off the coast of Branford.' It went down southeast of the Thimble Islands, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Rescuers from the New Haven Coast Guard Station sped to the scene in a 45-foot boat and plucked the survivors from the water, CBS News reported. The two had minor injuries and were taken to Yale New Haven Hospital, according to News12 New York. The Federal Aviation Administration said it was investigating. Responders did not publicly identify the two occupants, but the air traffic monitoring website FlightAware noted the registered owner of the fixed-wing, single-engine aircraft had a Newtown, Conn., address. 'We are deeply relieved that both individuals were safely recovered and extend our sincere gratitude to all federal, state, and local responders for their swift and coordinated response,' Tweed said.
