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Yahoo
10-05-2025
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- Yahoo
Photos reveal mangled wreckage of private plane that crashed in upstate NY, killing family of doctors, athletes
Newly released photos revealed the mangled remains of a private plane that crashed in a muddy field in upstate New York over the weekend, killing a family of doctors and high-achieving student athletes. Horrifying aerial images show the small Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 scattered in pieces across a field in Copake, where it crashed Saturday afternoon while taking six people to the Catskills to celebrate a birthday and Passover. Other images show National Transportation Safety Board officers surveying the smashed-up aircraft. The Groff family — neuroscientist father Michael Groff, urologist mother Joy Saini, their MIT-grad daughter Karenna and her boyfriend James Sontoro — were all killed Saturday when the plane crashed into the ground. Their son, Jared Groff, and his partner, Alexia Couyutas Duarte, were also killed in the crash. A third child of the Massachusetts couple, daughter Anika, was not on the plane. 'They were a wonderful family,' the father of James, John Sontoro, said. 'The world lost a lot of very good people who were going to do a lot of good for the world if they had the opportunity. We're all personally devastated.' His son was also an MIT graduate and worked in finance, while Karenna was studying medicine at New York University after being named the NCAA woman of the year in 2022 for her soccer and academic achievements at MIT. The pair were planning to get engaged in the summer. Dr. Groff was an associate professor at Harvard Medical School and also served as executive director of neuroscience at Rochester Regional Health, the Times Union reported. He was also an experienced pilot. 'We are devastated by the loss of our beloved family members,' a statement from the surviving family read. 'We will remember them as the six brilliant, dynamic, and loving people that they were.' The family departed from a White Plains airport Saturday morning and was due to land at the Columbia County Airport around noon, but the plane missed its approach. While the pilot requested directions for a second attempt from air traffic controllers, the tower indicated a 'low altitude alert' and lost contact with the plane. Within moments, the small plane crashed in the field, National Transportation Safety Board investigator Albert Nixon said at a press conference Sunday. The federal agency is continuing to investigate the accident.
New York Post
10-05-2025
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- New York Post
Investigators outline final moments of upstate New York plane crash that killed former college soccer star and family
Federal investigators are outlining the final moments of a plane crash last month in upstate New York that killed a family from Massachusetts heading to the Catskills to celebrate a birthday and the Passover holiday. The victims of the April 12 crash in Copake, New York, included Karenna Groff, a former MIT soccer player named the 2022 NCAA woman of the year; her physician parents, Dr. Michael Groff and Dr. Joy Saini; her brother, Jared Groff, and his partner, Alexia Couyutas Duarte; and Karenna Groff's boyfriend, James Santoro. The National Transportation Safety Board, in a preliminary report issued Friday, said the private plane departed Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, at around 11:30 a.m. heading north to Columbia County Airport in Hudson. 6 Officials search through the site of a deadly plane crash in Copake, New York on April 13, 2025. NTSB 6 An aerial picture captured the site of the Mitsubishi MU2B airplane crash on April 12, 2025. NTSB 6 Dr. Michael Groff, Karenna Groff, Dr. Jooy Saini, and James Santoro were identified as the victims of the crash. AP Piloted by Michael Groff, the plane had left the Boston suburbs early Saturday morning, picking up Karenna Groff and Santoro in White Plains before making the short trip to the Catskills to celebrate Karenna Goff's 25th birthday. But at about 11:57 a.m., Michael Groff informed air traffic control that he'd missed the initial approach to the runway at Columbia County Airport, according to the report. The controller then gave him new instructions for the landing, which Groff acknowledged a little after 12 p.m. 6 Alexia Couyutas Duarte, one of the victims of the crash, poses with her family after her graduation from Swarthmore College. AP 6 Debris from the plane crash pile up in the field in upstate New York. NTSB About a minute later, though, the controller warned Groff the plane was flying at a low altitude, the report states. The pilot never responded, and, despite multiple warnings, air traffic control received no further radio transmissions from the plane until radar contact was eventually lost. The Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 crashed in snow covered terrain roughly 10 miles south of the airport. Investigators didn't provide an exact cause of the crash in the preliminary report. 6 The crash site in relation to Columbia County Airport and the New York-Massachusetts border. Mike Guillen/NY Post Design But they noted that all major components of the aircraft found within a 150-foot debris field and that no significant weather advisories were in effect in the region at the time of the crash. NTSB officials have previously said overcast conditions may have impacted the pilot's visibility and that an initial investigation had not turned up any issues with the aircraft.
Boston Globe
09-05-2025
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- Boston Globe
Preliminary report released in connection to fatal air crash that killed Karenna Groff, family
Piloted by Michael Groff, the plane had left the Boston suburbs early Saturday morning, picking up Karenna Groff and Santoro in White Plains before making the short trip to the Catskills to celebrate Karenna Groff's 25th birthday. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Related : Advertisement But at about 11:57 a.m., Michael Groff informed air traffic control that he'd missed the initial approach to the runway at Columbia County Airport, according to the report. The controller then gave him new instructions for the landing, which Groff acknowledged a little after 12 p.m. About a minute later, though, the controller warned Groff the plane was flying at a low altitude, the report states. The pilot never responded, and, despite multiple warnings, air traffic control received no further radio transmissions from the plane until radar contact was eventually lost. The Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 crashed in snow covered terrain roughly 10 miles south of the airport. Advertisement Investigators didn't provide an exact cause of the crash in the preliminary report, but they noted that all major components of the aircraft were found within a 150-foot debris field and that no significant weather advisories were in effect in the region at the time of the crash. NTSB officials have previously said overcast conditions may have impacted the pilot's visibility and that an initial investigation had not turned up any issues with the aircraft.
Yahoo
13-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Plane crash kills at least 1 person in upstate New York, authorities say
A plane carrying six people crashed in an open field near Copake, N.Y., Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. At least one person was killed, Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore said in a press conference Saturday afternoon but could not specify how many other passengers plane did not hit any structures on the way down, Salvatore told reporters, and the crash site is difficult to access because of muddy conditions. It was unclear as of Saturday what had caused the plane to crash, Salvatore said. Officials from the sheriff's office, New York State Police, and a local fire department assisted after a 911 call came in around noon. The Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 was flying to the Columbia County Airport in Hudson, N.Y., the FAA from the tracking site FlightAware shows the same model plane take off from Westchester County Airport just after 11:30 a.m., with a 12:06 p.m. scheduled landing time. The flight path stops short of the airport after turning east. The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation and have a team arrive Saturday evening. Girls growing the game of hockey with pros cheering them on How Health and Human Safety Department cuts could affect your health Trump exempts smartphones, computers from most tariffs, a relief for corporate giants
CBS News
13-04-2025
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- CBS News
Plane crash kills at least 1 person in upstate New York, authorities say
A plane carrying six people crashed in an open field near Copake, N.Y., Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. At least one person was killed, Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore said in a press conference Saturday afternoon but could not specify how many other passengers survived. The plane did not hit any structures on the way down, Salvatore told reporters, and the crash site is difficult to access because of muddy conditions. It was unclear as of Saturday what had caused the plane to crash, Salvatore said. Officials from the sheriff's office, New York State Police, and a local fire department assisted after a 911 call came in around noon. The Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 was flying to the Columbia County Airport in Hudson, N.Y., the FAA noted. Data from the tracking site FlightAware shows the same model plane take off from Westchester County Airport just after 11:30 a.m., with a 12:06 p.m. scheduled landing time. The flight path stops short of the airport after turning east. The National Transportation Safety Board will lead the investigation and have a team arrive Saturday evening.
