Piper Aerostar Crashes After Takeoff in Northern New York, Killing 3
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Updated · WCAX · Jul 14
Piper Aerostar Crashes After Takeoff in Northern New York, Killing 3
3 articles · Updated · WCAX · Jul 14
Summary
Three people died after a twin-engine Piper Aerostar crashed during takeoff late Monday from Adirondack Regional Airport near Saranac Lake, with the wreckage found in a wooded area along the Adirondack Rail Trail.
State police said the plane departed just after 10:30 p.m., lost communication soon after, and was reported down around 11:15 p.m.; search crews found it destroyed by impact and a post-crash fire.
The FAA said the dead were the pilot and two passengers aboard the aircraft, which FlightAware data linked to Jasper Air LLC of Ocean City, New Jersey.
The NTSB has recovered the plane and is investigating the cause, while authorities have not released the victims' identities.
A section of the Adirondack Rail Trail between McMaster Road and Route 186 remained closed Tuesday afternoon, forcing walkers and bikers onto a roughly five-mile detour.