A New York man died after a small aircraft crashed within the median of Interstate 684 in Greenwich, close to the New York border, on Thursday night time and the pilot suffered minor accidents, in keeping with Connecticut state police.
State troopers responded to the freeway, between exits 2 and three, round 7:54 p.m. and so they discovered a pilot and one passenger on the plane.
The only-engine aircraft was attempting to land at Westchester County Airport after the engine failed, however didn’t make it and crashed onto the freeway, in keeping with the Nationwide Transportation Security Board (NTSB).
The passenger, 32-year-old Jacob Yankele Friedman, of Monsey, New York, died on the scene, state police stated.
The pilot, a 26-year-old resident of Linden, New Jersey, was taken to a hospital in New York to be handled for minor accidents.
New York State Police, police from Westchester County, New York and crews from space fireplace departments responded and helped Connecticut State Police shut down each side of I-684 4 round seven hours whereas the investigation was completed.
The Federal Aviation Administration, NTSB, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Connecticut Airport Authority have been all notified and the NTSB is investigating the crash.
