A private plane crashed in New York’s Columbia County during a second landing attempt, resulting in no survivors. The passengers included a group of six individuals, all pulled from the wreckage with no need for hospitalization. The victims were identified as James Santoro, a recent MIT graduate, Karenna Groff, a former MIT soccer player named the 2022 NCAA woman of the year, her parents Dr. Michael Groff and Dr. Joy Saini, her brother Jared Groff, and Alexia Couyutas Duarte, Jared’s partner. The experienced pilot had aborted the initial landing attempt, lost contact with air traffic control during the second attempt, and crashed into the ground at a high speed. The conditions at the time of the crash included overcast skies and snow on the ground. The plane, a Mitsubishi MU-2B, was recently upgraded and registered to an entity owned by Dr. Michael Groff. The NTSB is investigating the crash with video footage of the incident available for review but unlikely to be released publicly. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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