Piper Crash in Upstate NY Kills Three

[Matt Molnar]

FAA: 3 Believed Dead In Small Plane Crash In NY
A small plane plunged into the Mohawk River in eastern New York with three people aboard Sunday, and none was believed to have survived after the aircraft sank in 30 feet of water, a Federal Aviation Administration spokesman said.

The Piper Cherokee went down near Scotia around 2:30 p.m., shortly after taking off from the nearby Mohawk Valley Airport, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said. Scotia is about 20 miles northwest of Albany.

Two aboard the plane were found dead and authorities were still searching Sunday night for the third person, Peters said. The FAA did not have the identities of those on board or their destination. State police, who were leading the emergency response, had no immediate information. [Full Article]

[SmAlbany]

I was sorry to hear about this crash yesterday. I drive by that field frequently. It's a small grass field along the river that is pretty much only used by a skydiving group.