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LI Couple Dies In Connecticut Plane Crash
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(1010 WINS) NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. Two people were killed Monday morning when the small plane they were in crashed and burst into flames near Danbury Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The Cessna 182 went down at 11:30 a.m. in a wooded area about four miles north of the airport, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said.
The crash site is near both New Fairfield High School and a middle school. Both schools remained in session and no students were injured, school officials said.
Sgt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman, said the plane was heading to Long Island from Albany, N.Y.
Federal and state authorities did not release the victims' names Monday, but The News-Times of Danbury and Newsday of New York identified them as Alfred and Donna Zadow of Wading River, N.Y.
The newspapers reported that the Long Island couple were returning from a weekend trip to upstate New York.
Newsday reported on its Web site that Alfred Zadow was an air traffic controller at Farmingdale's Republic Airport, and Donna Zadow was an administrative assistant at the Brookhaven National Lab.
``I believe, 100 percent, that he and Donna decided, 'Here we go.' They knew they were going to die,'' Elizabeth Luyster, Alfred Zadow's sister, told Newsday. ``They had enough time to talk about it.''
She said her statements were based on what Connecticut authorities told the family.
``I am glad they were together when they died,'' she added. ``One without the other, they wouldn't have wanted to live.''
The pilot spoke with both Long Island and Danbury airports, and attempted to make an emergency landing in the field near the schools.
``At some point and time during the flight, the pilot reported experiencing engine and oil pressure problems,'' Vance said.
Federal investigators were called to the scene to investigate.
The plane was registered to the Gace Flying Club out of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Peters said.
Rich Raine, a member of the flying club, confirmed that the victims were a husband and wife who were members of the club, but would not give their names.
``They were very well known in the club,'' Raine told the News-Times. ``It's the first time this has happened here. We're all very upset.''
Witnesses said the plane came over the high school's softball field and looked like it was starting to circle, then clipped the top of the trees and went straight down, and became engulfed in flames on impact.
Flames reached 20 to 30 feet in the air and there was a series of small explosions, witnesses said.
(© MMV Infinity Broadcasting Corp. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. In the interest of timeliness, this story is fed directly from the ne
(1010 WINS) NEW FAIRFIELD, Conn. Two people were killed Monday morning when the small plane they were in crashed and burst into flames near Danbury Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The Cessna 182 went down at 11:30 a.m. in a wooded area about four miles north of the airport, FAA spokesman Jim Peters said.
The crash site is near both New Fairfield High School and a middle school. Both schools remained in session and no students were injured, school officials said.
Sgt. J. Paul Vance, a state police spokesman, said the plane was heading to Long Island from Albany, N.Y.
Federal and state authorities did not release the victims' names Monday, but The News-Times of Danbury and Newsday of New York identified them as Alfred and Donna Zadow of Wading River, N.Y.
The newspapers reported that the Long Island couple were returning from a weekend trip to upstate New York.
Newsday reported on its Web site that Alfred Zadow was an air traffic controller at Farmingdale's Republic Airport, and Donna Zadow was an administrative assistant at the Brookhaven National Lab.
``I believe, 100 percent, that he and Donna decided, 'Here we go.' They knew they were going to die,'' Elizabeth Luyster, Alfred Zadow's sister, told Newsday. ``They had enough time to talk about it.''
She said her statements were based on what Connecticut authorities told the family.
``I am glad they were together when they died,'' she added. ``One without the other, they wouldn't have wanted to live.''
The pilot spoke with both Long Island and Danbury airports, and attempted to make an emergency landing in the field near the schools.
``At some point and time during the flight, the pilot reported experiencing engine and oil pressure problems,'' Vance said.
Federal investigators were called to the scene to investigate.
The plane was registered to the Gace Flying Club out of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Peters said.
Rich Raine, a member of the flying club, confirmed that the victims were a husband and wife who were members of the club, but would not give their names.
``They were very well known in the club,'' Raine told the News-Times. ``It's the first time this has happened here. We're all very upset.''
Witnesses said the plane came over the high school's softball field and looked like it was starting to circle, then clipped the top of the trees and went straight down, and became engulfed in flames on impact.
Flames reached 20 to 30 feet in the air and there was a series of small explosions, witnesses said.
(© MMV Infinity Broadcasting Corp. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report. In the interest of timeliness, this story is fed directly from the ne
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