Small plane crash in southeast New York kills 4

Small plane crash in southeast New York kills 4

2011-06-19 06:08:13 GMT+7 (ICT)

NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- Four people were killed on early Saturday afternoon when a small plane crashed near a local airport in New York state, federal officials said.

The Cessna 210 was carrying four people when it took off from Westchester County Airport in White Plains at around 1.04 p.m. local time. It was supposed to fly to Montauk Airport in Suffolk County but the pilot stated within a minute or so that he had to return.

"The pilot advised he had to return to White Plains and was trying to return, and went down short of Runway 16, but off the airport field," said Holly Baker, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration. She said the pilot gave no reason for the sudden emergency landing.

Rescue crews found no survivors at the scene of the accident, which is in a wooded area behind the MBIA Insurance office park in Armonk, a small hamlet in the town of North Castle. All four on board are presumed to have been killed.

Both the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the cause of the accident.

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