A tragic plane crash occurred in Delaware County, New York, on Sunday afternoon, as confirmed by transportation authorities. The aircraft involved was a single-engine Piper PA-46, which was carrying five passengers at the time of the incident. The plane went down shortly after 2 p.m. local time, not long after it had taken off from Albert S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta, a nearby town.
The victims of the crash were identified as members of a family from Georgia. The family, consisting of Roger Beggs, 76, Laura VanEpps, 43, Ryan VanEpps, 42, James R. VanEpps, 12, and Harrison VanEpps, 10, were in town for a baseball tournament in Cooperstown.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation, with certain details yet to be disclosed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is collaborating with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to ascertain the factors that contributed to the tragic incident.
The Piper PA-46, the aircraft involved in the crash, is a commonly used model for general aviation purposes. This includes private and business travel. The aircraft is equipped with a single engine and has the capacity to carry up to six passengers. Despite its good safety record in recent years, accidents involving this model can still occur.
As the investigation progresses, authorities will collect and analyze information, as well as examine the wreckage, to reconstruct the events leading up to the crash. This will help them understand what went wrong and hopefully prevent similar incidents in the future.