NTSB publishes the preliminary report on the crash of the Copake aircraft

Copake, NY (WRGB) – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has published a preliminary report on the devastating plane crash, in which the life of a family of Massachusetts was claimed on April 12. The family was on the way to the Catskills for his birthday and for Passahfest when her plane in police officers, New York.

The victims included Karenna Groff, a former with football player and the NCAA wife of 2022 of the year; Your parents Dr. Michael Groff and Dr. Joy Saini; Her brother Jared Groff and his partner Alexia Couyutas Duarte; and Karenna Groff's friend James Santoro.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft started the West Chest County Airport in White Plains, New York, at 11:34 a.m., after Columbia County Airport in Hudson, New York. The aircraft reached a maximum height of about 16,000 feet before he started relegation.

At 11:48 a.m., the traffic control center of the Boston Air Route replaced the pilot 6,000 feet. The pilot confirmed the instruction and requested the RNAV (GPS) approach for Runway 3 at Columbia County Airport. After a missed approach, the pilot requested vectors for another attempt.

The controller instructed the pilot to climb 4,000 feet and overshift headings for the approach. At 12:02 p.m., the controller solved the pilot for the Runway 3 approach from RNAV (GPS). Shortly afterwards, the controller gave an alarm with a low height, but received no response from the pilot. The radar contact was lost at around 12:03 p.m.

ADS-B data showed that the aircraft was 2,450 feet with a soil speed of 107 knots when the missed approach was initiated. The plane then climbed to about 3,800 feet and held a fluctuating floor speed between 139 and 189 knots. The final data point showed that the aircraft drops at 2,150 feet with a floor speed of 118 knots.

Surveillance camera film covered the aircraft, which drops steeply from a low cloudy cloud of cloud before influencing the area. The sound of the engines was audible throughout the picture.

At that time, the national weather service did not report any significant meteorological advice compared to the region, although several planes for IFR and mountain clamping conditions, Windscheer with low level and moderate icing were valid.

The examination of the crash location showed that the aircraft influenced the snow-covered terrain in a nose injury and scattered the debris within a radius of 150 feet. All main components were included in the wreck area, with the fuselage fragmented and wings strapped.

The wreck was secured for further investigations because the authorities determine the cause of the accident. NTSB officials have already proposed that the cloudy conditions could have influenced the visibility of the pilot, and a first examination resulted in no problems with the plane.