The Mitsubishi MU-2B was headed to Columbia County Airport near Hudson, said the Federal Aviation Administration. It, however, crashed about 30 miles away near Copake.
A plane with two people on board crashed on Sunday in a muddy field in upstate New York. The incident of the two-engine flight was described as a fatal crash by Columbia County Undersheriff Jacqueline Salvatore; however, she declined to say how many people died.
The Mitsubishi MU-2B was headed to Columbia County Airport near Hudson, said the Federal Aviation Administration. It, however, crashed about 30 miles away near Copake.
Salvatore said that the mud, weather, and snow made it difficult for first responders to get to the site of the crash. A team to probe into the crash has been appointed by the National Transportation Safety Board, which is expected to arrive in New York Saturday evening.
