Crime & Safety
Passenger Dead After Plane Diverts To Bradley Airport
The plane landed in Windsor Locks on Friday afternoon after officials said the plane experienced a "turbulence event."
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT — A passenger is dead after a plane was diverted to Bradley International Airport on Friday due to a medical emergency, according to officials and a report.
According to a statement from the National Transportation Safety Board, the Bombardier Challenger 300 executive jet experienced a "turbulence event" that resulted in fatal injuries to a passenger.
Five people were aboard the plane traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, said Sarah Sulick, spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board.
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NTSB is investigating the March 3 turbulence event involving a Bombardier Challenger 300 airplane that diverted to Windsor Locks, Connecticut and resulted in fatal injuries to a passenger.
— NTSB Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 4, 2023
The NTSB, which launched an investigation, was interviewing the two crew members and surviving passengers, and the jet's cockpit voice and data recorders were sent to NTSB headquarters for analysis, Sulick said.
A Federal Aviation Administration database showed the jet was owned by Conexon, based in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Connecticut State Police were called to the airport shortly before 4 p.m. to provide medical assistance, NBC Connecticut reported. Police told the station the call involved a private plane.
Airport operations were not affected, according to NBC.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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