Virginia State Police have identified the five people who died when a small private jet crashed while approaching a local airport earlier this month.
The twin-engine IAI Astra 1125 departed Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 10 and was scheduled to land at Ingalls Field Airport in Hot Springs, Virginia, when it crashed, killing all five people on board, including a child. announced the Virginia State Police. statement.
Virginia plane crash claims the lives of four adults and one child.Pre-collision emergency reporting
Police on Wednesday identified them as pilot Claudio Jose Alberto Colmenares Perez and co-pilot Gagan Gupasandra Srinivas Reddy. The passengers were identified as Alfredo Diez, Ksenia Shanina, and his son, Nicholas Diez, according to Sgt. Allen Mann. Police have not released his age or hometown.
Five people were killed in a plane crash at Ingalls Field Airport in Virginia. (Virginia State Police)
A state police spokesperson told The Associated Press that the plane was on fire upon impact, and local reports saw what appeared to be white smoke billowing from the scene.
An attorney for the plane’s owner and a family friend told police the passengers were planning to attend an event at the nearby Homestead Resort.
The plane was destroyed in the crash and caught fire under unknown circumstances during approach, according to a preliminary report posted online by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to issue a preliminary report on the initial stages of the investigation within 30 days, but a final report, including possible causes and contributing factors, is expected to take one to two years. .
