A passenger was killed after an airplane fought to withstand severe turbulence over New England, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
Five people — three passengers and two crew — were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was forced to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut while en route to Leesburg, Virginia from Keene, New Hampshire.It's unclear what damage the plane sustained and whether the victim was following safety protocols like wearing a seatbelt.
Investigators have "removed the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder and are continuing to gather information from the flight crew, operator and passengers about the circumstances of the event," Sulick added.via Axios' Andrew Freedman: The incident occurred as severe weather knocked out power to nearly one million people across several states on Friday.
A powerful storm over the Midwest set all-time low-pressure records in some areas, and a related winter storm moved into New England with snow, ice, rain and strong winds.
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