According to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle newspaper, the two couples aboard the Piper PA-46 aircraft had been visiting Lake Placid for the Lake Placid Summit Lacrosse tournament.
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National Transportation Safety Board investigators are releasing more information about a plane crash in Lake Clear that killed four people. Investigators will look into the pilot’s experience, the plane’s maintenance record, interview witnesses and go over the weather at the time of the crash. “With great sadness we are left speechless”. The FAA said it was investigating; the NTSB didn’t immediately return a message.
This image made from a video provided by KABC-TV/abc7.com shows the wreckage of a small plane that was found crashed in the Ventura County mountains near Santa Paula, Calif., Saturday, August 1, 2015.
Authorities were notified of the downed civilian aircraft at about 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Brian Fisk of the Long Beach Fire Department said five of the six people who were stabbed were taken to nearby hospitals and one person was treated and released at the scene.
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The four victims have not yet been identified. Investigation into the cause of the crash and identification of those on board is ongoing. State Police were also assisted at the scene by New York State Encon Police and New York Forest Rangers, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department and Office of Emergency Services and local airport personnel.
