An Indian-origin woman was killed, and her daughter was severely burned in a plane crash during a “demonstration flight” in New York, US.
Roma Gupta (63) and her daughter Reeva Gupta (33) were on board the small plane on Sunday as its pilot reported smoke in the cockpit before crashing near Long Island homes, PTI reported.
Roma was killed when the four-seater single-engine Piper Cherokee plane went down in flames as it was returning to the Republic Airport on Long Island. Her daughter Reeva and the 23-year-old pilot instructor suffered severe burns and are receiving treatment.
The flight path shows the plane went over the South Shore beaches. Then the pilot reported smoke in the cabin, which he radioed into Republic Airport air traffic controllers, the News12 New Jersey website reported. Later it was revealed that the plane involved in the crash had passed just two inspections.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the crash. Investigators are expected to return to the crash site for a third time today to remove the wreckage for further analysis.
Courtesy: PTI
