NCAA Woman of the Year, family among those killed in a crash crash on a plane in New York
Authorities have released the identities of six people who were tragically killed New York plane crash Saturday includes a highly regarded former student-athletes.
Six victims, most of which were associated, died around 12:15pm local time on Saturday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Aircraft, a Mitsubishi MU-2B, I was on my way to Columbia County Airport. Hudson, New York, When he crashed into a muddy field at the opening of Copark about 10 miles south.
Karen Nagroff, a former Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) soccer player named NCAA Woman of the Year in 2022, was one of her parents, Dr. Michael Groff and Dr. Joy Saini. Groff was studying medicine at New York University at the time.
Her brother, Jared Groff and his partner, Alexia Couutas Duarte, were also killed during the flight. Karenna Groff’s boyfriend, James Santoro, was on the flight and died.
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Dr. Michael Groff, Karenna Groff, Dr. Joy Sanity and James Santoro were all killed in a crash on a plane on Saturday. (WXXA via AP/John Santoro)
The six boarded a plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains earlier that morning. Shortly before the crash, the pilot said he had radioed air traffic control at Columbia County Airport, missing out on his first approach and demanding a new approach plan.
The air traffic controller prepared new coordinates and attempted to send a low-altitude alert to the pilot three times.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash, and it may take up to 24 months to complete.
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The NCAA 2022 Women of the Year Karennaglov, seen here on April 3, 2023, was tragically killed in a plane crash on Saturday. (Photo: Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images)
The aircraft, a civilian plane owned by Michael Groff, has been found to be “compression, buckling and embedded in the terrain” of a muddy field, NTSB civil servant Todd Inman said in a Sunday briefing.
“Inman also said the authorities had obtained video of the flight, which appears to indicate that the aircraft is unharmed.”
James Santoro and Karenna Groef, from New Jersey, were both killed in a crash on a plane. They lived in New York City. (Courtesy John Santoro via AP)
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The NTSB also said the plane has a recently upgraded cockpit with new FAA certified technology, and the pilots are flying under instrument flight rules instead of visual flight rules.
James’ father, John Santoro, expressed his sadness at the tragedy, describing groffs as an “amazing family” for the Associated Press.
Karenna Groff was named the 2022 NCAA Women of the Year while attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Photo: Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)
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“The world has lost many very good people who were going to do a lot of good things for the world if they had the opportunity,” the grieving father said. “We’re all personally devastated.”
Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch and the Associated Press contributed to this report.