Four Bodies Recovered after U.S. Plane Crash
Rescue workers in Connecticut have recovered four bodies after a twin-engine light aircraft flown by a retired Microsoft executive crashed into two houses, officials said Saturday.
The Rockwell International Turbo Commander 690B crashed on approach into Tweed New Haven Airport before noon (1600 GMT) on Friday as it was making an instrument approach in foul weather.
It hit two clapboard houses in a densely populated section of East Haven, with two children -- one a year old, the other 13 -- inside one of the properties.
East Haven deputy fire chief Anthony Moscato told local media Saturday that two bodies had been recovered from the plane and another two from one of the houses. He gave no further details.
In the northwestern U.S. state of Oregon, news media quoting family members identified the pilot as retired Microsoft executive Bill Henningsgaard, traveling around the United States with his 17-year-old son Maxwell to inspect colleges.
East Haven, a town of 30,000 about 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of New York City, is adjacent to New Haven, home to Yale University.
The Turbo Commander 690B, a light twin turboprop business aircraft, seats seven to 10 passengers and crew in a pressurized cabin.
Source: Agence France Presse
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