Pilot killed when single-engine plane owned by skydiving school crashes near Norwich
One person is dead following a single-engine plane crash Sunday afternoon near Norwich.
The aircraft was a Cessna 182D and the pilot, who was killed, was the only person on board, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), which is investigating the incident along with the Chenango County Sheriff's Office.
The name of the pilot has not yet been released.
The plane belonged to Norwich-based Just Jump Skydiving, according to a manager at the facility who only identified himself as John.
FlightAware, a flight tracking company, confirmed a plane owned by Just Jump Skydiving was in the air near the Norwich airport around the time of the crash.
The plane crashed at 2:54 p.m. Sunday, under unknown circumstances, one mile west of Lt. Warren Eaton Airport, which is just north of Norwich, the NTSB said.
An NTSB investigator responded to the crash scene, an agency spokesperson confirmed.
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Norwich plane crash under investigation
The investigator will document the accident site and details about the airplane, and gather witness statements if there are any witnesses, along with any surveillance video that may have captured any part of the accident flight, the spokesperson said.
The investigator will also collect any flight track or radar data and preserve any communications with air traffic control facilities.
A preliminary report, which will detail the facts and circumstances of the accident, is expected in two to three weeks.
A final report, including the probable cause and any contributing factors, could take one to two years to complete.
The skydiving school made the decision to close for the foreseeable future, the manager said. Anyone who had a paid reservation can obtain a refund, according to the school's website.
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This article originally appeared on Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin: Fatal Chenango County plane crash investigated by federal agency
