Following their departure from a Cooperstown baseball tournament, a family of five from Georgia perished in a small plane crash in upstate New York, according to authorities.
According to New York State Police, the victims—Roger Beggs, 76, Laura VanEpps, 43, Ryan VanEpps, 42, and Harrison VanEpps, 10—were killed in an accident on Lake Cecil Road in the town of Masonville on Sunday afternoon.
“All of the passengers are family members from the state of Georgia and were in Cooperstown, NY for a baseball tournament,” police stated.
“The plane departed from Alfred S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta, NY and was traveling to West Virginia to refuel with its ultimate destination as Cobb County International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia,” State Police continued.
Following their departure from a Cooperstown baseball tournament, a family of five from Georgia perished in a small plane crash in upstate New York, according to authorities.
According to New York State Police, the victims—Roger Beggs, 76, Laura VanEpps, 43, Ryan VanEpps, 42, and Harrison VanEpps, 10—were killed in an accident on Lake Cecil Road in the town of Masonville on Sunday afternoon.
“We offer our deepest condolences to all who knew and loved them,” the governor reportedly continued.
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The aircraft involved in the disaster was a single-engine Piper PA-46, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, which is conducting an investigation into the crash with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The FAA said that everyone on board the aircraft perished. Witness accounts are sought for by the NTSB, according to a spokeswoman, since they “will be very helpful to the investigation.”
“A multi-agency effort search of the area, with the utilization of drones, ATV’s and helicopters led to the discovery of debris and ultimately to the downed aircraft,” New York State Police stated.
The New York State Police stated that its “Bureau of Criminal of Investigation, Collision Reconstruction Unit, and Forensic Identification Unit are working in conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Board to determine the cause of the crash.”
