A business jet was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut on Friday after “severe turbulence” killed a passenger, The Associated Press (AP) reported Saturday.
Five individuals were onboard the business jet flying from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, AP reported, citing National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) spokeswoman Sarah Sulick. One individual was transported to a hospital when the plane landed, Connecticut state police told the outlet.
Connecticut State Troopers on Monday identified the deceased victim as Dana J. Hyde, an attorney who served in both the Clinton and Obama administrations along with an investigative commission into the 9/11 terrorist attacks, according to NBC. Conexon, the internet service company that owns the jet, confirmed that Hyde “was the wife of Conexon partner Jonathan Chambers.”
It is unclear whether Hyde was wearing a seatbelt or not at the time of the incident. The NTSB is conducting interviews with the crew members and surviving passengers, Sulick told AP.
Flightradar24 data regarding the fatal severe turbulence event experienced by a Challenger 300 business jet on 3 March. A passenger was killed when the jet experienced severe turbulence shortly after take off from Keene, NH. https://t.co/og9hMPy4ip pic.twitter.com/QTBcZZbZj8
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 5, 2023
Flight data and cockpit voice recorders are currently being analyzed at the NTSB headquarters, according to AP. (RELATED: Plane Flies For 13 Hours, Lands At Same Airport It Departed From)
The investigation into the incident is additionally “looking at a reported trim issue that occurred prior to the inflight upset” on the Bombardier Challenger 300 business jet, the NTSB tweeted Monday.
Turbulence on a Lufthansa flight in early March sent seven people to the hospital, while a Hawaiian Airlines flight en route from Phoenix to Honolulu in December 2022 experienced major turbulence that left 36 onboard injured.