Five members of the same family who had been traveling for a baseball tournament were killed when their small plane crashed in upstate New York on Sunday afternoon, the authorities said.
The plane, a single-engine Piper PA-46, crashed around 2 p.m. in a rural area in Delaware County, near Sidney, about 40 miles northeast of Binghamton, the Federal Aviation Administration said, killing all onboard.
The plane wreckage was discovered Sunday night, the F.A.A.
There were five people on the plane, state police said: Roger Beggs, 76; Laura VanEpps, 43; Ryan VanEpps, 42; James R. VanEpps, 12; and Harrison VanEpps, 10.
The passengers were from Georgia and were in Cooperstown, N.Y., for a baseball tournament, state police said.
Persons:
Roger Beggs, Laura VanEpps, Ryan VanEpps, James R, Harrison VanEpps
Organizations:
Federal Aviation Administration
Locations:
New York, Delaware County, Sidney, Binghamton, Georgia, Cooperstown, N.Y