Story out of East Hartford, Connecticut:
Investigators believe a twin-engine airplane was intentionally crashed onto a busy street in Connecticut, killing a student pilot, local police and a federal official said Wednesday.
The Piper PA 34 light aircraft went down Tuesday afternoon on Main Street in East Hartford near the front gate of Pratt & Whitney, a manufacturer of aircraft engines for both civil and military aviation, raising fears the crash was an act of terrorism.
The flight instructor, who survived the crash, told first responders and investigators he got into an altercation with the student pilot, which resulted in a struggle in the cockpit, a US official with direct knowledge of the investigation said.
The official said it appeared the student pilot was frustrated with his family and said he was being forced to become a pilot. (Well, not anymore.)
No recorders or video were on board the small plane, meaning there is no direct evidence to corroborate what the flight instructor said.
But based on initial interviews, authorities believe the instructor's account is truthful and that the student pilot intentionally crashed the plane. Cont. (Video/Autoplay)
Story from - CNN
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