[Cirrus SR22] Three killed in small plane crash near Essex County Airport in Fairfield
Monday, July 05, 2010
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/07/small_plane_crashes_near_essex.html
FAIRFIELD — A small plane crashed and burst into a fireball after an aborted landing at Essex County Airport this evening, killing an accomplished New York City doctor and two members of her family, authorities said.
Margaret D. Smith, 70, a licensed pilot, was at the controls of the single-engine plane, a Cirrus SR22, when it went down on a commercial strip about 100 yards north of the Fairfield airport. Witnesses said they heard two distinct explosions and saw flames leaping from the wreckage.
"Tragically, there are no survivors," Essex County Sheriff Armando Fontoura said.