SARATOGA COUNTY, NY — Both Ciprian Ivascu and Jon Stomski died in a plane crash that happened in Saratoga County, New York on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014. The news from ABC7 says the accident happened around 5:40 Saturday evening.
Both Ciprian Ivascu and Jon Stomski were killed when the Cessna aircraft they were in crashed just after takeoff. The accident may have happened when the plane clipped a treetop before crashing into the front lawn of a nearby residence.
Both Ivascu and Stomski were pronounced dead by first responders when they arrived.
New York State Police are investigating the accident at this time.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary:
Whenever the National Transportation Safety Board conducts an investigation into a plane crash like this one, you can assume its going to take a very long time. In my experience, sometimes up to a year or a year and a half. Why? Well, the NTSB is in charge of every plane crash that happens in the country, which is like an agency the size of the NYPD handling every car accident in the country. As you can imagine, the agency is overworked and spread thin. This is where an independent investigation comes in handy. Conducting an independent evaluation of the evidence is a good way to get families of victims answers much timelier than the NTSB can. Furthermore, it affords the family with much more time to weigh their options should the investigation show that the accident was preventable.
