A small private plane crashed in a muddy field in upstate New York, resulting in the death of all six occupants. The incident occurred during worsening weather, with temperatures just above freezing. The Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 was flying under instrument flight rules due to poor visibility. Although the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the crash, it's too early to determine if the weather significantly contributed. Investigators work with the National Weather Service to assess conditions and reported low altitude issues prior to the crash, which the air traffic controller attempted to communicate to the pilot.
The plane was being flown under instrument flight rules - which are used in poor visibility conditions, as opposed to visual flight rules - but it was too soon to say if reduced visibility from weather conditions was to blame for the wreck, officials said.
Albert Nixon, the NTSB's lead investigator on the case, said the agency is working with the National Weather Service to determine the full weather conditions near the airport that day.
The (air traffic controller) attempted to relay this low altitude alert to the pilot and also tried to contact him three additional times, unfortunately he was unsuccessful.
The weather was deteriorating when a small private plane crashed in a muddy field in upstate New York over the weekend, killing all six people on board.
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