Plane crash in Upstate New York leaves family of five dead

James Ryan van Epps was one of my very good friends, he was a very humble person who was a great role model… fly high🕊️

So sorry about the family lost

So sad😢

Atleast theydid not linger for months in a hospital.

The artist formerly known as Prince has reincarnated and become a news correspondent.

So sad,

Wow. RIP

Piper PA-46-310P Malibu N85PG The victims have been identified as Laura Van Epps, 43, Ryan Van Epps, 42, James Van Epps, 12, Harrison Van Epps, 10; and Roger Beggs, 76. Beggs was piloting the aircraft when it went down. Ryan Van Epps is listed as the CEO of the business N85PG, LLC which owns the aircraft. The passengers are all family members from Georgia and were in Cooperstown, New York, for a baseball tournament over the weekend. The accident happened on their way to West Virginia to refuel on their way home to Cobb County International Airport, Georgia, near Marietta, GA. Apparently, they lived at Richmond Glen Circle, Alpharetta, GA 30004.

Look at what he did for a living. May God Bless this family.

In 2020, 1,007 small private plane crashes were reported in the U.S. That's just in one year.

Condolences to the families and friends.

It's safer to fly commercial airlines only. They have up to date avionics. See my first comment.

I have owned a 1971 Piper Cherokee 140 since 1989. The safest use is sitting in the hanger. Treating it like a car, going anywhere anytime is dangerous. I have only flown it about 200 hours in all this time. Unless you are mechanical gifted and can determine detect problems. Primary purpose usually is training. Even professionals with 3000 hours have had mid air collisions in small aircraft. Assuming no mechanical failures likely, weather is a big killer and mid airs. Yet they say statistics prove its more dangerous to drive to the airport. I would never take my grand children up. Short hops in stable good weather local flying seems to be safest.

These small, private aircraft are crashing all over the country… I think Florida leads the way. Seems like they have several crash each year. I don’t know if it’s pilot error…poor maintenance or both but it’s become an epidemic.

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I sometimes hear these little buzzer planes fly over my house in middle of night. They sound like they are lost barely clearing the tree tops. Scary!

at least say the type of airplane

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Awful event. 😢