Regulations and Government
N.Y. Senator Calls for Probe into 'Small Plane' Accidents
Charles Schumer (D-NY) has asked the NTSB for a "top-to-bottom" review of increased danger from light aircraft
New York Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to NTSB chairman Christopher Hart asking for a probe into the "spate" of small-airplane crashes in his state. (Photo: Senator Schumer website)
New York Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to NTSB chairman Christopher Hart asking for a probe into the "spate" of small-airplane crashes in his state. (Photo: Senator Schumer website)

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has sent a letter to NTSB chairman Christopher Hart in response to what the senator referred to as “spate of small plane crashes continuing in New York.” He cited the recent crash of a vintage Navion piston single in Southampton that killed a flight instructor and a passenger and injured the pilot-owner who was performing touch-and-goes.