Key takeaways:
- Prominent Beltway lawyer, Conexon Hyde, 55, died after a business jet she was aboard encountered turbulence while flying over New England.
- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident and is looking into a “reported trim issue”.
- The NTSB, FAA, and FBI are all involved in the investigation, but it is unclear what caused the turbulence or if the reported trim issue had anything to do with the incident.
On Monday, officials reported that a prominent Beltway lawyer, Conexon Hyde, 55, had died after a business jet she was aboard encountered turbulence while flying over New England. Hyde had served on the 9/11 Commission and had lived in Cabin John, Maryland.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the incident and is looking into a “reported trim issue”, which is an adjustment to an airplane’s control surfaces to ensure it is stable and level in flight. Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had instructed pilots flying the same model of Bombardier aircraft to take extra pre-flight measures after trim problems had been reported.
The plane had been traveling from Keene, New Hampshire to Washington, DC, when it encountered the turbulence. Hyde was rushed by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut, where she was pronounced dead. Her remains are with the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner while the FBI and the NTSB investigate what happened aboard the Bombardier executive jet.
The NTSB is continuing to investigate the incident and has not yet released any further information. The FAA and the FBI are also involved in the investigation. It is unclear at this time what caused the turbulence or if the reported trim issue had anything to do with the incident.
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