In the United States, a passenger died after a private plane was hit by severe turbulence.
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On Friday, a passenger on a plane was injured and killed when it was hit by severe turbulence. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the private plane, a Bombardier Challenger 300, was transporting five people from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia (NTSB). According to the Boston Globe, the plane was forced to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut due to the incident. According to the outlet, around 3.40 p.m., police responded to a call for medical assistance at the airport and transported one passenger to the hospital.

The National Transportation Safety Board’s Sarah Taylor Sulick told the Globe that she didn’t know what happened to the passenger or if anyone else was hurt.

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According to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) database, the jet is owned by Conexon, a Missouri-based company. The company works to bring high-speed internet to rural areas. It has not yet responded to the incident.

The aircraft left Keene airport at 3:55 PM and touched down at Bradley airport 20 minutes later, according to FlightAware, which monitors real-time flight data.

The NTSB, according to the New York Post, has reportedly taken the cockpit voice and data recorders (black box) to examine on the plane while also speaking with two crew members and the remaining passengers.

In two to three weeks, a draft summary will be accessible.

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Flyers’ biggest cause of flight anxiety continues to be turbulence. It results in sagging stomachs, the occasional spilling of beverages, and on occasion, bumps and bruises.

Turbulence, according to the National Weather Service in the US, is an irregular atmospheric motion brought on by eddies and vertical currents. It is one of the weather occurrences that is most unpredictable.