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Cessna 172 Crashed in Bethlehem, 2 Killed

A Cessna 172 aiCessnarcraft crashed in Selkirk, Bethlehem in New York, shortly after 4:50 p.m. on September 8.

The incident happened after the plane took off from the South Albany Airport with a flight instructor and his female student aboard.

The authorities confirmed that both of them died in the accident. According to Detective Sergeant Adam Hornick with the Bethlehem Police, “The plane struck the rail car that was stopped on the tracks and then came to a rest immediately next to it.”

The instructor identified as Al was working as flight instructor at the South Albany Airport for the last 13 years. The identity of the female student has not yet been released.

The FAA and the NTSB will investigate.

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