In Upstate New York, what began as a routine flight ended with twisted wreckage buried in the mud near Copake. A Mitsubishi MU-2B slammed into a remote field, taking the lives of all six people on board. The plane had been en route to Columbia County Airport, but it never made it. The crash site, nearly inaccessible due to heavy mud, tells a story of finality. No mayday call. No chance. Just impact.
The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched investigators, but access has been slow. They are digging through the wreckage now, literally and figuratively. Every twisted wire, every charred instrument, will have to be accounted for. But even before the black box tells its tale, this much is certain: the sky is no longer a place of trust. Too many mechanical parts. Too much faith. One mistake, and it’s over.
Not long after, the scene shifted south to New York City. Another aircraft. Another tragedy. A sightseeing helicopter, meant to showcase the city’s beauty from above, plunged into the Hudson River. A Navy veteran piloting. A Spanish family on vacation. Gone.
It was supposed to be a memory for a lifetime. Instead, it ended before the blades could even wear down their edge. Less than 20 minutes into the flight, something went wrong. Witnesses say there was smoke. Parts falling. The kind of mechanical failure that leaves no time to recover.
The helicopter broke the river’s surface like glass. Recovery teams pulled out bodies where there should have been passengers smiling for photos. The Escobar family—mother, father, three children—now just names on a manifest.
This is more than coincidence. The frequency of aircraft failures, especially civilian and tourism-related, suggests something deeper than isolated bad luck.
Sources:
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new-york-plane-crash-upstate/6223165/
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-york-city-helicopter-crash-killed-6-people-120726477