{"id":2423518,"date":"2025-04-14T19:33:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standout-athlete-and-multiple-family-members-killed-in-new-york-plane-crash\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T23:34:15","slug":"standout-athlete-and-multiple-family-members-killed-in-new-york-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/standout-athlete-and-multiple-family-members-killed-in-new-york-plane-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Standout Athlete and Multiple Family Members Killed in New York Plane Crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstandout-athlete-and-multiple-family-members-killed-in-new-york-plane-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2423518&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-consulted-prolific-conspiracy-theorist-laurence-tribe-on-cdc-eviction-moratorium\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Consulted Prolific Conspiracy Theorist Laurence Tribe On CDC Eviction Moratorium\">tragic plane crash<\/a> in upstate New York resulted in the deaths of former MIT soccer player karenna Groff, her family members, and her boyfriend.The crash took place in Copake shortly after noon as the family was traveling for a birthday festivity and Passover holiday. Among the casualties were Groff&#8217;s parents, Dr. Michael Groff,a neurosurgeon,and Dr. Joy Saini, a urogynecologist, as well as her brother, Jared Groff, and his girlfriend. The aircraft, a twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B, crashed into a muddy field, killing all six people on board. <\/p>\n<p>Groff was an accomplished athlete, recognized as the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year and had pursued a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/analysts-democrats-3-5-trillion-spend-may-cost-5-5-trillion\/\" title=\"Analysts: Democrats\u2019 .5 Trillion Spend May Cost .5 Trillion\">medical education<\/a> at NYU after her time at MIT, where she excelled in soccer.The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, reporting that the pilot, believed to be Dr. Groff, had made contact with air traffic control shortly before the incident, indicating he was experiencing difficulties. Investigators stated that the plane was flying under instrument flight rules, and further examination will take place to determine the cause of the crash, with a complete report expected in 12 to 24 months.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A tragic plane crash in upstate New York has claimed the lives of former MIT soccer player Karenna Groff and several family members. The incident occurred on Saturday in Copake, near the Massachusetts border.<\/p>\n<p>Groff, a standout athlete, was named the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year. She was a biomedical engineering student and a former All-American soccer player at MIT, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/44664601\/former-ncaa-woman-year-karenna-groff-dies-plane-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a>&nbsp;ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/fatal-plane-crash-upstate-new-york-3e2979d4d0c62397413849363361e165\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon in a muddy field. All six people on board perished in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/aviation-expert-fears-critical-jesus-nut-failed-deadly-nyc-aviation-crash-sealing-fate-passengers-crew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crash<\/a>, according to authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Among the victims were Groff&rsquo;s parents, Dr. Michael Groff, a distinguished neurosurgeon, and Dr. Joy Saini, a urogynecologist.<\/p>\n<p>Also killed were her brother, Jared Groff, Jared&rsquo;s girlfriend, Alexia Couyutas Duarte, and Karenna&rsquo;s boyfriend, James Santoro.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The family was traveling for a birthday celebration and Passover holiday in the Catskills. They had departed from Westchester County Airport, heading to Columbia County Airport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;Their suffering is over. Ours has just begun.&rdquo; Father of recent MIT grad John Santoro says son &amp; girlfriend Karenna Groff, also a recent MIT grad, killed in private plane crash in upstate New York. Groff&rsquo;s parents, doctors from Weston, also killed in crash <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boston25?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Boston25<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FqCe0kdtGA\">pic.twitter.com\/FqCe0kdtGA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Drew Karedes (@DrewKaredes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrewKaredes\/status\/1911592184249229742?\">April 14, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. They reported that the pilot, believed to be Dr. Michael Groff, was an experienced aviator.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators provided initial findings at a Sunday briefing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The aircraft was intact and crashed at a high rate of descent into the ground,&rdquo; NTSB official Todd Inman said, according to AP.<\/p>\n<p>The pilot had <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">radioed air traffic control<\/a> at Columbia County Airport. He reported missing the initial approach and requested a new approach plan before the crash, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>Air traffic controllers attempted to relay a low-altitude alert three times. They received no response or distress call from the pilot, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ntsb-makes-highly-unusual-move-amid-dc-plane-crash-investigation-urgently-recommends-major-change\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTSB<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>The plane was flying under instrument flight rules, not visual flight rules. The AP noted that it was unclear whether weather-related visibility issues contributed to the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Groff played five seasons at MIT, appearing in 94 games, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25184108-karenna-groff-among-people-killed-plane-crash-was-named-2022-ncaa-woman-year?utm_source=cnn.com&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=editorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bleacher Report<\/a>. Groff scored 50 goals and had 28 assists, earning first-team honors in her conference three times.<\/p>\n<p>After graduating, Groff pursued medical school at NYU. Santoro worked as an investment associate at a hedge fund in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>John Santoro, James&rsquo; father, spoke about the loss.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They were a wonderful family,&rdquo; he told the AP, reflecting on the Groffs&rsquo; close-knit bond.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The world lost a lot of very good people,&rdquo; Santoro added, noting the family&rsquo;s potential for future contributions.<\/p>\n<p>The plane had an upgraded cockpit certified to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/flashback-painful-video-bidens-dei-pick-lead-faa-unable-answer-aviation-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAA<\/a> standards.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators expect to be at the crash site for about a week, with a full report in 12 to 24 months.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The accident took place on Saturday in Copake, close to the Massachusetts border. Groff, an exceptional athlete, was honored as the 2022 NCAA Woman of the Year and was studying biomedical engineering at MIT. According to ESPN, a twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B crashed shortly after noon into a muddy field, killing all six individuals on board. Among those who lost their lives were Groff&#8217;s parents\u2014Dr. Michael Groff, a renowned neurosurgeon, and Dr. Joy Saini, a urogynecologist\u2014as well as her brother Jared Groff, his girlfriend Alexia Couyutas Duarte, and Karenna&#8217;s boyfriend James Santoro.<\/p>\n<p>The family was en route for a birthday celebration and Passover holiday in the Catskills after departing from Westchester County Airport towards Columbia County Airport. John Santoro, father of James Santoro and recent MIT graduate himself expressed profound grief over their loss: \u201cTheir suffering is over; ours has just begun.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is currently investigating the incident. Initial reports indicate that Dr. Michael Groff was piloting the aircraft and had communicated with air traffic control about missing an approach before requesting another plan prior to crashing without any distress signals being sent out despite controllers attempting to alert him three times about low altitude issues.<\/p>\n<p>Groff had an impressive collegiate soccer career at MIT spanning five seasons where she played 94 games scoring 50 goals with 28 assists while earning first-team honors thrice within her conference before pursuing medical studies at NYU; meanwhile Santoro worked as an investment associate at a hedge fund in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>John Santoro reflected on their loss by stating that they were &#8220;a wonderful family&#8221; whose potential contributions will be greatly missed by society.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators are expected to remain at the crash site for approximately one week with a comprehensive report anticipated within 12 to 24 months<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2423519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-killed-in-plane-crash.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[17384,39954,32120,38143,13242],"class_list":["post-2423518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-athlete","tag-family-loss","tag-new-york","tag-plane-crash","tag-tragedy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Family-killed-in-plane-crash.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2423518"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2423522,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2423518\/revisions\/2423522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2423519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2423518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2423518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2423518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}