High-Achieving Family Celebrating Birthday Killed in New York Plane Crash

The family left behind a legacy of achievements in medicine, academics, and athletics.
High-Achieving Family Celebrating Birthday Killed in New York Plane Crash
James Santoro (L) and Karenna Groff in 2023. Courtesy of John Santoro via AP
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A private plane crash in upstate New York on April 12 claimed the lives of a family who were traveling to celebrate a birthday and the Passover holiday, leaving behind a legacy of achievements in medicine, academics, and athletics.

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down around noon in a muddy field in Copake about 10 miles south of Columbia County Airport, according to National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) officials.