Officials: Fuselage, Other Debris Found From North Salem Plane Crash
NORTH SALEM, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Divers searching a Westchester County reservoir for the wreckage of a small airplane found what appears to be a large piece of the fuselage and other debris, authorities said.
Adam Bosch, a spokesman with the state Department of Environmental Protection, told WCBS 880 the debris appears to be a rear portion of the fuselage and a section of the tail.
"The plan now is to try to bring that section of the airplane ... to the surface and then carefully to the shore sometime early this afternoon," he said.
The plane, a 1971 Cessna, went missing while it was approaching the Danbury Airport around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, police said. The airport said it lost radar contact with the aircraft when it was just south of the Titicus Reservoir in North Salem.
Sources told CBS2 two people were on the plane.
Human remains were found Saturday, officials said, but divers continue to look for passengers.
A Ridgefield, Connecticut, man identified the pilot as his father, Val Horsa, of South Salem, The Journal News reported. Eric Horsa said his father and stepmother, Taew Horsa, were on board.
Bosch said divers have been searching near the fuselage Sunday.
"They found some smaller pieces. They found a wing flap. They found at least a portion of the airplane door," he said.
Some other personal items, including an eyeglass case, clothing and a laptop bag, have also been recovered, Bosch said. He added that he expects the search to continue for "potentially a few more days."
He said officials with the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to begin their investigation soon.
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