Tragic Plane Crash Claims Five Lives of Georgia Family En Route to Cooperstown Baseball Tournament

A small plane crash in upstate New York claimed the lives of five members of a Georgia family visiting Cooperstown for a baseball tournament. The Piper PA-46 crashed shortly after taking off from Oneonta's Albert S. Nader Regional Airport. Authorities are investigating the incident.

In a tragic incident, five members of a Georgia family lost their lives when their small plane crashed in a wooded area of upstate New York. Authorities confirmed the crash occurred as the family was returning home after attending a baseball tournament in Cooperstown.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that the single-engine Piper PA-46 went down around 2 p.m. on Sunday, shortly after taking off from Albert S. Nader Regional Airport in Oneonta. Wreckage was discovered later that night in Masonville, about 125 miles northwest of New York City.

Identified victims include Roger Beggs, 76; Laura VanEpps, 43; Ryan VanEpps, 42; James VanEpps, 12; and Harrison VanEpps, 10. Gov. Brian Kemp offered condolences, and investigations by the FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board are ongoing.

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