Pilot, passenger observed dead near Westchester County small plane crash website identified

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (WABC) - The remains of a small plane that crashed after going missing in Westchester County lay entangled in a wooded region Friday.

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They are diagnosed as Benjamin Chafetz, 45, and Boruch Taub, 40-12 months, both of Cleveland.

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Officials say the pilot and passenger were from the Jewish community in Cleveland. They are diagnosed as Benjamin Chafetz, 45, and Boruch Taub

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Their bodies have been removed from the scene of the accident and already released to the family, so they can be buried in Ohio before sunset on Friday

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Westchester County Police say the aircraft, a single-engine Beechcraft A36, was delayed Thursday night in a tree-lined area following a nearby search and rescue operation.

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The plane took off from JFK Global Airport shortly after 5 p.m. And headed for the Cuyahoga County Airport, just south of Cleveland.

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Shortly after takeoff, the pilot said there was a lack of oil pressure at the same time as over New York Sound. FAA air traffic controllers lost radar and radio

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Westchester County Gov. George Latimer said the plane crashed a few miles from Westchester County Airport in Loudon Factor Woods, a 162-acre wooded region

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