Richard Rockefeller Dies in Plane Crash Outside NYC
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Richard Rockefeller, a son of philanthropist David Rockefeller Sr. and former chairman of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund Inc., died when his plane crashed after takeoff from the Westchester County, New York, airport.
Rockefeller, 65, flew his single-engine Piper Meridian turboprop from the airport shortly after 8 a.m. today in fog. The aircraft came down less than a mile away, striking trees and missing a home by about 20 feet (six meters), police and airport officials said. U.S. safety agencies are investigating.