Overview
- Connecticut State Police responded around 3:55 p.m. after a private aircraft left the runway and descended an embankment at Waterbury-Oxford Airport.
- Fire officials said the sole occupant, the pilot, was not injured.
- The aircraft, identified as a Cessna, sustained significant damage.
- The Federal Aviation Administration and Connecticut Airport Authority were notified to lead the investigation.
- Flight records show the plane departed Danbury after 3 p.m. and landed in Oxford around 3:48 p.m., with the cause not yet released.