Grumman G44 Crashes into Hudson River

Bethany Whitfield

Friday, May 03, 2013 at 07:00 PM ET

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A Grumman G44 amphibian crashed into the Hudson River in Germantown, NY, on Thursday evening, with witnesses reporting an explosion and the plane sinking rapidly.
No survivors were found at the scene, and the pilot, believed to be a local resident, has not yet been identified.
Initial search efforts by authorities and divers were complicated by hazardous fuel in the water, but divers later resumed the search for the submerged aircraft.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the accident.

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Divers resumed their search for a Grumman G44 amphibian that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday evening after finding no survivors at the scene the night of the accident.

The crash happened around 4:30 p.m. in Germantown, New York. Witnesses reported seeing an explosion shortly after the twin-engine amphibian plunged into the Hudson, with several saying that the Grumman’s wing hit the water directly before full impact. The airplane sank within a matter of minutes into the 25-foot-deep water.