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Funeral For Youngsters Killed When Plane Hit Their Home
A twin-engine plane crashed into a neighborhood in East Haven. Photo by WTIC’s Matt Dwyer.
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) _ A funeral service is planned for two children killed when an airplane crashed into their Connecticut home.
The service for 13-year-old Sade Brantley and 1-year-old Madisyn Mitchell is being held at the Trinity Temple Church of God in Christ in New Haven.
The girls’ mother, Joann Mitchell, survived the Aug. 9 accident in East Haven.
The 10-seat plane crashed into two homes near Tweed-New Haven Airport during its approach.
Also killed were the pilot, 54-year-old former Microsoft executive Bill Henningsgaard, and his 17-year-old son, Maxwell.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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