New York plane crash claims lives of high-achieving family celebrating a birthday

What we've learned about the NY plane crash that killed 4 members of Mass. family

When they boarded a small plane bound for upstate New York this past weekend, the six passengers — a pair of close-knit siblings, their parents and partners — were on the cusp of a new chapter in a family life already replete with personal and professional accomplishment. Karenna Groff, a one-time collegiate soccer star at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,...

Former NCAA woman of the year, 5 family members killed in small plane crash in Upstate New York

A New York family of 6 died in a small plane crash in Copake after the craft plunged into a muddy Upstate field.

MIT Soccer Player, NCAA Woman of the Year Karenna Groff Dead in Plane Crash

A private plane crash in Copake, New York, has left six people dead, including a distinguished collegiate athlete. Former MIT soccer player Karenna Groff was killed in the Saturday, April 12, crash along with her father, neuroscientist Dr. Michael Groff, her mother, urogynecologist Dr. Joy Saini, and her brother, paralegal Jared Groff. Other victims included Jared’s partner, Alexia Couyutas Duarte, and Karnenna’s boyfriend, fellow MIT graduate J…

Plane Crash in New York: Where it Happened & How

A small plane carrying multiple people, including Karenna Groff, crashed in Upstate New York in April 2025. Find out what happened.

MIT grads killed in upstate NY plane crash planned to get engaged this summer

James Sontoro and his longtime girlfriend Karenna Groff had been talking about tying the knot in the months leading up to Saturday's tragic wreck in Copake in upstate New York.

Karenna Groff, former NCAA woman of year, is killed with her family in plane crash

The twin-engine Mitsubishi MU-2B went down shortly after noon on Saturday in a muddy field in Copake, New York, near the Massachusetts line, killing everyone on board, NTSB officials said